Can Any Idiot Wheelie?
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2 жыл бұрынOur resident Idiot & camera operator Jack is out in Bentonville with Trials legend Martyn Ashton and EX DH racer Neil Donoghue for a day of MTB wheelie skills! Will Jack be able to learn how to wheelie in a single day? Can he bring these skills back to the UK and join the #WheelieCrew?
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@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
Are you a wheelie pro or are you just starting out?? Share your progress with the GMBN community below! 👇
@yengsabio5315 2 жыл бұрын
Practicing until I already, actually can! Lots'a love, cheers, & Mabuhay, from tropical Philippines! #KeepBiking
@Ben_Dover1934 2 жыл бұрын
I can only do a standing one
@jorrit_o 2 жыл бұрын
Well let's say usually I only let the front wheel go down because my arms hurt... Still wouldn't call myself a pro... sidewind and not enough tire pressure sucks though...
@GameOnRammy 2 жыл бұрын
I'm having a super hard time making wheelies and manuals as I'm riding an XXL Marlin, and I'm 6´7" so that makes things way more complicated...
@baby_jay_guitar 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ben_Dover1934 a manual
@TrIpMo1981 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome content GMBN. Something different for once. Get your backend team (video, audio, editing etc) more often involved. I think many new mtber's wanna learn it. But if pro's like the presenters always show it, it seems easy. Good job!
@stressballsteve 2 жыл бұрын
I assume Neil’s camera work wasn’t up to much as none of his shots were used 🤣 great tips in the vid!!
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
Very good spot! Neil can stick to riding! 😂
@stressballsteve 2 жыл бұрын
@@gmbn so the conclusion of the video is yes, any idiot can wheelie, but not film :)
@safesclart 2 жыл бұрын
A lesson from the legend Martyn Ashton.. Lucky chap.
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
We'd all love a MTB lesson from Martyn! 🤘
@lukefredsall Жыл бұрын
Totally jealous. Martyn's trials series needs more installments. I've learned a lot watching it.
@olivermoore1074 2 жыл бұрын
I love Blake just hitting jumps in the background.
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
😉
@magnusv5269 2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations Jack! There is hope for me a 53 year old newbie MTBer
@chrisvallance8176 2 жыл бұрын
This has inspired me to try my first wheelie. I'm 40 this year 😂
@TheButlerNZ 2 жыл бұрын
Youngster! I started proper (well mediocre) Downhill& U-tubing it just before Covid.. at 50... q8)
@mikeb4998 2 жыл бұрын
Going out this weekend to learn, I'm turning 39 next month
@tezzanewton 2 жыл бұрын
53, fuggin hopeless.
@TheButlerNZ 2 жыл бұрын
@@tezzanewton I use the word "Mediocre"... Less chance of KZfaq blocking my videos than the more apt "Fuggin Hopeless". q8D
@badsanta7356 2 жыл бұрын
You can take a chance to burst your balls
@christopherwatson1163 2 жыл бұрын
Easily my favourite video from you guys. This is just good fun and also a great way to show learning. Superb!
@dvs620 2 жыл бұрын
Nobody gonna mention Martyn rolling backwards while filming and Jack having to catch him? 😄
@goingbonzo5923 2 жыл бұрын
I like how he progressed: You have to first loop out to get the brake point then practice practice practice. Good job!
@nickholzem7401 2 жыл бұрын
I love seeing all the efforts! Really shows how much work goes into learning a new skill. I'm guessing there were more attempts not shown in this video.
