Your number one tip is getting comfortable with your bike. This is coming from skating and surfing too. Any sport or thing that has to do with a vehicle, is gonna have you getting comfortable with said vehicle.
what a lot of people don’t mention is u gotta pull up the bars like a millisecond before u push down on the pedal (all the weight is in ur foot not ur arms)
Lol my first time trying a wheelie the skin on my two knees and elbows were bleeding and bruised after I fell and ever since I haven’t tried to do a wheelie should I try again?
Thanks ive been trying for 3 years and im already better with your tips really helpful i just need to know how to keep it up ive watched millions of vids on how to do it but they havent worked and yours does thankyou
one day i saw kids doing wheelies and i was like: i can try, then i go outside take my bike and try it then i was like nah bro i am so bad but i still trying to learn it like every day in every week but one day i was scrolling on yt and i saw your teaching how to wheelie i click the video and i watch all steps and then i go outside try it and BOOM i was the best wheelie kid in my country
i learned just because of this video and i will give some tips. Pop the pedals when your arms are extended and if your having trouble maintaining lower the seat
Good informed video. I always give a beep and a thumbs up when i see lads pullung a wheelie. Now i need to get practising, want to be able to wheelie by my 50th in october
@CheeseMaster16 Started using my sons smaller bike for the wheelie training!. Got up to 5 pedals so far. Still not coming naturally, which is annoying as hell!!
Im 23. Ive been practicing almost daily for 2 months on my 1999ish Specialized Rockhopper (its clapped lol). Im hoping to change out my headset, forks, stem, bars, brakes, convert to 1x1, and maybe even wheels and tires (26"). I hope it will make the bike more fun to ride. Do you know anyone whos rebuilt a 90s hardtail? Any tips would be greatly appreciated
@@budaq2203 I know it's kinda a waste of money but its my moms old bike, and I'm pretty sure the bike came out new the same year I was born so it's a bike I would like to keep long term. I might buy a new bike though if I can't find something I like for this specialized. Good point though haha
@@KwxBndt get a mafia, theyre cheap and good beginner wheelie bikes a 29" bomma goes for 630$ in website, but SE bikes go for 800-1300$ but last, mafia has its problems for its price but i have one and hella fun but unless u gonna use your moms bike its fine
I dont have brakes on my bike because I do mainly freestyle but when I first learned to do long wheelies I would start standing and basically walk the bike into a wheelie and then I would literally RUN and then put my feet on the pedals. Took me a while to get it all the way down but if you are struggling to do a wheelie and dont have brakes, try doing it with my method, it took me about a week of trying every day to get the wheelie all the way down and being able to consistently do it by doing this.
Is it better and easier to wheelie on a big ripper type of bike then a mountain bike or is it all the same ? I’m using a mountain bike and I lose balance
Hey lawton, I don't know if you are going to respond but, I just got a new bike for Christmas, a maniacc flyer 2021, and I'm only 5 feet 2 inches. So can you make a tutorial on wheeling heavy/big bikes?
I’ve been trying to maintain a wheelie for years and I can’t do it. Any advice? I can’t seem to balance in terms of left and right not forward and back
Lawton u may not see this but if u do plz respond so I can pull the bike up but I always loop out and I get mad I can’t get the bike to my balence point and hold it I either fall or the bike goes back down
Do you have any advice for swerves? Whenever I attempt to swerve something I also fall to the side that I'm turning towards. How do you keep your wheelie when swerving?
Ah gotcha. That’s unfortunate. I had a similar situation learning on a 30 year old XC bike. Just upgraded to a Canyon Spectral 7. Proper gear makes a world of difference.
For everyone to the future: if you cant pop up the wheel just like i does you need to have arms in box position and push with both arms and then!! Push the pedal with foot not reversed !!
Question: my nephews bmx 20inch bike has the bars on the front and back(like has that one you’re riding on them on the back) now he’s still learning to ride without training wheels but grow out of his old one and isn’t used to the new one yet. Can those training wheels or any others still be used for those kind of bikes? Like is there a way to remove the rear bars to install them or can they install with the bars attached on the bike or no?
Hello. I'm 66, long time your subscriber (since your voice was sound like girl's). I'm about 215 lb, but still working hard. So when I started learn to wheelie my front wheel was max 6 to 8 inch off surface. Watched millions videos, but no special results... Then once catches moment when max pushing pedal AND in curtain moment pull bar and front wheel was up pretty high, 25 inch or so... Ended (sure not everyday and even every week bicycle) up to pulling UP front wheel, didn't expected, of course AND pull it over and fall on my back, still holding bike in front of my face... Two people run to me to help and asking oh man, how are you??? I was just smiling and said I'm ok (and I was fine). So it was probably happiest day in my live...well ...one from them.
I’m having soooo much trouble getting my front tire off the ground at all. It doesn’t make sense because I’m doing everything you said to do. Any tips?
