3 Wheelie Tips I Never Knew!
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- Опубликовано: 17 июн 2024
- I watched every single How To Wheelie video on the internet and found three unexpected secrets that changed my ability to ride long wheelies forever!
In this video I'll share those three wheelie secrets and then we'll attempt to break my long-distance wheelie record by going for a 100m wheelie at a track!
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Chapters:
0:00 - I Watched EVERY Wheelie Video
0:34 - The Funny Thing
0:59 - The Challenge
1:12 - Three Wheelie Tips
3:54 - Testing The Wheelie Tips
5:16 - Fifth Try's A Charm?
6:04 - Fifteenth Try's A Charm?
6:28 - You Missed It
6:56 - What Else You Can Do With Wheelies
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While we’re all struggling with this there’s some school kid with a beat up old bike in every neighbourhood that can wheelie forever
Way to real and they ALWAYS have a weird stupid YT channel
That is me 😂
That’s me, i’ve been using an old 20 inch and I’m 14 years old
It took me what seemed like ages to learn this but when I got it I couldn’t stop wheelieing every where, so what helped me was…
Tilt the seat forward a little
Put the seat forward in the rails seemed to help with the balance point too
Heels down with the kick
Weight in the seat not the feet
More engagement points helped for when you stop pedalling it’s easier to hook back up
And staying loose and moving at the hips too helped
So many good tips in this comment - thanks so much for sharing this! I haven't done anything with my seat yet, but I think I'm going to try that next. Might go for a full lap wheelie at this track!
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I'm SOOO HAPPY that you posted this video... At least for once I can watch a video and say... "dang, this dude sucks! I'm better at this!!!"
I started on april 2nd this year and my record at that time was about 10yd.... as of today sep 15th I managed to go 350yd!!! it took "only" 30 min a day of sole wheelie practice to get there, that was a LONG TIME!!!!
But at least I found out that you can teach an old dog new tricks... being able to learn to wheelie, gave me the confidence boost to start to try to learn trials at the young age of 50 y.o. 😀and all of your videos and tutorial are being So helpful in this journey!!!
Hahaha! Glad to be of assistance! :)
Amazing how much the skill builds up with consistent practice. I'm motivated now....the real goal is to complete an entire lap on the track!
There are a lot of people on this channel (and in the Discord, which I highly recommend joining - there's a link in the description) that have started Trials around the same time. You'll find a solid, supportive group of riders here. Excited for you!
Aaron, you have a great channel. I have discovered you recently and you're already my first place to go for tips to learn something new or get better at something that I'm struggling with.
Right on! Thanks so much for this, so glad that the channel has been helpful!
That's pretty epic. I am still working on keeping the balance point over short distances. I didn't realise until I first got there that the balance point feels weightless, no weight pulling forward or back, it freaked me out the first time. Now I try to find that feeling each time I try.
It’s a wild feeling, right?! Kind of cool that you can feel the difference, though - that’s a good thing!
balance is scary because it exists without our control so we have to surrender control and trust the balance point... not something many of us feel comfortable doing !
@@mudkayak6305 so true. 😎👍
Nicely done 👍 Keep up the great progress!
Thanks Ross!! Defiintely making forward progress after years and years of stagnation!
Thanks for the great tips.
I'm 63 years old, {post quad bypass) and also ride a Chameleon. Still practice wheelies and probably can do half that distance on my best day. Biggest problem is feathering the back brake, it's always "grabby" but I'll I'm still getting better at it!
Right on! I found the pedaling really helped balance out the back brake situation. I feel like I put all of my mental energy into that one element, and that is what made the biggest difference for me.
Try going into the wheelie with a little back brake engaged. Then it won’t grab. It’s already on and you can just modulate it as required.
Excellent video. Informative and enthusiastic! I will vet practicing now!
Thank you, so glad it was helpful! Have fun!
one of the best wheelie guides ive seen great vid!!
Thank you so much!
Thanks for posting. Very cool
Thanks!!
