Originally Posted by
ddac
When you guys were newbies, where & how did you guys practice your wheelies/manuals and endos/front manuals?
Did you do it on pavement? Dirt? Grass? I would like to gain those skills before I head out to a trail and end up injuring myself.
Also, when doing a manual, why do people "hump" the bike? Is it for balance?
Just get on the trail and start riding other wise you will never be able to get good at it. I know I am gonna get flamed for this but who cares?
I don't know what kind of trails you have near where you live but unless they are some super technical trails you will never need to do a wheelie endo or any other fancy moves picture below show the kind of trails I ride and I think they will pass as a technical, what do you think? I never have to do anything fancy to negotiate these trails.
By the way that is my buddies bike in the front and mine in the back, he hit that boulder head on and landed about 15 feet front the bike. I tossed mine to help him. You can kinda gauge his landing distance from the bike.
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