Get Better Wheelies With This 1 Weird Drill (Balance Point FOUND)

[@antonhlebovich1263]

Спасибо за информацию, продолжайте в том же духе, немного терпения и будет миллион, канал очень интересный.

[@fifthcircle1]

I've always been less than great at wheelies. The last few years, i would practice a lot while following my son. Practice practice practice!!! I'm getting better, but still not great. Good enough for a 46yr old. 🤣🤘🏻

[@kelseymott]

I’ve progressed so much by practicing skills while following my kids. Never used to be able to wheelie until I was on my bike every day with them.

[@thispod]

I'm on vacation with no bike, now I can't wait to get back home and try this 😂

[@Enritsche]

just my 2 cents, what helped ME start much more stable: don't pop at all, leaning back and giving the pedals a decent amount of power is enough to get to the balance point AT LOW SPEEDS. At higher speeds it's the opposite (and much more difficult), because the pedal kick doesn't give you enough momentum. That said you end up having to do a manual, which I still struggle with. Sitting down then is a move I haven't even tried yet.

[@jokermtb]

Gonna try this today! Biggest wheelie issue I have now is my rear brake is very powerful (shimano saint) and difficult to modulate, but I love it for regular riding….

[@mountainbikeacademy]

That’s a fact lol

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

Let them bubbles in 😂

[@Taxdeath]

Better with Maven - stronger stop power and good modulation😊

[@jokermtb]

@@Taxdeath I may throw on a spare Deore quad pot caliper for my rear wheel to reduce the power! Not many hills in Michigan for a saint rear brake to be needed (except for the bike park I was at in north michigan over the weekend)

[@mountainbikeacademy]

@@LaurentiusTriarius LOL this is actually brilliant hahahah

[@Sunspot-19]

Coil and release. Much like compressing a spring and abruptly releasing it. Kinetic energy is very entertaining.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

boing

[@Sunspot-19]

@@mountainbikeacademy One of these days, we'll getcha on a trials bike!! Trials is the foundation I base mountain biking on. Transcribles beautifully.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

@@Sunspot-19 I did it but on a K2 beast and a specialized p2. Very sore lower back.

[@Sunspot-19]

@@mountainbikeacademy A proper trials bike is so different in how they function. When I see footage of Jack Carthy, I always am amazed at how he possesses such an amount of energy and core strength. Explosive moves and it just doesn't seem real. I started trials in the early 80's and do a fair example of it. Now, 2 years post cancer treatment and the recovery is a snail's pace. So much I have to relearn. One issue is that I am predisposed to tendonitis and tendon rupture from the cancer and subsequent treatment. Needless to say, your compilations offer another vantage point of the art of doing bike things that I am grateful for. Switching up a method can make it less daunting to relearn. Taking it slow, enjoying your content as well as Super Rider's content. Both are rich resources that bring much to the table. Thankya kindly, Dave! I appreciate you.

[@Sunspot-19]

Dave, you are such a spazz!!

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Haven't been told that since middle school but hopefully you still get some value out of the vid! :)

[@Sunspot-19]

@@mountainbikeacademy Still applies!! If you weren't, you could not evar be a mountain biker! Trials riders are even worse. Ask me how I know!!

[@shannonhoyle7432]

I agree with everything you said especially getting rid of excessive movements to begin and maintain your wheelie. But heres where my two cents and we differ. Instead of all that movement of eyes over stem to paraphrase, and from pushing down on forks then using that energy get to the balance point, and open scapula and wala your doing a wheelie. All of that is unnecessary, ill explain. Start at the balance point. As i said everything else you suggested i do, seat down, finger on brake, but start at "Open Scapla".... like this chest open and out, shoulders square, with superman arms your comfortable on mid to rear part of seat but easier from rear. Straighten your back and head. Basically line body up with you seat tube if a reference is needed. Guess what??! your in your balance point. As you said its a timing thing but focus that timing of your pedal stroke with the slight movement of your head rearward (it wont take much). When executed properly the front wheel literally floats off the ground. NO PULLING on the hands or arms at all. WARNING Be ready on the BRAKE. Now follow everything else you've have said and and anybody will be wheeling everywhere. Tip when showing people this the most common issue stopping them from executing the lift properly is opening the chest and square the shoulders keep those superman arms. No slump in back or shoulders. then all the magic sauce in the timing of stoke and slight head movement. Please let me know what you think after you played around with it a bit. I believe it to be an even cleaner less complicated aka less movement way of achieving lift and balance point at the same time. Cheers brother I love your channel and your unique and very real take on mtbing. Thanks for what your doing. S.Hoyle aka The Texada Psycholist

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Works too! Thanks for typingthis out.

[@shannonhoyle7432]

Ill keep it shorter next time sorry

[@mountainbikeacademy]

@@shannonhoyle7432 Oh sorry I didn't mean it sarcastically! I read the whole thing and thought it was interesting :)

[@RehanaFazal-v7i]

😮😮😊😊

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

So you can do a trackstand? Another good drill is trying to bring your front wheel up without moving, whole body sway but don't use a crank... easier said than done. When you got this and can hold it for more than a second you start hopping & bouncing, then you just fix a point forward and try to go there just by bouncing on your rear wheel and eventually you're a trial rider. Sorta Now rinse and repeat. Ok? Time for endos! 😂 After many swear words and bruises I guarantee it'll work if you keep up with it.

[@BrianMeadAlaska]

Dude, you need to do a serious retraction of your latest “Hitler” comparison with E-bikes from your last email. That IS NOT a topic to use for marketing or building your business. It is non-negotiable For now, you’ve lost my following and faith in you.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Hey man. First off, posting on my KZbin channel gives other people zero context of what I said and why I said it. You can unsubscribe, that's fine - no hard feelings. www.loom.com/share/bee63d2bc3dc42bd8ab177150d263191?sid=a4acb75c-8132-4783-8357-24f9bb48b8b1

[@BrianMeadAlaska]

@@mountainbikeacademy Nope. It’s inexcusable and you cant hide behind another platform.