I wouldn't say it's the hardest, but it's definitely the first hard step. I learned to ollie in the summer of 1987. It had taken me and my brother about 6 mon

I wouldn't say it's the hardest, but it's definitely the first hard step. I learned to ollie in the summer of 1987. It had taken me and my brother about 6 months to figure it out. The hardest part was training our brains to be ok with it. Once we landed a few, it was then fairly simple. But, it was the landing that was most difficult. We intuitively understood the motion and forces required, but we resisted letting our back foot follow through. By 1989, we were able to do bike racks, picnic tables (with appropriate ramp angle), garbage cans. And, we eventually figured out the kick flip, which was the second hardest trick to learn (at first). Now, the 360 flip to handrail grind - that's a freaking hard trick that requires some guts to let oneself do. And, it's one of those tricks that requires a good video camera nearby to establish proof.