kangaroo stoppie

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Noun

kangaroo stoppie (plural kangaroo stoppies)

  1. (cycling) A trick involving coming to a stop by rearing up and riding on only the front wheel, then rotating about the vertical axis on that front wheel, to turn about and face the other way, when finally landing the rear wheel.

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Coordinate terms

  • wheelie
  • handbrake turn (a similar maneuver in a car, involving stopping with a flip around to face the opposite direction)
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