@dirttdude Жыл бұрын
some people cant get the braking and it is slightly harder to learn on a FS bike, the best tip i can think of giving that's not offered here is to have your rear brakes dialed in really well and move the brake lever in a little to get the middle of it closer to your index finger. Dont stop pedaling, pedaling keeps your Center Of Gravity back, braking brings your COG down.... So, the steps are, lean back, yank on the bars with your index finger on the rear brake, pedal.... When your going to fall forward and lose your wheelie, lean back a little or pull the bars in towards you, when you start feeling like your going over backwards, apply the brakes, keep pedaling. in a 100 foot long wheelie, you will have made about twenty little braking corrections, when you get good at later, it will be all in leaning
@johnkamanbar 2 жыл бұрын
Love the video Definitely inspired to go out and try now. Definitely would like to see the less experienced riders on the gmbn team learn some things. Definitely would help seeing someone who isn't a pro learn some basic stuff.
@clipless03 2 жыл бұрын
So good to see Martyn! I loved his road bike party videos. Talented gent.
@Danpash85 2 жыл бұрын
Great suggestion Ashton. I have watched a lot of tutorials on how to wheelie. And your suggestion to loop out like that is the first I've heard. I shall certainly be giving that a try!
@RidesWithJake 2 жыл бұрын
Learning to loop out first, such a sage advice!
@Adasrast 2 жыл бұрын
Please more that type content 🥰 love it.
@nickmassey9104 2 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the teachers attitude .Well done Jack ✔
@billderas3420 2 жыл бұрын
My problem is that I have been either strapped in or clipped into my on-road/off-road pedals for the past 60 years. Did purchase a set of flat pedals about a year ago to give wheelie'ing a go; but, they are still sitting in their original box on a shelf. Bravo Jack!
@KevinT3141 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely not an idiot. Well done Jack!
@ambalee 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! That wanted me to get out and practice more!
@chuckrodgers4780 2 жыл бұрын
Another fun filled video. Jack did great !! I am still trying to figure out the wheelie , since I am almost 70 , I am beginning to think I never will. Still fun to try . Keep up the great videos , lots of good info to try .
@johnsaccoccio7373 2 жыл бұрын
Seems benign enough of a goal, 63 and not giving up myself. But need to allocate more time, something not easy to do right now.
@gr0undrush 2 жыл бұрын
Go Chuck!!! They need to get you on here to repeat this video. I'm pretty sure having Martin and Neil as instructors helps a ton.
@Olivertaylormtb Жыл бұрын
Keep going, younger people will be very impressed if they see a 70 year old man doing a wheelie!
@junka1975 2 жыл бұрын
That was awesome Jack, I am still working on my wheelies and manuals. I just want to know did you get your cup of tea off Neil and Blake when they got you to film inside that river on their bike packing trip? You certainly have the best teachers for wheelies in Martyn and Neil. Awesome job all round fellas.
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked this one! Jack had absolutely smashed it by the end! Yeah, we think the cup of tea was fully deserved! 😂
@user-mq4oe4pc3y Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! I think I've been just shy of where the true balance point is. I have been running out of gear and that makes a lot of sense!
@stevengoodwin3154 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, I love and hate this video. I love it for how awesome it is to see the progress amongst friends. I hate it because now I have to work on wheelies and manuals again.
@calilife805 2 жыл бұрын
Bro you guys are Hilarious where have you been my whole life!!! 😫😂💪🏻
@olisiekanski6142 2 жыл бұрын
Thx for making this video, i just started learning wheelie’s
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
Sick! We wish you the best of luck! Safe riding! 🙌
@olisiekanski6142 2 жыл бұрын
@@gmbn thanks 🤘
@calilife805 2 жыл бұрын
Boys I’m telling you if I can really all you guys can to! These guys are right!! 😂💪🏻 I legit got my Willy down so good in a month every time I got a board at my house I just go practice super slow leaning back hitting that break finding that balance point now it’s game on!!!
@dominicomucci3014 2 жыл бұрын
Good lad he was quality! Impressed.
@Weeble_Warbles 2 жыл бұрын
Well done! Wheelie Monster!
@johnvocatura1019 2 жыл бұрын
Great segment.
@stefanstrauss-aigner3221 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing! And: Be nice to Jack!!!