Fun video. I spent a long time before I took up trials learning to wheelie with my goal being a lap around my roughly 1/8 mile cul-de-sac circle. You had some really great tips in this video. Two more I'll throw in. Learn to shift gears while in a wheelie. It helps solve the problem you were having of finding the right gear to match your speed. You can start in an easy gear to initiate and as you speed up shift. The 2nd tip is one you already do a bit, but learning to freewheel and do "coaster wheelie" a bit. When you are starting to loop out, instead of feathering the break, just see if a bit of coaster wheelie will solve it, allows you to maintain speed without looping out most of the time. A bit like avoiding the brake when doing manuals. Pretty cool to see how much progress you made in just a short video; I'm not at all surprised, you have all the pieces already in your skillset.
I almost died trying to shift on one of the attempts, I reached for the shifter and my hand almost slid completely off the handlebar! I might need to adjust my shifter position, because I feel like if I could have shifted, it would have made a huge impact for sure. That coaster wheelie tip is so spot on, too - I did that a lot when I felt like I was going too fast, and it helped bring things back in check. Stoked - thanks for adding these to the mix!
One thing i think is misrepresented in other videos that i internalized is they say pull up on the bars. In reality i didn't make max progress until i lurched forward and gave my torso rearward momentum by PUSHING hard on the bars and locking out my arms. Also i started going faster as well and my sweet spot gear is 1.70 (front/rear sprockets) on a 29er
Great call! Makes total sense the way you put it!
These are wheelie good tips!
I'll be practicing wheelies on my next ride for sure. The constantly adjusting for balance is my favourite way to think about this, I 'knew' it but it's one to keep conscious of during practice rather than just 'knowing' the concept. Same applies to manuals.
Those practice sessions will make it autonomous. At that point, there is no real conscious thought going to making fine adjustments, it tends to be automatic.
I really felt like I was missing something before I learned the pedaling faster to raise the front end thing. I could balance a wheelie, but as soon as the front dropped - it was over. Pumped to have total control over all the different elements to keep the wheelie going!
Here is the tip that no one ever talks about: after you can wheelie with 2 hands on the bars, it's actually easier to wheelie with only one hand on the bar. This might sound counterintuitive but once you try it I think you will agree. The arm that's off the bar can move freely to offer a massive amount of correction you can use to stay balanced. Furthermore the hand that stays on the bar is able to turn the bar much more freely than when 2 hands are on it and this also offers a massive amount of correction you can use to stay balanced.
Whoa, this is awesome! Makes total sense…now I need to go try it out! Thanks for this!
@@SuperRiderTV don't forget to straighten your front wheel if/when it comes down.
@@speedtrials75 Great call! So fired up to try this out!
I discovered that after breaking my collarbone using two hands like a noob. But with a sling, I was forced to practice my one handed wheelies, way easier.
Great tips man!
Thank you!
You're the man. I'm working on learning to wheelie right now so this is well timed for me.
Ah, perfect!! Have fun with it - it took a lot of tries, but hopefully these tips will help you out!
Hey Aaron- I was practicing my wheelies today and when I tried to initiate the pedal with my weak (left) foot first, I kept pulling too hard to the left. When I start with my right foot, I lift the front wheel straight. I couldn't figure out how to pull back evenly starting the pedal with my left foot.. Any ideas?@@SuperRiderTV
@@VoltaDoMar Your issue sounds like something I was experiencing, but I figured out the problem. My bike kept veering off to the left (I'm right-foot dominant when I start the power stroke) until I put more emphasis on throwing my weight back toward the rear tire a nano-second before delivering the "power" stroke to the right pedal. When I don't do this, the bike veers off to the left because I'm creating torque. Hope this helps.
👍always a great tuitional video👌most of my wheelies end up going off to oneside🤣i will get there😉
Practice makes progress!! 🙌
Tallish post and seat back on the rails.
BMX gearing.
Coaster wheelies make you a wizard. Especially down hill.
A smooth rear brake. Not too grabby.
All this time I thought wheelie gear was a fresh outfit to impress onlookers.
Hahaha - also that! :)
Your wheelie makes it look easy! 😎🤙
Practice makes progress (even for me)!
Great video. I’ve been riding all my life and always sucked at wheelies. Well, I was mostly riding road bikes. Last year I started riding MTB more seriously and been trying but no consistent practice… one day…
Long term consistency over short term intensity, right? You'll get it, I'm sure!
I found back protector to be useful when learning wheelies, for cases when you fail at applying the rear brake soon enough.
That's a great idea!
I gotta try this!
The most fun when it all comes together! You got this!!
