How to wheelie
08-10-06, 11:48 AM
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How to wheelie
How do you wheelie a bicycle? A sustained one I mean, where you just ride along on the back wheel. Can any bike do it? Any rider?
08-10-06, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Swoop
How do you wheelie a bicycle?
Originally Posted by Swoop
A sustained one I mean, where you just ride along on the back wheel. Can any bike do it?
Originally Posted by Swoop
Any rider?
Seriously... pull back on the handlebars while accelerating...
Staying up requires practice, and is accomplished by small adjustments in pedal pressure/acceleration and body position.
In effect, you become a unicyclist on a freewheeling unicycle, and with practice can even turn corners... I used to be able to, but that was many years ago... and I wasn't great at it then, but I had an old middle weight with 26" wheels, a high rise bar and a banana seat. It took very little effort to get it up, and once I found the balance point, it just took practice to keep it there.
Finding the balance point, and learning to adjust without over adjusting just takes time. It can be done on any bike, but some do get up easier, and may be easier to practice on.
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08-10-06, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Little Darwin
Seriously... pull back on the handlebars while accelerating...
Staying up requires practice, and is accomplished by small adjustments in pedal pressure/acceleration and body position.
Staying up requires practice, and is accomplished by small adjustments in pedal pressure/acceleration and body position.
Some people can pop a wheelie by powering the front up and sustain it for a distance area. To wheelie a long ways takes finding the balancing point and keeping in that balance. Not everyone has good balance and some bicycles balance better than others.
This person has balance down to an art:
https://video.google.com/videoplay?do...62777896510907
08-10-06, 06:42 PM
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Can't wheelie the road bike, but I sure can Endo!
08-10-06, 10:52 PM
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It is possible to do a wheelie on any bike, but some are easier to wheelie than others. Word of advice - don't try to learn on a bike with clipless pedals. Also, it is easier to wheelie uphill rather than downhill.
08-11-06, 04:53 AM
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At the M/C shop I used to work in I saw one of our wrenches wheelie a Yamaha Venture and ride it about a huindred yards! So kool!
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Originally Posted by Swoop
Can any bike do it? Any rider?
Bikes with long chainstays are hard to wheelie as are small bikes with steep seat-tube angles.
Big guys on big bikes are usually well placed for wheelies.
08-12-06, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by edp773
Do not forget about the rear brake in case you start to fall backwards. When using the rear brakes be prepared for the front end to come down hard until you learn to feather the brake.
Some people can pop a wheelie by powering the front up and sustain it for a distance area. To wheelie a long ways takes finding the balancing point and keeping in that balance. Not everyone has good balance and some bicycles balance better than others.
This person has balance down to an art:
https://video.google.com/videoplay?do...62777896510907
Some people can pop a wheelie by powering the front up and sustain it for a distance area. To wheelie a long ways takes finding the balancing point and keeping in that balance. Not everyone has good balance and some bicycles balance better than others.
This person has balance down to an art:
https://video.google.com/videoplay?do...62777896510907
10-15-06, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by edp773
My life will not be complete until I can ride a wheelie on my 26" commuter!
Some day...
Looks easy!
...maybe not.
Last edited by Ornery; 10-19-06 at 04:32 PM.
10-15-06, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by edp773
10-15-06, 07:01 PM
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it's easier to start practicing while going up a slight incline
just pedal the rear wheel underneath you and try balance
it takes practice, like riding a unicycle
just pedal the rear wheel underneath you and try balance
it takes practice, like riding a unicycle
