Thanks for sorting out the definitions of what is a wheelie & manual 😋

@gmbn

Ай бұрын

Happy to help! Thanks for watching!

Tire pressure also lower the pressure in the bback wheel to create a flat patch when you bring the bike up. It helps with balance

Learning to manual takes hours. The only people that really master it (being able to manual for as long as they want) spent countless hours practicing on cycle paths and fireroads. What helps for me is to specifically do ‘progression sessions’. In stead of riding a nice route or smashing out bikepark laps I just practice manuals, bunnyhops, transfers etc cetera. The goal is to do/learn something new every time, or during the winter months at least maintain my current skills. Doing this made for a pretty steep learning curve , which at 38 years is pretty neat.

25 years of trying, I can’t even wheelie. Body can’t fathom it. 😂

@denistuohy6420

Ай бұрын

Same here, I know gravity and road rash though😅

@gr1809

Ай бұрын

Yep, same, gave up.

@LaurentiusTriarius

Ай бұрын

You guys should get a BMX or trials bike it's less intimidating to bail out 😊

@gr1809

Ай бұрын

Couldn't care less about bailing off, I just cannot get the balance.

@gmbn

Ай бұрын

It's such a strange feeling, but keep at it! 😅💪

Me: Struggling to manual last night.. GMBN today: here’s a Video 😂

@gmbn

Ай бұрын

We read your mind! 👀

A sad truth all these manual videos never mention: you will have a disadvantage trying to learn to do a manual if you're a shorter person on a 29er. After researching this I discovered there are certain geometry facts, especially reach and chainstay length, that work against shorter riders. Chainstay cannot scale down short enough with 29 inch wheels. Consequently, getting your center of gravity back with enough torque to raise your front wheel to the balance point takes more athleticism than it does for taller riders who have more leverage. Taller riders (Rich!) should mention this fact in their "6 reasons" videos. It would be good to see a manual video focused on geometry changes shorter riders can make to stem and bars to help themselves learn. Also "true" mullet bikes, designed with chainstay for 27.5 tires (as opposed to just putting a 27.5 tire on a bike sized for 29), should help.

Good video. That trail reminds me of desert classic in Phoenix.

Love the help

@gmbn

Ай бұрын

No problem! Glad you found this helpful. 👊

I like practicing wheelies in 1st or 2nd gear and just creep on the rear wheel to focus in on balance. It’s also really fun pivoting forward and backwards and using the rear brake to keep it up in the air and keep a super slow speed. Also trying to workout turning on the back wheel during wheelies. Manuals on the other hand definitely need more speed to get and keep balance for some reason, still working on control with mannys.

After 60+ years of being strapped or clipped in, I am too addicted to my clipless pedals to bother trying... Excellent video still!

@stanmustard7292

13 күн бұрын

Unless you're riding a hardtail, I would suggest that you try flats. I did after 40+ years and it made me a better rider. It's not that hard to make the adjustment, and it makes it a lot easier to work on progression. You can always switch them out for different trails, I still sometimes use clipless if I'm not in the rock tech.

Thanks guys. I was just thinking we should get back to more learning and less industry and money topics. Also, thanks for reminding me that I need to get out and practice in the yard.

Second, great video guys!!

I'd add "too big bike/wheels" to the list. Of course you're not gonna change your bike just to do manuals while on trail but I live in two cities and just got a 27 inch wheel bike in addition to other bike with 29 inch I have in my apartment. A lot easier to ride in tight spaces, jump and of course get that front wheel up despite the fact that the smaller one is 2kg heavier (yes, cheaper too). I'm considering buying 24 inch hardtail just for basic street trial fun in the city, it's awesome.

@okidoke4822

Ай бұрын

as a kid I used to wheelie a adult size road bike all the time, now as an older guy I'm struggling to do the same with a mtb.

If you do a manual but start pedalling half-way through, is that called a meelie or a wanual?

@gmbn

Ай бұрын

Probably a wanual would be the correct term! Although pedalling while popping a manual would be crazy hard! 😂

It doesn't matter how long you haven't been able to do it, but how much times you have put in. I practiced almost daily for 3+ years. I can now wheelie around the block!

