Definitions
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- noun cycling A trick in which the body of the bike is rotated around the
handlebar .
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Examples
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Notice how the guy in the blazer keeps doing those irritating little tailwhip skids, which is the fixed-gear cycling equivalent of a "doucheclamation point," or of saying the word "fuckin'" too much when you're telling a story:
Living in a World of Fools: How Deep is your Ride BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Next time throw in a double tailwhip or something.
Enhanced Performance: Oiling the Squeaky Wheel BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Or not... but I'd like to see a video of someone doing some and somehow incorporating the luggage rack in a massive tailwhip.
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle on Earth Day: Guilt Complex, Complex Guilt BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Um, that's a fakie bunnyhop tailwhip rolling out of another huge trick.
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle on Earth Day: Guilt Complex, Complex Guilt BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Coler Barspin to bartwist air-Hunter Bechtle Wallride to flair-Terry Price beni hana to catch whip-Ben J Friant Britwist (bartwist bri) air-Nic Macris Tailwhip to no footed deck grab to finger whip-Ben J Friant 900 to fakie-Dylan Kasson Backflip double tailwhip to barspin-John
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Double deck grab air-Ben J Friant Barspin to feeble stall to bar spin late tailwhip re-entry-Hunter Bechtle Long feeble to 360 ledge-Zig Short Inward bri to fakie to halfcab (180) tailwhip out-Nic Macris Double finger whip to pogo-Ben J Friant Tailwhip to inward bri-Adam
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Rousse Barspin to triple tailwhip air-Frank Coler Barspin to bartwist air-Hunter Bechtle
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He also gapped the stairs with a tailwhip and did both a barspin 540 and a double barspin 360 to fakie in the big transitions of the tea cup feature.
ESPNsoccernet 2010
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Kasson Backflip double tailwhip to barspin-John Radtke
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Barspin to feeble stall to bar spin late tailwhip re-entry-Hunter Bechtle Long feeble to 360 ledge-Zig Short Inward bri to fakie to halfcab (180) tailwhip out-Nic Macris Double finger whip to pogo-Ben J Friant Tailwhip to inward bri-Adam Rousse Barspin to triple tailwhip air-Frank
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Nowadays, we’re starting to see different styles of the manu … like the tailwhip – you jump out and swing your legs to the side, it looks like a breakdancing move in the air.
Popping a manu: New Zealand’s unique water jumping obsession Eva Corlett 2025
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