E-Squeaks are one of the newer scuffing tricks. You should have some of the other scuffing tricks dialed in, such as funky chickens, and freak squeaks before moving on to this trick. This trick is almost as easy to ride into as it is to learn, and riding out can be very difficult but once you get it you are okay.

• Begin by riding at a pretty slow pace with your body on the left side of the bike. Put your RIGHT foot on the front left peg and leave your left foot on the left pedal.
• Grab the back of your seat with your right hand and then grab the left brake (which MUST be the front brake) quickly. If it is NOT the front brake then do all of this on the other side of the bike!
• As soon as you grab the brake, lift the back wheel off the ground and bring your left foot forward to the front tire. Begin scuffing in a fairly tight clockwise circle. Pull the frame further/or less behind you and control your scuffing to maintain your balance.
• To ride out, kick hard on the tire with your left foot and quickly bring your left foot around to the pedal as the back wheel falls to the ground. This is possibly the hardest part of the trick so don't let yourself get frustrated if this takes a while to learn.
• Put your hands on the bars and put your right foot on the pedal and ride away!

This trick is used ALL of the time by amateurs to pros to combine and link some of the best tricks around. The way described above is CROSS footed (opposite foot) and the normal way you would have your left foot on the left front peg and your right foot would be scuffing. (see different videos)

It is possible to link some of the HARDEST tricks into and out of e-squeaks (backpackers for example). It is also possible to do them switch and regular footed, on both sides of the bike, with the handlebars both forward and backward, you can learn them without brakes, and even learn them one handed or even NO handed (but don't let Jesse Puente see you do this!). They are a fun, very linkable trick that should eventually be added to every flatlander's repertoire.

FAQ: What the heck is scuffing?

A: Scuffing is the process of shuffling your foot along either the front or the back tire while the other tire is off of the ground to control the bike. You push forward with your foot to keep the bike rolling forward, then you draw your foot backwards up the tire to keep the bike from falling backwards. In a nutshell you are typically falling backward (right after a push) or you are falling forward (while drawing your foot back). You scuff zillions of tricks including freak squeaks, dump trucks, e-squeaks, elephant glides, and gerators.