@Spongeblunt 2 жыл бұрын
Top marks to Neil for the Shooting Stars reference on brake coverage 😁😁
@ExplosiveNotes 2 жыл бұрын
6:14 pedal break pedal break pedal break pedal break pedal break pedal break ... just add not thinking about the stick and we're in trials (academy) territory. Love it
@randomdewd4837 Жыл бұрын
I'm 32, since I was a kid I litteraly dreamed about doing wheelies but I suck at it ^^ but in my dreams its sooo cool when you are on that balance point ^^
@jimmycurry6115 2 жыл бұрын
Actually,,,, the best (how to wheelie for dummy's) video I've seen.
@TommasoVisconti 2 жыл бұрын
love these videos! I'm definitely the "idiot" guy needing them 😁
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
Haha! Thanks for the support! 😂
@BadBoyV1 2 жыл бұрын
Well done Jack👍 Wheelies: ✔
@bauke-LV426 2 жыл бұрын
You're so harsh on Jack, he's a blimmin natural. Took me ages to get where he was at "boss level" :) Well done Jack!
@christopherwatson1163 2 жыл бұрын
More of this please
@Ricobonito1 2 жыл бұрын
This is such a satisfying one. I just find myself smiling watching Jack progress. I'm just happy. Well done fellas! 🎉
@patrickvilda9929 2 жыл бұрын
Great and funny guys 👍
@theophiledewulf6945 2 жыл бұрын
love this get riding series
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
It's a part of get riding week, it runs every year! We're so stoked you're loving the content! 👊
@andycjohnston 2 жыл бұрын
I've just started learning how to wheelie too! (though I'm a bit of an old goat) Great work Jack!
@Jean-jk4zv 2 жыл бұрын
Same, keep it up it's so rewarding and it even gets comfy at some points
@_gummikko_ 2 жыл бұрын
If you are goat, you dont need to practice
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
Good luck, Andrew! Thanks for the support! 🙌
@TheButlerNZ 2 жыл бұрын
Never too old to learn... Been riding on & off (Trying not to have too much OFF nowdays) and only just learnt this year to drop the bike below me in a corner... (Motor bikes - Road you drop yourself below the bike, trail -you and the bike are neck n neck... as was my MTB... trouble is I'm lazy and stay sat a lot... which explains some of my shonky mediocre videos) q8)
@andycjohnston 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheButlerNZ yeah, I've been trying that "bike body separation" in cornering too, that's hard to learn how to really commit to it, but now I'm feeling the back wheel let go if I get to the limit, that's better....well,better than the front wheel going anyhow!
@JaredRMorgan 2 жыл бұрын
Jack is THE MAN.
@williamsweet7511 2 жыл бұрын
pretty good explanation, thanks, Maybe if I bump my head a few times I'll be able to do it. lol
@miguelarcanjo-sam7001 2 жыл бұрын
That was a cool one. Put out a video like this one but on manuals pls.
@c.s.4273 9 ай бұрын
This video made me subscribe your channel! 🎉
@sebassz 2 жыл бұрын
At 1:57 Jack... Jack....Jack... LOL. That was funny as hell :D
@mrbadger9920 2 жыл бұрын
How long did it take in real time to get to this stage? I can't wheelie but would love to be able to, then progress to doing manuals.
@CiderPang27 2 жыл бұрын
Nice one jack! Being trained by two idiots and you still did it! 😂👍👍👍
@filipvaclavovsky7405 2 жыл бұрын
Best wheelies are after exhausting hilclimb. Legs get used to spin consistently 😀
@LordBelakor 2 жыл бұрын
The waring in the beginning is hilarious. Pink helmet jumping in the back, is that a Blake jumping in the wild?
@francissport5826 2 жыл бұрын
I'm also an idiot, let's get into it :D ! Thanks guys for the tips :)
@MrGijonass 2 жыл бұрын
I kind of wish I could get Martyn to follow me around as a personal daily activity coach.
