Hog_ Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 I've made it my mission for the week to get a half-decent manual going. Yesterday didn't go too well though. I get the front wheel up, but then about 2 bike-lengths later it drops, and I can't keep it in the air. Maybe I'm not lifting it high enough... Anyone have any decent advice?
NotSoBigBen Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 I'm a bit busy but as soon as I get a chance I'll help
MintSauce Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 There's a guy among our group of friends....his nickname is Trevor....as in Manual I hate him....makes it look so easy MintSauce2009-10-20 02:51:56
splat Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 I cant do it either.I did a Google search and found a few video's and 'how to' articles.Haven't had time to practise much. PM me with your email address and I will send you a .pdf of what I have.
Hog_ Posted October 20, 2009 Author Posted October 20, 2009 I'm a bit busy but as soon as I get a chance I'll help Cool, but please bring your full-face helmet.
skaduwee Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 Are you talking about Wheelie or Manual i can wheelie for more or less 200m and manual without pedaling for 10m. I find it really hard to wheelie around corners and in circles.
Hog_ Posted October 20, 2009 Author Posted October 20, 2009 I cant do it either. I did a Google?search and found a few video's and 'how to' articles. Haven't had time to practise much. ? PM me with your email address?and I will send you a .pdf of what I have. I've got: Art of Trials Tricktionary West Coast Style Freeride Fundamentals and Mountain biking I've watched the Manuals chapters on all 4 and I still can't get it!
Hog_ Posted October 20, 2009 Author Posted October 20, 2009 Are you talking about Wheelie or Manual i can wheelie for more or less 200m and manual without pedaling for 10m. I find it really hard to wheelie around corners and in circles. I'm talking Manual. Can't wheelie for sh!t, but on the Trials bike I can't sit and pedal anyway.
chuck Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 OK something that every single article on manual, wheelie or any other form of one wheel rinding neglects to mention is this - Every individual had a different feel for center of gravity, which one wheel riding is all about. To some people this just comes naturally to other it will never come. Almost anybody can wheelie to some degree and the reason for this is that you can keep it up using power instead of balance. Called a power wheelie and has got more to do with power than with skill. As a manual does not involve power you need to know how to balance otherwise you will never, ever get it right. Me? I've been riding 2 wheels for almost 30 years and I fall over standing on one leg so you can imagine what my wheelies and manuals look like.
skaduwee Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 The fastest way i can think of to teach yourself how to do a manual is.. Pull up on your bike like you would normally do a wheelie or in other words get your front wheel up as high as you can without flipping over. Now this is the part where you should trust your rear breaks, while your front wheel is up and it feels like your going to fall on your back apply the rear brake with your finger to control that you dont flip over, do not over apply the brake otherwhise you would flip forwards and be on 2 wheels again.
Tumbleweed Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 dude, a good way to learn how to shift your weight around to keep the bike up would be to find a slightly sloped driveway onto a cambered road. going through the little "dip" between the driveway and the tarmac will teach you the feel for the bike that you need. also found it's easier to learn on a bmx.
Hog_ Posted October 20, 2009 Author Posted October 20, 2009 dude' date=' a good way to learn how to shift your weight around to keep the bike up would be to find a slightly sloped driveway onto a cambered road. going through the little "dip" between the driveway and the tarmac will teach you the feel for the bike that you need. also found it's easier to learn on a bmx.[/quote'] Yesterday I used the one perimeter road at the bike park to practice on, will maybe try the Pine Forest today. A BMX would be great, but I really can't get one right now. Maybe next year sometime, but it'll have to come after my 24" Trials bike and my 4X bike. Assuming I can still afford them next year.
TYGA Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 Like Skaduwee says, learn to feather the rear brake to stop yourself from flipping over backwards. Once you have that down, there's no limit to how far you can go, or on what slope you need to do it. Maybe start off wearing non-cleated shoes...I've seen more than one wheelie end up in an embarrassed heap with people going off the back with their feet clipped in.
Iwan Kemp Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 Doen 'n search op www.bikeradar.com Hulle het 'n instructional video en tutorial
Aquatic Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 Depending on the kind of pedals,try practising with ordinary takkies first,i had a hard fall initialy and saw others fall worse..Remember,your front wheel is usually lower than it feels,and feathering the rear brake will bring u down if u went past the balancing point
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