I can’t wheelie much at all but if it’s easier I might get more balance practice. Looping out seems a bit unpredictable with the wheelie though. (My manuals are now lower posture than the clip but not any longer in duration)
Should I learn wheelies to help with manual?
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by Novel_Lifeguard_8248
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A wheelie is so different, it’s not a bit ‘manual training’ – aside from it being something to build muscle. Stick with manual – it seems u could work on leg modulation (front/rear) , so holding it isn’t speed-dependent, u control your balance w/hips and legs – simply, practice! And – straight arms! while modulating legs, weight way back!
😀👍 find a spot w/ ”goals” on pavement, lines, so u progress, *keeping Eyes Ahead on next goal (line).
and: get comfortable/good at looping out – First! U need that skill. 👍
straighten arms! 😀 when u do, your weight is fully back, but the other really key part is, with locked arms u can *only modulate to balance with legs; no arms b/c they are locked.
if you have bent arms, they naturally want to help balance – but u want them locked for manual. 👍 and u look cooler.
Na, never wheelied, and the way it interacts w pedal pressure makes it a totally different balancing act
No, just learn manuals it’s easier