Yessss - you're going to crush it when you get back to the trails!

Awesome!! Have fun - can’t wait to hear how it goes!

Awesome, thanks so much for being here!

Awesome! So glad it was helpful!

So awesome to hear that! Thanks for being here, so stoked that these tutorials are helpful!

Thanks so much!

Thanks so much! Have fun - remember, practice makes progress!

Awesome, thanks so much for watching! I hope the videos continue to be helpful - more to come!

Thanks for watching - hope it was helpful!

Thanks! Practice makes progress - there's a 30-day challenge on this channel that breaks down each skill individually (in order), you might find that helpful?

@@SuperRiderTV I'd saved that playlist to learn from. Thank you for the dedication and spreading the love for MTB.

Thank you so much!

You got this!

Good call! Thanks for watching!

You’ve got it - the feathering, combined with the rolling scoop motion. When I do this at speed, I rely almost entirely on my pedals to lift and move the back wheel into place. Truthfully I think practicing stoppies on flat ground might be the best thing to drill - you’ll work on the feathering as well as get more control of the direction your back wheel moves.

Thanks Martin! Yeah, I was there, we had a great time! Hope to see you there next year! :)

Thanks!! Stoked that you found the channel. Been a fan of your channel for a while now - watched the Porter live interview a few weeks ago!

@@SuperRiderTV Right on man! Sent ya an email about being on the podcast. 🤘

Stoked!!

Awesome, thank you so much!! I hope these videos are super helpful. :)

Thank you!! Hope this video was helpful!

Perfect timing! I’m in the process of producing a bunch of these tutorials on a 29” e-bike

Magical for sure!

Definitely - I end up using a lot less brake and a lot more body movement to get that back wheel up and around. But it sounds you're on the right track!

Practice makes progress - have fun!

Right on! Always good to find little tweaks like that to make it easy - nice work!

Just like everything else in the Shred Spot, we break down the hard stuff into smaller pieces (including giant pivots)! 😉

I've heard a few riders pointing their wheel opposite on trackstands - curious to hear how your pivot practice goes, please keep me posted!

I'll drop a challenge in your dojo. Work on lessning the prominence of the "chocolate foot". That will take a concerted effort and admission is not cheap, so to speak. However, if you do work toward lessening it, all other aspects of play will become far and away easier to accomplish. Your left foot is your chocolate foot. Work with more emphasis on your right foot forward! You will be glad you did as it becomes less daunting to use the position.

Awesome - you'll get it for sure. Practice makes progress!

Practice makes progress, have fun!

Thank you! Hope these videos are helpful!

You’ve been here since the beginning, thanks for supporting the channel! 🙌

YES!! Spot on - all of this sounds perfect! Keep up the great work, practice makes progress!

Practice makes progress - have fun! I use the Hayes Dominion A4 with the stock (organic?) pads. Tons of power for this kind of thing.

Wow, thank you so much - glad that it was helpful!

Start small with the endo technique, just get the back wheel unweighted slightly, no need to go too high with it at first

Wear a face.

@@icey_b1562 I usually wear an entire head.

Just did this the other day for the first time in my life! Practicing techniques and pushed a little too hard. Wasn't as bad as you'd think it would be. 3/10 - highly overrated. No injuries except a bruise where my leg hit the handlebar. Just tucked and rolled and split the impact between head and shoulder. Probably helped that it was on nice soft grass; would suck on gravel. Picked myself up, shook myself off and carried on. Biggest potential for injury after hitting the ground is the bike landing on top of you. I got lucky and still had enough control and presence of mind to push/kick the bike out of the way when I was lying in a heap on the ground, before the bike came down on top of me. Could help to wear protective gear when practicing techniques if it improves your confidence, although in my experience it could be luck of the draw if/where the bike hits you and if it hits or misses protection. Doesn't HURT to wear it though (and always wear a helmet)! Keeping the speed down when practicing definitely improved reaction and response time and gave the opportunity to tuck and roll rather than just face planting. Just a few things to think about.

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Are those 🌮 rim double walled?

@@thedoggoesskrrrt they were all K-Mart bikes in the 80s, so expect something to go wrong when boys are riding them.

I did the same to my wheels when I was growing up. Rest assured that the wheels now should hold up much better. This is usually a slow-moving technique, so without the speed element included in the practice, you should have a lot less issues with the potential of parts bending.

You could definitely do that, however switching your pedal stance mid-trail could slow you down (or depending on the terrain, might not be possible to swap pedals). It’s actually not too much harder to do in the opposite direction once you’ve got the your weight forward.

