Bob's Trick Tips - skateboard trick archive -- Space Walk

Space Walk

The Space Walk is a very, very, oldschool freestyle move. Be careful. If you learn to Space Walk very well, you may just be declared extinct! The trick involves doing a wheelie, in which you swing the front wheels from side to side. The wider the swings, the better the trick.

You can actually start this trick standing still, and use it to propel yourself forward. Sort of like doing tic-tacs, just without putting the front wheels down.

When you get it down, you can Space Walk in a wide circle, or even move backward while Space Walking. You can do this trick as long as your lower back holds out.

The still images do not really do the Space Walk justice. They just look like shots of me in various stages of a wheelie. You need to see the QuickTime Clip.

Check out the video clip here.


I start the trick almost standing still. I raise my front wheels, and swing them sideways. As I swing them my arms swing in the opposite direction. This will allow me to stop the motion and move the other way, which I do in frame 3.

In Frame 4, 5, and 6 simply show another back and forth motion. Notice that my tail does not touch the ground. The trick looks better if you don't scrape the tail -- just stay balance on the rear wheels. Obviously, this trick requires some balance. You'll want to generally keep your center of gravity (which, of course, is right below your naval) above the rear trucks.