Yes! Delighted to hear this! :-)

Yo thanks very much Amol! :-)

Hey Walter, Good question. It is indeed very important but the real reason probably is that given the fine margins involved makes it quite hard to explain in a broken down manner but I will try. First off, I would always recommend you use only one finger on the brake lever (front and rear) and try and be as delicate as you can and really explore pulling to different extents (from very light pulls, to hard ones) and you will be amazed at how you will develop a bit of a sixth sense for it.

Thanks Patrick. Yes get on it and let me know if you need any more help along the way and I’ll do my best!

Patrick you are one hell of a persistent man; I thought I had been at it a long time after a year. Keep trying and good luck.

Can't believe you typed this, it's a verbatim copy of my story! Been trying to learn wheelies for the past 40 years (I'm 59 now), no problems with balancing up/down but it's the left/right balance that's my Achilles heel. And yes, I'm so happy Duncan finally covered this! Mind you I kind of discovered what he says, together with moving my bum left/right, but I guess I'll just have to accept I'm not as talented as many others. And I do dream I wheelie like a champ! Both Motorcycles and MTB's

I have dreams like that, too, Patrick. In my dreams I can manual at will down entire trails. In my dreams I have no fear of the float point. I just balance perfectly. I’m also better looking in these dreams and have a python in my riding shorts…which likely explains the superb balance. Sometimes I cry a little when I wake up.

Thanks

Wheelies are a great thing to learn that will definitely help with manuals!

@@duncshaw good point actually 🤔

Hope it arrives soon!

please know we are doing all we can to get bikes as quickly as possible

Me too. I know you guys are working hard to get things working. I’m just getting impatient after wanting to get back riding after so many years! 👍

It will definitely be on the small size, but will make for a really playful bike. Perhaps look at getting some 30mm high rise bars to go with it

@@marin_bikes thanks!

Yo! Definitely a bit on the small size in terms of trail riding / racing but for Manuala, Wheelies and all round playing, it will be awesome!

Hey Tom, Good question. The side to side movement can be the hardest to deal with as the most subtle imbalances can make a big difference. Try just looking the opposite way that you are drifting and sometimes that can make all the difference.

Hey. I would say the wheelie is definitely slightly easier and would recommend learning that first.

@@duncshaw thanks.

Stick with it. These videos are great, but in reality, it sometimes takes a long time to get the wheelie right. For me, it took two or three seasons of consistent practice, and I'm still not perfect at it. Having your bike in a lower gear makes it easier to get the front wheel up, but it makes it hard to maintain the wheelie, as you soon have to pedal too fast to keep the front wheel up. Try doing practicing it in a harder gear. I had to exaggerate putting my knees out at first to keep my wheelie straight. I found that if I got my wheel up too high, my bike would go off to the side, and the wheelie was hard to hold. A little lower and I could hold it longer, although I felt like I had to pedal faster to keep the wheel up. Eventually I learned the balance between speed and how high to keep the wheel up. I struggled and struggled, and then one day I had a bit of a breakthrough, and felt I had it pretty good. The next day, I was back to struggling :( but I stuck with it, and now I can wheelie very consistently. Now manuals, that's a different story :( Good luck on your wheelie journey, and if you get too stuck or frustrated, maybe try some coaching from Ryan Leech.

It's taking me a long time as well but now that I am dedicated to practicing about 20 minutes six days a week I am making progress and it feels so good when you have a good day in between some of the not so good days.

Practise going off the back and landing on your feet. When you can do this reliably, you will not be scared and can ride on the balance point more relaxed.

Just keep practicing - you'll get it

@@marin_bikes yeah thats true

Me too only 1 meter and side fall off very strong