@elrictdb 2 жыл бұрын
Nice one, need to go practice mine now. Hang in there Jack, the last team idjit was eventually upgraded to News Reader...perhaps there's an upcoming Weather section for you? ;- )
@stujm8376 2 жыл бұрын
Good one Jack
@marks9991 2 жыл бұрын
i see the tip to pump up the rear tire to something like 3bar? does that help?
@cass_metal 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly I’d never learned how to wheelie before but every day for a month ab 1hr practicing a day and I got it and I’m so stoked so anyone can do it if they commit trust me 😂
@JoelZieve 2 жыл бұрын
Way to go Jack!!
@atharvanimbalkar 2 жыл бұрын
Please make a video on how to wheelie on a hardtrail MTB
@davidf2281 2 жыл бұрын
That was a fun watch
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, David! 🙌
@Bear0280 2 жыл бұрын
Well done Jack, I don’t think Neil and Martyn know what idiot stands for. I think it stands for I-Industrial. D-Dude I-Inverted O-Oll the T-Time. Lol great work pick it up so quickly it’s always good when you’ve got such experienced riders giving you the great tips ✌🏼Out & thanks for the great hints to help me, when I’m on my bike next time🤠
@odinkoa8774 Жыл бұрын
Nice 👍 saya suka wheelie
@lukasek81pl 2 жыл бұрын
I need to learn it.
@jamesherd9132 2 жыл бұрын
Jack is a star and deserves a big pay rise
@visjenl 2 жыл бұрын
2:40 - “I can’t even get it up” - Jack 2022 (Ok this would be the only valid context to say that)
@SkarryTerry 2 жыл бұрын
That’s bad ass🔥🔥🤘🏽. That’s my “bad” comment.
@v1d300 2 жыл бұрын
I been working on wheelies for so long, I get in the mood try to learn it and eventually give up in few days. I still don't know how to lift the bike on pedal strokes, I end up lifting it by pulling it back which apparently is not the way to do it.
@lucian1021 2 жыл бұрын
Just put the video speed at 0.25x and watch n analyse what jack did to lift the bike on pedal strokes. My tip is to start ur pedal stroke at 12 o'Clock
@heathnortonflag 2 жыл бұрын
A lot of people say to begin the stroke at 12 on your strong foot, and I got this to work pretty well, but I recently switched to starting with my opposite foot at the 9 o’clock and it has really helped me more consistently get to the balance point. That being said, lots of consistent practice will be needed no matter what.
@aljalilhamor3814 2 жыл бұрын
Sweet this one can help me how to Wheelie hehehe I know how to manual but I can't do wheelie
@Ha-GNAR 2 жыл бұрын
At 44yo am I too old to learn to wheelie in my street? Will the kids (inc mine) laugh at me? Do I need to find a quiet spot to practice, or own my poor skills at home and show the kids practice makes perfect? I think I'll do it at home and show my son who needs to lose his stabilisers it's ok to be rubbish at something and need practice at it. Thanks for the vid and comment section therapy session :-)
@BlueSeventeens 2 жыл бұрын
i would say own it! but maybe practice on grass because looping out can hurt if you miss your feet especially at our age lol! no1 got on a bike for the first time and wheelies away it will take time! i learnt on a bmx when i was younger but it carry's over to all bikes! just get comfy with the rear brake being your life line and dont be afraid to lean back and you will get it!
@kjracz15 2 жыл бұрын
"This is a typical idiot." That's what usually wear, Martyn. Well, I wear kneepads so I guess I'm less of an idiot now. 😆
@thefullstop23 2 жыл бұрын
Love it! Can any idiot do a backflip? Get Blakie to find a "participant". :)
@Bear0280 2 жыл бұрын
I’d be up for it if I lived in the UK🤠
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
The answer would probably be no, but we'd love to find out! 😅
@mattofalltrades7896 2 жыл бұрын
@@gmbn I would happily be that participant, I'd sign any disclaimers to do that! I can do it on a snowboard, really want to on a bike!