Hardtails for the win !! Wheelie is a great physical and mental exercise.
I couldn't agree more! I had set this skill to the side for a while, but it was satisfying to dig back into it and make progress. Seems like it's going to be an ongoing process!
I always find the higher the seat the further it pushes your center of gravity back when you are on one wheel. Keep them arms straight out too unless you want to start steering the front wheel to start going around a corner (some of that is leaning too though.) Good video I'm actually surprised you haven't totally mastered this.
It was on the short list of tricks that I ignored for way too long! :)
I love this concept I've wheelie since I've had a bmx as a kid but I can't really hold it while pedaling, manual no issues but I've should had figured this 30+ yrs ago 😂
I’ve had the same feeling - happy to have put in the time to build on my existing wheelie skill, totally worth it! :)
I switch my breaks to moto then I can modulate the rear break with my left while shifting gears with the right. With enough practice you can be guarding the rear break just a bit and gently applying it as you wheelie. I also spend a lot of time with the bars close to my chest.
The angle of my seat helped get me more comfortable, and gave me the extra bit I needed to "sit" more balanced and keep progressing.
Maybe try pitching the nose of your saddle down a bit. It helped minimize the feeling of falling back when my angle changed as the front wheel is up
Great idea! I definitely felt like I was slipping off a bit, I’m sure that will be a huge help. Thanks for this!
@@SuperRiderTV wholeheartedly hope it does! If it helps you, then it'll be like a mouse helping a lion 🐁 🦁 bc you and your channel are helping me in nearly every aspect of my riding. So thank you! And here's hoping it helps some (even a tiny bit)
@@TheeGabrielAndrew I'm sure it will help - we're all in this together to keep progressing, right? Thanks again!
very nice one.
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
Looking way, way off at the horizon helps side to side balance a lot.
Also, keep pedalling when you dab the rear brake to stop yourself going over backwards. If you stop pedalling it takes a moment to get the pedals going again after the brake dab, so the wheel comes down before you get a chance to catch it. I spent ages doing small wheelies and deliberately bringing them down with the rear brake to kind of hard-wire in the link between the brake and bringing the wheel down so it becomes automatic.
Great advice, thanks for sharing this! That rear brake issue was the #1 thing I struggled with in the past, and pedaling through it was the key. Thanks again!
What helped me extremely was to ride the bike no handed and keeping my hands locked behind my back or in front so i would have to use my knees, hips and body to balance, rather than my arms flinging around.
The balancing from that translates 1:1 to wheelies and it took me from 3 meter wheelies to 30 meters in a few days.
Wow, this is cool - thanks for sharing! Never thought about riding no-handed to focus on body balance, but that makes total sense. Thanks again!
👏🏽 excellent
Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it!
pretty inspirational, what's that santa cruiz you are riding?
It's a Santa Cruz Chameleon (27.5 wheel configuration, currently)
The one thing that instantly helps me is keeping my back straight and sitting tall.
I got a tip for you and you got a just your front wheel where you like it so when your front wheel spinning it actually gives you more balanced and stabled
That’s a great tip, thanks for this!
No problem dude😁
Hi Aaron! Make the saddle parallel to the ground, and try to lower it a little lower. And the most important point is a straight back (posture)
Great advice!! I haven't tried the saddle tip yet, I'll try that next. Thanks for this!!
i was learnin wheelies last season on 5th gear on 11 gear casette, but this season im improving to 7 and 8, i just need to get some speed and get in the air with the help of the fork and my body weight
I always thought my wheelie skills were shit, but if 100m is this guy's record I'm really not doing bad. My take is; if you can wheelie for 30+ seconds, ur decent. Over 1 minute is pro, and if ur the guy without a front wheel on a group ride ur a master.
You’re doing great!! I’m definitely going to keep practicing this, next goal is for a full 400m lap at the track. And then one wheel after that :)
The one trick that got me into a wheelie was not dropping the saddle. Previously, I had been trying to lift my front wheel while sitting on the saddle dropped all the way down. That got my body weight too close to the BB that it was impossible to lift the front wheel. Then I came across another wheelie clip on RUclips that said "lower the saddle only just slightly." Then I had an Eureka moment that everything clicked together in my head. I had to intentionally disrupt the weigh balance of my bike to go into wheelie, and it was necessary for the saddle to be sufficiently high to push my body weight away from the BB.
