Originally Posted by
Kabuki12
When I was in my teens I used to be able to ride my Schwinn Varsity down the street on the back wheel, AKA "Wheelie". I then thought it would be cool to shift gears while riding on the back wheel. That was not a good plan and it was the last time I did a wheelie on a ten speed! Now mountain bikes , well , that's another story. Joe joesvintageroadbikes.wordpress
When I rode dirt bikes my friend Dave was the wheelie master. Another friend bought a Husqvarna automatic and said you couldn't wheelie it because no clutch, etc. Dave says he can wheelie it and does. Of course it shifted into second and over backwards he went.