Tutorial for 3 Rear Wheel Lifts - How to lift the back wheel of your MTB with flat pedals

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Here are the links named in the video above: Tutorial for 3 Front Wheel Lifts - How to do the Classic, Wheelie + Manual Front Wheel Lift kzbin.info/www/bejne/raelo61vbqqUd8U Nose Pivot Turns on your Mountain Bike - Step by Step Tutorial kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX6kdZKderKojJo And here's my video about slow drop-offs (part 3) to make the whole skill-combo complete: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4SqmmSIjK6EZ7c

[@shqi2295]

Best rear wheel lift tutorial

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Thank you so much 😊

[@Tomepalfresco]

Estoy tratando de ver todos tus videos son muy útiles Roxy

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Gracias! So quieres mis drills estructurados - para aprender más rápido, mira en www.Roxybike-coaching.com Tendré muchos más cursos en futuro, pero la base (el curso FUNdamentals) es muy útil para todos niveles para “regress to progress”. Enjoy!

[@taesung3]

i have been watching your tutorials,very helpfull, thank you👍👍

[@OldManFatBike]

Very nicely done Roxy!! Thanks a bunch :-)

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Thanks 😊 you are very welcome.

[@harisankar1317]

Thank you roxyy❤

[@phwbt]

Very well explained. Thank you!

[@crankerson]

I seriously owe you coffee for these videos

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Thank you, Cranklin, I sure would appreciate one. But I actually have an even better idea, one you will profit waaaay more from: roxybike.podia.com/mountain-bike-online-courses Here, you’ll not only comprehend what you need to do, you’ll actually be ABLE to do them - because you’ll get easy and structured drills to follow, to drill to skill 😊😊 It is then easy to make progress - AND you’ll support me. Sending my gratitude to you - thank you for taking the time to comment 😍 Roxy

[@gatoryak7332]

Roxy you are an excellent instructor. It seems that you think through your explanations thoroughly and you consider your words carefully. Therefore, I Iisten intently to every word you say. I hope that you will appreciate me picking this nit: 'Tension' is a force that acts on an object in a direction that pulls the object apart. 'Compression' is the opposite - a force that pushes an object together. When you say "body tension" it is confusing. 'Body tension' implies that the rider pulls the handle bar, as if to stretch the spine. Examples of 'body tension' on a bike rider are the Butt Buzz and the Bike Acceleration lessons in the RLC Bunny Hop course. When you say "body tension", I think you mean pushing the pedals back at the same time as pushing the handle bar forward. That is putting the bike under tension and the rider's spine into compression. I bring this up not to be pedantic, but to alert you that you are saying the opposite of what you mean. It derails the flow of your otherwise most-excellent presentation.

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Thank you so so so much for this really valuable and well-thought comment. I truly appreciate this! I totally agree. It’s probably because I’m not a native speaker 😅 What I was looking for is the German word “Spannung” - I tense my muscles to build a “bridge” between the pedals and the handlebar- which (YES!) brings my spine into compression. Thanks. I will think (or pre-translate) my words with more care 😍 Which word would you prefer in contrast to body tension? To make it more “common sense”?

[@gatoryak7332]

@@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire That is a difficult question to answer. My first thought is that the action is like a rider wedging between the handlebar and pedals, but that's not exactly accurate. My second thought is: What are we really doing? I think that we are pushing our feet into our pedals to increase friction. So we could say, "Use your arms to push your feet into your pedals." Or, "Compress your feet into your pedals by pushing your bar forward." Both of those instructions can be misinterpreted, too. Maybe something like, "Try to stretch your bike out by pushing with your arms and legs." My third thought is that there's probably a more elegant way to describe the action. I'll ponder it for a few days and let you know if I come up with something good. By the way, I think that Ryan's "Bowl Theory" is a bit clumsy, too. It takes a long time to explain and nobody lifts a bowl like that in real life. Based on what I can see in many of the learner-submitted videos, a lot of people don't quite understand it.

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

@@gatoryak7332 I really like your suggestions already. Looking forward to hearing more!

[@groove2313]

Thanx a lot !

[@parkourandfreerunning4214]

At 1:43 I don't understand what you mean by build body tension. I always have trouble and my feet keeps leaving the pedals when I jump. You also explained it at 2:37. Am I slightly pushing against the handlebar with arms to get the back of the bike and pedals to come up slightly for my feet and pedals to push against each other? So am basically trying to apply force against the bike to in a way to makes the bike and my feet to push against each other to keep myself on the pedals? Is that what you mean? Thanks!

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Hi :-) It’s more a tension BETWEEN pedals and handlebar. I like to concentrate on: heels LOW during the preload and then toes down when I extend upwards with weight in my hands. It helps some riders to imagine twisting their hands around the grip (to the front). The most important part is: stay STRONG in your arms when you extend up and feel the pressure in your hands, while pressing your toes into the pedals.

[@parkourandfreerunning4214]

@@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire So am basically using my toes to push the pedals and arms to push on the handlebars to keep myself wedged between the handlebars and pedals? Thanks🙂

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Parkour and Freerunning correct!

[@Rich-yj7gr]

What does tension mean? Do you press forward, upwards, down, or just try staying rigid and tense not pushing handlebars to any direction?

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Hi Rich, I try not o actively push into any direction, I try to connect my pedals to my handlebar with body tension. Especially when I am lifting the rear I concentrate more on the pressure I build up against the PEDALS by pushing the tiptoes down. I think if you watch the slomo again, you will be able to see :-) does this make sense to you?