Isn't it amazing how these little tips unlock the skill? I hadn't heard that one until a few weeks ago and that helped me out a ton, too! I wonder how close we are to conquering other skills and techniques, all by just a minor tweak or two?? If only it was always this easy! :)
the best tip combo,,,,what is the bike size you are using?
I'm riding a medium in this video, but recently switched to a Large frame, which actually feels slightly better. I'm 5'11" if that helps!
Aaron, much has to do with modulating throttle and brake... Post cancer treatment and I am working on getting it back. :/ Everything has been affected from muscle mass loss to equilibrium. Needless to say, my pithy, punkass RSD Middlechild has been instrumental in the process...
Balance adjustments are more subtle than many realize. The slight knee movement for correction that you mentioned is an example.
Teracis, jou got this, mang!!
Glad to hear that you're on the mend and getting it all back! That throttle element was a huge unlock for me, I can't believe I somehow missed that one in the past. Stoked to be making progress once again!
The best part of playing bikes? We will never be done learning!
I was wondering do you think having more core strength helps with wheelies? I've started working out and focusing on strength and endurance. I'm hoping it will help with wheelies and manuals.
core strength and core engagement will help all of your riding whatever it is.
It will definitely help - I’ve been lifting for the past year and it’s helped my overall riding substantially
Now we have to learn to manual! Sitting and standing. Oh, and you have to feather the back brake, not jam the crap out of it! You actually can shift gears during the wheelie too with practice ( and a good drivetrain lol.)
Absolutely! Oh, I tried to shift on one of my attempts and almost looped out...I may need to adjust my shifter lever just a little bit! haha
I’m still trying to keep pedaling for a long time
Same! Just keep practicing - it gets easier..
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I'm 58 and practice 20 minutes a day five times a week and it is taken me over six months but I'm finally looking pretty Styley!
Awesome!! Long term consistency always wins over short term intensity. :)
The easiest way to start out is by using your biggest cog going up a steep hill, then gradually go flatter on smaller cogs. Relax, head up with a straight back. Hardest issue for me is steering. After months of attempts, I'm finally getting the hang of standing wheelies. Those are easier to steer for some reason. Still not consistent enough to try it off a drop though.
Steering seems super tough - I've seen some people using their shoulders to turn, but I'm not there yet. Standing wheelies might be my next move...
Man after seeing your cycle name i googled it and saw the price of a cycle can be so high for the first time 😮
I got this bike used on PinkBike, there are some great deals on there!
A BIG thing that i wish i knew when learning is the impact that the front wheel have, You want it to spin as fast as possible and it make the bike so much more stable, espacially if you have heavy and tall wheels, and then, by trurning the wheel you can actually control your left and right balance very precisely and take turns. that is an other key to why going faster help.
It is true - that centrifugal force helps a ton to keep you balanced!
I always gauge how good i am when that wheel stops spinning lol...thats how you know you been holding blocks for awhileeee lol
What maxxis tires are those. Looks like they are not too draggy on hard surfaces but still got decent lugs for off road too
Ardent Race, I think? Solid all-around tire for just about anything!
@@SuperRiderTV very nice thank you very much.
Can you help I can’t get that second pedal after I I do 1
Great tips! i’m up to 10 or 15 meters! What is the model and wheel size of the Santa Cruz?
This is a Santa Cruz Chameleon (size medium), 27.5" wheels.
Hi!
Can you tell me how much does this bike weight please?
Thx a lot!
I think it's about 23-24 pounds?
Hello folks. I'm no wheelie master by any means.
I ask those who can here the feedback.
• do the same what and how you use your knees. Using your head because it's aboutb15% of your body weight pretty heavy. Control by using head not more power by moving head forward or backwards.
• find a spot with a little bit of incline. This way you'll won't spin the cranks to fast before your legs feet start to cavate out of control. The incline will slow you down.
Ride Easy
BJO
I wheelie wheelie like this video
Haha thank you!!
I need to spend some timing working on wheelies. My best is probably about 50 feet. In my house, my son can wheelie long distances but can't back wheel hop. I can back wheel hop but can't wheelie long distances. 🤷♀
That’s exactly where I was at up until a few weeks ago! You’ll pick it up fast, guaranteed..
Way better use of the track than running!