Bro no way I used to see you all the time between classes, about to go try out some wheelies if I am successful it will be the only thing I learned from ualbany😭
I just got a Sunday high c. I can get the wheel up I just don’t know how to control the brake good enough cuz after like 6 pedals I just fall back down
Just got a new bike and want to learn how to wheelie but now that I understand how it works I am scared ima fall and the bike will fall on me and I am hella skinny I eat a lot but I don’t gain wait
Do those Tires get a lot of flats or are they very adorable I’m looking for new tires for my bike because my Stoke swim tires from Walmart keep getting flats
im 13 and like 5-3 5-2 and i don’t know if i should get i big flyer 29 because i feel like in the pictures it looks to big and heavy for me to wheelie so could you tell me what model your bike is?
Your number one tip is getting comfortable with your bike. This is coming from skating and surfing too. Any sport or thing that has to do with a vehicle, is gonna have you getting comfortable with said vehicle.
fr bro i wasnt able to ollie until i was able to tic tac, balance on one foot, and do small manuals
what a lot of people don’t mention is u gotta pull up the bars like a millisecond before u push down on the pedal (all the weight is in ur foot not ur arms)
Bro thanks for this comment you just made me learn it
Gonna try to learn
I keep trying but I can’t get it up I have been trying for months and I can’t get it up 😢
@@Fishingwlogan same, i just can’t the wheel up until today, you might be using to pedal to pop up the wheel to late
also make sure your bike is in good condition before you wheelie
I’m having problems wheelie-ing my unicycle. I just can’t raise the wheel no matter how hard I try. Got any advice? Would a larger wheel help?
Clinch your butt around the seat super hard. When you want to come back down just Cough.
Bruh
😂😂 dude im dying
bro 😭😭
You already wheelie a unicycle because Ur on one wheen
I’ve been trying to learn how to do a wheelie in fact nearly broke my ankle trying but now I’ve got it, thank you!
i did it for a second and then fell off after like 3 seconds and nearly broke my wrist
Lol my first time trying a wheelie the skin on my two knees and elbows were bleeding and bruised after I fell and ever since I haven’t tried to do a wheelie should I try again?
@@CodyPatterson13 yea bro go for it
Im 51, never ocurred to me to start with head over bars. Will give that a go, thanks kid.
Gen-X here too. Just got a bike today and gonna start practicing 🤘
Lol boomer
@@pamdavis5293shut the flip up buddy
@@pamdavis5293 cringe
@@pamdavis5293weirdo
Thanks ive been trying for 3 years and im already better with your tips really helpful i just need to know how to keep it up ive watched millions of vids on how to do it but they havent worked and yours does thankyou
one day i saw kids doing wheelies and i was like: i can try, then i go outside take my bike and try it then i was like nah bro i am so bad but i still trying to learn it like every day in every week but one day i was scrolling on yt and i saw your teaching how to wheelie i click the video and i watch all steps and then i go outside try it and BOOM i was the best wheelie kid in my country
Lol
Dam
Dayum that’s sick if it’s true
i learned just because of this video and i will give some tips. Pop the pedals when your arms are extended and if your having trouble maintaining lower the seat
This has been one of the most helpful vids I’ve came across helpful too being the same height!
Ive been trying since this video came out and i can consistently get a good 5-7 second wheelie. Good content👍
I can do a 10-25second wheelie
@@fortniteplayerpro5479 bruh no need to show of😂
@@damiankelly9902 fr his name is fortnite player pro he prob can't even make a bowl of cereal
@@1tsDanny I doubt the fact he even has a bike, he's too busy playing Fortnite all day
Bro I am struggling, I've been doing it for 3 months and just hit a 5 second wheelie 2 days ago
Good informed video. I always give a beep and a thumbs up when i see lads pullung a wheelie. Now i need to get practising, want to be able to wheelie by my 50th in october
Good luck bro
@@CheZpZ
Gotta admit I'm struggling. I'll get there tho
@@davidmt23 keep it up, you got it
@CheeseMaster16
Started using my sons smaller bike for the wheelie training!. Got up to 5 pedals so far. Still not coming naturally, which is annoying as hell!!
@@davidmt23 aye keep it up, you will get it eventually
A perfect explanation on how to wheelie my tractor 🚜 👍
to get the pop you also should pull up until your arms are extended then pedal.
I’ve gone through all of the wheelie vids back to when he was 12💀
@Super Mario Unofficial same bro same
Me too💀💀
Thank you! You are the only video of 1,000 that has helped me
Thank you. My 9 year old what to learn how to wheelie. We came across your video. Gonna give it a try
Yo dude thanks for the tut now I’m 10x better at wheelies👍👍👍
ive been learning how to wheelie recently with ur tips ill prob learn quick :)
love the mentality but it ain’t a quick process
@@MattRodrigues766 depends if your a fast learner i legit mastered it in a week bro
@@MattRodrigues766 I’ve gotten way better now I can wheelie about 2-3 parked cars still learning to use the back break tho
@@vqloneee5635 damn nice
How's it goin
I learned in 3 weeks,from barley lifting front tire about an inch to going 500 feet +
@@doug9778 gotta pull and pedal at same time also lean back
@@benjaminfrank_ it jist doesnt work. Maybe the bikes too heavy to lift?