[@Rich-yj7gr]

Roxy's Ride & Inspire I guess. Will work on it in the coming weeks. Thanks

[@countrymen]

Hi Roxy, my question is all this feasible also with E-MTB’s because of the higher weight? I would like to learn the skills but have only an E-MTB 🤷‍♂️

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Absolutely. Here’s a video with my emtb: MTB & E-MTB Rear Wheel Lift Tutorial & Trouble Shooter | Detect & Correct Common Riding Errors kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2HPqWeYfMedobs

[@countrymen]

@@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire 🙏

[@coasterlamby3206]

I feel like I watch so many of these tutorials for lifting my back wheel and they all say to kind of scoop your feet with your bike as you jump. That doesn't work for me? Every time I try to do that, my feet either slip off, I jump upward, or my front wheel lifts up. Its the same when I try to do wheelies. I'm simply unable to lift my front wheel up that high. I think it may be because my bike is really heavy and the pedals are plastic and flat, but I don't know. Is there any other way to lift your back wheel?

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Hi :-) Timing is a great factor for these moves. For the rear wheel lift it is important to: 1. Compress the bike through the FEET. (not the hands) = Heels are low. 2. After a sharp compression, explode upwards with weight in your hands. Stay strong in your arms - these need to carry your weight. 3. The moment you explode up, your toes need to extend down and back into the pedals. This way you are wedged into the pedals and don't jump off them. For the wheelie front wheel lift, gearing is an important topic and the TIMING of the leaning back motion combined with the power pedal stroke. Have you seen my video about it? Roxy

[@badsanta7356]

+ your saddle should be lowered so it doesn't come in the way

[@david-wk5ph]

Hello roxy :) l recently discover your videos and website and i exicted as a child to go back and ride my bicycle😂. After i watched the tutorial i read the comments and the question and i dont undeestand what pedals i need to use...😢 i have only the pedals thet came with my bike. Do i need to switch them? Sorry for the noob queation

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Hey David, they are probably fine to start with - are they flat pedals? As you get better, I recommend getting high quality flats, like for example Reverse Escape.

[@david-wk5ph]

Hi roxy :) thanj you for your help. The pesals are wellgo vpe-536. They are not flat, they are platform pedals.

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

@@david-wk5ph they are great to start with!

[@david-wk5ph]

@@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire thank you very much :)

[@thierrylerinckx1340]

don't do like me, listen to Roxy: shin guards and practice the body tension FIRST to prevent losing those pedals!! I have used clipless pedals for maybe 25 years and now I am very uncomfortable on flats, always repositioning the feet etc. So I lost my left pedal during the pop and landed my shin on it pretty hard: 5 cm bone deep gash OUCH !! By the way Roxy how much harder is this on a EMTB ? I only managed to lift my rear wheel a very tiny bit so far.... front wheel is much easier

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Sorry to hear about your injury! Hope this video helps to answer your question: MTB & E-MTB Rear Wheel Lift Tutorial & Trouble Shooter | Detect & Correct Common Riding Errors kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2HPqWeYfMedobs

[@cyclistplayground6138]

Skill...

[@accuratesoup3486]

Hey Roxy , I’ve been trying to lift my rear wheel for the past few days to help me do a bunny hop, but I just can’t seem to do it. For the past few days I have tried bringing my hips back behind the seat to the rear axle, and pushing upwards while curling and ‘scraping’ my toes on the pedals but i still can’t do it. Do you have any extra tips for me to lift the rear wheel? Thanks In Advance !

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Hi Ari thanks for the message. Please Work on rear wheel lift number one first 😊 ...if you look at my video again, can you see that I am NOT bringing my hips back behind the seat? Instead, I am PRELOADING equally over my feet, so compressing the shock by loading my feet - just like you would do when jumping a trampoline. So the steps are: 1. LOAD over feet equally (directly over the saddle - not behind it) and then 2. Explode upwards (stretch legs) 3. The moment your legs extend, also extend the toes down into the pedals and create a “body wedge” between handlebar and pedals. So you will feel pressure in your hands. 4. Stay strong in your core and your arms as the rear lifts. 5. Absorb when rear lands. Does this make sense? Please use shin guards :-) and let me know how it’s going. Roxy

[@accuratesoup3486]

Roxy's Ride & Inspire Thanks a bunch! I understand everything except the ‘tension’ between the handlebars and pedals. Can you kindly explain further? thanks 😊

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Ari Xuen Dharmaraj sure :-) The moment you extend UP - you push into your pedals by extending the toes down and feel pressure in your hands when you push into the bars. This way you are “wedged” between handlebar and pedals and are connected to the bike.

[@quarans08]

@@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire does this apply to hard tails?

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

@@quarans08 yep, same principle. Just a little easier actually :-)

[@fernandosuarez1456]

Your audio is soooooo low. . . Pls. improve 😊👍

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Thanks Fernando. Back then, not enough people bought me coffee so I could not afford a Mic. 🙃 (my videos are ads free - I don’t make money with ads in here) My newer videos all have a mic, as many lovely people have been supporting me to keep my videos ads free 😍🥰 So if you want me to use better equipment: you can help me by becoming a supporter on Patreon or sending me a tiny (but very important) contribution on “buy me a coffee”. Both links are in my profile. Thanks for watching!

[@Dimitris-ko8ug]

You helped a lot, but I still have one question: the tension you were talking about is that I have to try and get these two together or away from eachother?

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Hi 👋 thanks for your question. What do you mean exactly with “these two”? I don’t quite understand :-)

[@Dimitris-ko8ug]

@@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire The handlebars and the pedals.