Haha, I couldn't agree more!
I can ride a unicycle for ten miles without hopping off....i still cant wheelie a bike for multiple pedal strokes.
I think a really important tip is to incline the seat forward, so when you're in a wheelie your seat is almost flat
That's a great suggestion - I definitely felt like I was slipping off the seat!
Personally I put my gear all the way down gives me the most torque
Sir Is it possible in steel frame ?
Absolutely! Any bike could get the job done!
Aaron - we should have spoken before you got serious about this journey, hahaha
we're still early stages - ready for your guidance! :)
Were you using two in the front or 1 cause most people will be wondering not being rude but just asking which one it is it looks like two ngl and I have two in the front and 9 at the back
Edit: is yours the same? And what front gear should I do?
I have just the one chainring in the front (with a bashring around it, which probably looks like an extra chainring). I would probably use the smaller gear in the front in your case, and maybe 5 or 6 in the back.
@@SuperRiderTV okay thank you
I only have an e-bike, do you have some tips?
I just got my hands on an e-bike, trying to learn the wheelie on there too - adjusting to the weight in the down tube has taken a bit more effort, that's for sure!
broo in which gear shouid we keep 5 6 or 7 gear
I would start with 5 and see how it goes - that's what worked for me!
tq bro@@SuperRiderTV
Harder gears = pedal way faster and really pick up the pace so that there isnt that "push" in the pedals that throw off balance. Speed Wheelies for the win !
Speed wheelies!!! Count me in!
I wheelie standing up. It's a carry over from my BMX and motocross days. Is anyone else like that?
Me! :) It took so much effort to un-learn some of my standing wheelie habits, I use standing wheelies for so many other MTB skills.
I find it hard to keep my wheel up at speed. Am i not lifting up enough perhaps
I found that if you pedal a little harder than usual, it tips the back wheel up a bit. I usually try to pull my hips back a little bit to utilize my weight to assist, too.
He look like premium rush movie 0:09
Peddle faster lol . I did down my drive way and across the road quite a few times , I was stoked as . Esp that I didn't get hit by a car . I often just use a super low gear . I lift it up straight away , I wait till I pick up speed then lift it back . 5 th gear that must be real hard to peddle lol . Nice one tho .
How to do one handed is what I want to know. Whilst there are a million wheelie videos there are very few for one handed. Wheelie 100m, no problem! Take one hand off, impossible!!!
Great call! Worth a try...I definitely feel like that would take a while to work up to, but once you've got your weight back, maybe it's not too bad?
@@SuperRiderTV Thanks Aaron, love the channel. I think you are probably right about getting the weight further back, I need to try again! Too busy at the moment learning backhops, currently at 4 🙂
my front wheel turns to the side and I start to fall there
Are you grabbing your front brake? My best attempts were without a finger on the front brake, and I felt like the spinning front wheel helped me balance a little more on the takeoff.
Your issue sounds like something I was experiencing, but I figured out the problem. My bike kept veering off to the left (I'm right-foot dominant when I start the power stroke) until I put more emphasis on throwing my weight back toward the rear tire a nano-second before delivering the "power" stroke to the right pedal. When I don't do this, the bike veers off to the left because I'm creating torque. Hope this helps.
I don't know if my bike can withstand wheelie 😊
in my 40s i was determined to learn how to wheelie. i took ryan leach's 30 day wheelie course and practiced daily. All of the daily microlessons build on each other. By the end I could wheelie nearly 1/4 of a mile. here's my 30 day progress - ruclips.net/video/aJAmF1nrn8E/видео.html
That’s awesome! Practice makes progress - nice work!!
I don't know why but i can't even lift my wheel
There's a video on this channel that can help - how to lift your front wheel: ruclips.net/video/HqMwiQJrXtQ/видео.htmlsi=6SLobYHZIPV4maY_
For me, picking the right gear is one that allows me to go faster so that balance is easier, yet it also has to be low enough so that when I feather the brake, I have enough torque to pull my front wheel back up without losing my wheelie. If you pick too hard of a gear that allows you to go fast, you won't have enough torque to pull your front wheel back up when you feather the rear brake.
the problem with fame is I cant believe your struggling in anything... you just destroyed my superstar-believing...:( 😅
Haha - the struggle is real for everyone, especially when it comes to wheelies 😅
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