@jamesmixon9838 2 жыл бұрын
Jack is a savage! Curious how much time this was total?
@dakotastacy6309 6 ай бұрын
Ok so what gear do I need to be in for this I'm still learning about mtb and just can't seem to get a wheelie
@METEORA_47 2 жыл бұрын
best job in the world
@MrJwhittaker93 2 жыл бұрын
I like jack! Can blake do a slopestyle / dirt jump how to series with him and see if we can teach him one trick per episode until he has enough tricks locked down to enter a contest or something please? See if hes game?!?!
@petersvetlik1907 2 жыл бұрын
I'm an Idiot, I have to learn it too. You motivated me to go to practice..
@graham6983 2 жыл бұрын
BRILLIANT VIDEO 53 years old and learnt how to wheelie in two days after watching this, wife thinks I’m an idiot so yes any OLD idiot can learn to wheelie 👍🏻😁
@jeffmansell6874 2 жыл бұрын
they're right I can really too.😊
@hanangwicaksono7397 2 жыл бұрын
the first week when i commited to practice wheelie for 30minutes everyday, i feel i have no progress at all. finally found the balance point on the 2nd week, and until 3rd month i still running out of gear. lol
@idselseno2306 2 жыл бұрын
Did I hear "wheelie a motorbike" at 3:44? We need a video on that!
@lethaldrug1 Жыл бұрын
I’m learning how to at the moment since I got my new bike. It’s an e bike so it’s a bit harder I feel
@TiagoMorbusSa Жыл бұрын
What a champ!
@atharvalohar8026 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Gmbn! I am a begginer cyclist, just buyed a cheap mtb! 🚲 I just wanted to make sure that.. Is it normal for bike disk brake squeaking after a rainy ride!?
@ashpunting 2 жыл бұрын
I'm going to save this video and practice and Martyn do you know Sam pilgrim has still got your shoes from the road bike party by the way that is a great video my friend wow brilliant 👏
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
Nice, Rory! Glad you found it useful! Safe Riding! 🙌
@05GDF 2 жыл бұрын
Golden 🤘
@danielpayreder7669 2 жыл бұрын
nice 👍🤙
@yanuk818 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome Jack! I still can't wheelie. I'm worse than an idiot! 😭
@adamparslow9220 2 жыл бұрын
Did the Don quote shooting stars??😂👆
@ds2575 2 жыл бұрын
I feel the pain Jack, this is my standard🙈
@Bacciagalupe Жыл бұрын
0:46 Martyn HAHAHA!!!
@charliemelvin8030 2 жыл бұрын
Where is that it looks super fun
@bagoesp.permadi346 2 жыл бұрын
is that spectral 125 or torque?
@deedontworry 2 жыл бұрын
Back brake is the 🔑
@wedgett1 2 жыл бұрын
“You may think you're an idiot, but with all due respect-I'm a much bigger idiot than you are.” - George Costanza
@kkmmkkmm3269 2 жыл бұрын
Olá, ver seu trabalho me fez sentir profundamente, por isso tenho alguns pensamentos diferentes que gostaria de compartilhar com você, por favor, responda
@rokcarman138 10 ай бұрын
In what gear shoud I weelie
@paulogazola553 2 жыл бұрын
I’m failing to wheelie for years. I can manage the balance point, but my bike keeps falling to the sides. The tip of “turn the handlebar” doesn’t work at all. And I’ve crushed my nuts once adjusting my seat position trying to do the lateral balance.
@benjaminfrank_ Жыл бұрын
If you got a bike with thin tires it’s hard to balance side to side
@thomasdrawert9568 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been trying wheeling for ages now and my mates who can have been telling me the head angle on my bike is too steep for me to wheelie properly my bike is a Two Cubed Calibre bike.
@trialsta1 2 жыл бұрын
They're talking nonsense, even road bikes can wheelie and they're much steeper than your Calibre! Any bike can wheelie
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