The other direction can be a bit more tricky - I usually get a little steeper than usual over the front wheel. By unweighting the extra amount, it allows the back wheel to swing a bit more freely, and the wheel moves in that opposite direction without much additional effort. Practice makes progress with this one, though - try to start with just a small pivot and then start pushing further with each successive attempt.

@@SuperRiderTV thanks for the tips! Do you keep the same foot forward for both directions? I think you did in the video just wanted to make sure

Great question - usually with looser conditions or at higher speed, I rely more on my pedal scooping motion to move the back wheel. For the front wheel/front brake, I usually go a lot lighter - just a quick tap to assist...but I'm not relying on the front wheel as much as I would in better conditions or at lower speed. Hope this helps!

Thanks for watching! I guess it depends how heavy you have it loaded down, but it's definitely possible. Certainly easier to learn it unpacked and then stack on the weight (probably a lot like normal weightlifting - get the technique dialed and then increase the weight). I usually keep the same foot forward regardless of which direction I'm going - but you could switch feet if you want. It would technically make it easier, but also requires the extra step of switching your stance, so when it comes time to use it on the trail, might not be practical.

The dynamic version is just a bit more modulation/feathering action on the brakes, everything else should stay the same. In some ways, the brake is more of a mental assist when you're including rotation - it can be scary to rotate at speed!

Practice makes progress - have fun with this!

Thanks! I ride a little bit of everything - my newest video is how to learn this same skill on an e-mtb, definitely check it out if you haven't already!

@@SuperRiderTV thanks will do right away.

True - you’ll use less front brake and more pedal scoop in those situations

@@SuperRiderTV to be honest, thats whats all about, analysing the surface and use the right tecnique. Your way showed would maybe not work under conditions like in the thumbnail oh the vid.

Yes and yes - I would practice it first on flat until you get the feel for it, and then modifying foot position and brake modulation after. It's easiest to do it that way to lock in the basics, then modify after. It will be possible to do all this stuff with any foot position and without brakes at some point, but the goal here is to understand the basic mechanics of the technique first. Hope this helps! :)

@@SuperRiderTV That's great Aaron, thank you! I'm somewhat dyspraxic so if I have to work out if it's the right foot that will distract me. But I shan't be trying it out on the trails anytime soon! If I'm just practicing and getting the feel of it, it's not an issue! I can see from the video how the foot position will work and 'll get it from trying it out! 😁

@@susiehooper2798 Have fun! Always good to practice these skills away from the trail so you can fully focus on the technique - but it'll come in handy when you're riding for sure. Worth the effort! :)

@@SuperRiderTV thank you!

So…you don’t want to learn how to pivot your back wheel around?

@@SuperRiderTV I definitely do! I just hadn’t used the term endo like that before so it sounds funny to me.

@@BrianFunkJ Ah, ok! I've always heard the term stoppie used as more of a rolling endo (from the moto/mototrials crowd) and endo is the complete stop and onto the front wheel. Could be a regional thing, too...I feel like Stoppie is a bit more common in the UK? In any case - glad to hear it brought a smile! This stuff is fun! :)

That’s one way to do it!

This skill also comes in handy plenty of other places, that’s the best part :)

😳

Less brakes, more pedal scoop - this works best in steeper or loose conditions. Ultimately learning this skill on flat ground will give you more overall bike control regardless of the scenario.

The best skill to practice! You can do this from your back wheel, too

me too 😂

Definitely practice up before immediately dropping this into a scenario like that - and in loose terrain I usually go quite a bit lighter on the front brake, my feet do most of the work.

@@SuperRiderTV I'm not really sure where else you'd find a switchback? I think if you added some on trail demos to your videos that would be extremely helpful! Cheers

Thank you! 🙏

Definitely! We’re doing a 30-day challenge right now on the channel that is going to build you up to this skill - join us!

Ha! I bought it used on Pinkbike! :)

I’m in the uk and not many used Santa Cruz for sale here and those that are don’t drop much in price but my dreams a bronson and I will make it happen 😁

The point I was making is that when we are practicing the skill at first, we should remove as much distraction as we can - so the focus stays on the technique. Once you get it figured out, you add the suspension back in. It's just a faster way to learn the process, so you're not fighting as much with the bike/suspension in the beginning.

I get by with a little help from my friends :)

Sorry. This style riding will help you with the tightest switchbacks - but there are a bunch of great cornering videos on KZfaq. I think Kyle + April or Fluidride both have great options.

Exactly why we're instructing you how to front wheel pivot, so you don't have to worry about switchbacks anymore. Have fun!

Exactly!