Reason 7: you're over the age of 16

@stanmustard7292

13 күн бұрын

Don't say that...I've deluded myself into thinking that there's still hope for me. At 68 years old. Lol.

I got my wheelies almost in the point i just have to hold it a litle bit more, my manuals though are nowhere to be seen, i dont get what i am doing wrong. A tip that you guys missed is looking ahead instead of the front wheel, it really changed it for me! Cheers

well explained but till now i am still practicing.

You just covered all the points everyone covers, and I have no problem with those. My problem is side to side balance, I always end up going to one side and not being able to recover. How about covering that?

@tobyeglesfield4403

Ай бұрын

Are you talking about wheelies or manuals?

@WorkLessRideMore

Ай бұрын

That means you are probably pulling with your arms some instead of letting them go straight and using the weight shift from moving your hips down and back to get the front wheel up.

@uldi1s

Ай бұрын

@@tobyeglesfield4403 both

@uldi1s

Ай бұрын

​@@WorkLessRideMore see, that's what people that do it naturally fail to mention: using the weight shift from moving the hips . I hear you, but still have no idea how to do it...

@thisismyyoutubename1214

Ай бұрын

During a manual you steer with your knees. Stick the right knee out to go right, etc.

Are you filming in Arizona?

W video

I like wheelie and manual every morning

This is going to come off as a kooky thing, but it worked for me for manuals...Foot Drags...

1 of the biggest thing to keep wheelies and manuals going once you get them up is to look where you are going, not at the front wheel. Seems obvious but is really hard to do when starting out with these

You forgot to mention really going for the lightest bike possible and/or making it even lighter. That's affecting the balance especially if your weight is considerable.

what about falling sideways?

So Rich, you didn't say why you lock your front brake when you wheelie. Is there a particular reason for this?

whats it called when you pedal backwards and manual at the same time

You’ve shown an angle that I’ve never really noticed before. That straight back, like you’re sitting upright.

you can wheelie in almost any gear dude. i can pop a wheely in 1-9 or 1-10 and go 35km/h down a good straight. its all on the weight transfer to get that wheel up. good luck when you hit a small bump tho lmfao. really low gears are great for getting down low speed and coaster wheelies. helped me get my back hops down because you find that point and really get familiar with it

Snapped my heel in half looping out when my foot dug in the ground and I went down like a sack of poo 😂 rode the bike 5 mile home 👍🏼 good job it’s an eeb 😄 3 months non weight bearing 😫 I think I’ll leave the wheelies to the young un’s 🤙🏼

I’m struggling to wheelie with full dropper seat on

I must admit, I do have some commitment issues.

Rich, If you have locked out your front, probably would have been a good idea to mention to release it before the front hits the ground again…😮

I can bunny hop all day but still can't manage to get a good solid wheelie in

I’ve seen a few of your videos on wheelies and jumping. But you have failed to mention bike size/ geometry factors, and for jumping, show us what the different speeds does to a specific jump so that a beginner can see whats wrong and how it should look when it is right

I know how to but I'm very poor at explaining, I'm like: "just do it"

Don't hit the front brake when the wheel comes off the ground like he does in the video. The gyroscopic effect of the wheel spinning will help you with balancing.

3rd

Me problem at control balance point

This wheelie 1bay 1 here

I can wheelie easily and for long but a manual no chance 😩

I am definitely better at doing manuals than wheelies but I am better at doing manuals on my BMX than my mountain bikes but I am better at small jumps on my mountain bikes.

Yup lack of practice lol

#7 & 8 ~ too old and week!

thanks for teling me mother is women

Look a realistic video, all the reason I can't instead of "how everyone can learn to wheelie" or "even a dummy can wheelie". But Rich forgot if you're over thirty and never learned you won't be able to anymore. 😏

@tobyeglesfield4403

Ай бұрын

I'm 54 and I learned to wheelie my 29er in the last four months (about 200m now). I used to ride BMX as a teen but couldn't wheelie more than a couple of pedals.

hi please reply or else il take all ur mtbs

Wheelies are for Chavvy kids on their Halfords Carrera

@jonm7272

Ай бұрын

Says someone who can't do wheelies 😂

@tobyeglesfield4403

Ай бұрын

Don't be hatin' when you see them rollin'!