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- noun A
BMX bicycle trick in which the rider whips the handlebars around while in the air and then catches them while still in the air.
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Examples
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NATALIE HAHAHA that's my best friend whose pictures you sampled from fixfixfix she CAN actually ride that bike, and do a pretty sweet barspin you gotta admit, she cute!
Bikes and Beatitudes: The Salmon on the Mount BikeSnobNYC 2010
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"Ya know, give me a barspin or nose wheelie," I reqeusted.
Breaking the Duck: Coming to Terms with Cycling BikeSnobNYC 2010
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I would have attempted some fixed-gear freestyling but it's hard to barspin a geared bike with fenders.
These Colorways Don't Fade: Interviews, Encounters, and Collabos BikeSnobNYC 2009
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I think that a miscalculated barspin while teabaggin the stem for a cool fixie skid would create the need for said condom on the bar end.......
Hands On: The Latest In Grips BikeSnobNYC 2009
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It feels weird to not have anything preventing your foot from going all the way in but this design should be better for tricksters and people with toe overlap issues; all you have to do is to pull back your foot to get clearance when you barspin .
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I can imagine the dialogue now, Undercover FBI : "Sick barspin, bra"
BSNYC Funday Fry Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2009
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I'm curious as to how tubular tires will fare in a barspin!
Worst of NYC Craiglist Bike Ads SPECIAL EDITION: Golden Opportunities! BikeSnobNYC 2008
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Now a step through fixed gear conversion is a poser bike thrice removed because there werent any step through track bikes, they dont have the clearance to barspin and risers.
Strange Customs: Art, Bikes, and the Apocalypse BikeSnobNYC 2008
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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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His final run included a smith up ledge to hard 180 barspin on the ledge, a smith up to 360 out on the same ledge, and a barspin to icepick down the rail -- and that was just on the technical features.
ESPNsoccernet 2010
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