@@sddragon2108 no bike is to heavy to lift
@@sddragon2108 unless it’s a ebike lol
@@benjaminfrank_ i just cant do it then
Thank you for all of this effort and work that you put into it for this video and I am pretty much pro now thank you ❤❤❤❤❤❤.
Thanks man! I'm 35 and just picked up a '83 Huffy Racing 30 to putt around on. Maybe I can get this wheelie thing down lol
FIRST LAWYON I LOVE U, U TEACHED ME HOW TO WHEELIE IN YOUR OLD VIDS THX BROSKII
start by getting your bike set up right. Proper gearing, seat height, brakes, bars, etc.
Im 23. Ive been practicing almost daily for 2 months on my 1999ish Specialized Rockhopper (its clapped lol). Im hoping to change out my headset, forks, stem, bars, brakes, convert to 1x1, and maybe even wheels and tires (26"). I hope it will make the bike more fun to ride. Do you know anyone whos rebuilt a 90s hardtail? Any tips would be greatly appreciated
Bro… if ya gon change so many things in the bike jus buy a new one
@@budaq2203 I know it's kinda a waste of money but its my moms old bike, and I'm pretty sure the bike came out new the same year I was born so it's a bike I would like to keep long term. I might buy a new bike though if I can't find something I like for this specialized. Good point though haha
@@KwxBndt get a mafia, theyre cheap and good beginner wheelie bikes a 29" bomma goes for 630$ in website, but SE bikes go for 800-1300$ but last, mafia has its problems for its price but i have one and hella fun but unless u gonna use your moms bike its fine
@@Brianv88 yea I'll probably end up getting an actual wheelie bike. I'll look at mafia bikes
Get a crew 27.5 because there very cheap and very good I have one
Yo great vid but I have a 2017 so cal and I can’t pull it up do you think it’s because I’m so tall for it (I’m 5’7”)or something else
You need a 29 inch I’m 5’8 and I can not ride a so cal
Youth your the only one I ever see explain this so good thanks fah the tip bro
I dont have brakes on my bike because I do mainly freestyle but when I first learned to do long wheelies I would start standing and basically walk the bike into a wheelie and then I would literally RUN and then put my feet on the pedals. Took me a while to get it all the way down but if you are struggling to do a wheelie and dont have brakes, try doing it with my method, it took me about a week of trying every day to get the wheelie all the way down and being able to consistently do it by doing this.
even tho i don't have a bike yet " feather the brake" part reminds me of driving which helps so much as compared to slamming the breaks
Is it better and easier to wheelie on a big ripper type of bike then a mountain bike or is it all the same ? I’m using a mountain bike and I lose balance
Dang bro thank u so much the first time I tried to pull it up it worked this video is so helpful thx ❤
41 years old bmx racer, always could pop them up high but can’t keep them going. Going out now to try using the brake!
Hey lawton, I don't know if you are going to respond but, I just got a new bike for Christmas, a maniacc flyer 2021, and I'm only 5 feet 2 inches. So can you make a tutorial on wheeling heavy/big bikes?
I’ve been trying to maintain a wheelie for years and I can’t do it. Any advice? I can’t seem to balance in terms of left and right not forward and back
Lawton u may not see this but if u do plz respond so I can pull the bike up but I always loop out and I get mad I can’t get the bike to my balence point and hold it I either fall or the bike goes back down
Came here from your video you did on this when you were little. Might have to get a bicycle to mess around with.
Just started trying I can’t seem to keep it up for long but hopefully I get better over time
did u get it
Some what I could keep it up for around ten meters but I got hurt so I can’t for a bit
@@thatstuff249 damn
What editing app do you use? Cause I am thinking to make a channel like your
Great advice btw where'd you get your brakes??
Do you have any advice for swerves? Whenever I attempt to swerve something I also fall to the side that I'm turning towards. How do you keep your wheelie when swerving?
That will take you a very long time to do it. And my advise (although i cant swerve) is probs to try keep your body straight and just lean the bike.
@@landcore I can turn really sharp and lean the right way it's just that after I turn, I can't get straight again.
@@skittle1042 Oh okay, I have no advice as i suck at it anyway.
@@landcore Np thanks anyways
Turn the bars directions wanna go. Practice slalom like a wiggle and build up to sharper turns and turn reversals
Yo Lawton you should get Maxxis hookworm tires and color the inside of the engravings pink for the beastmode👀👀
But maxxis are for 29 he has 27.5
na xl better
@@coreyjackson1333 yk you can get dif maxxis size righ 🗿
@@xozuv8570 no lmao
@@coreyjackson1333 Lol yeah I was confused bc my SoCal is like a 24 and I got maxis
Wish we had youtube when I was a kid in the 70's. Never could figure it out then, and now I am too old.
No mention of how to control side to side movement. A lot of people have the problem of not being able to wheelie in a straight line at first.
Main thing that helped me, for years I was standing while wheelieing, sitting is 100 times easier
thats prolly the porblem with me because i cant really sit down on my bike where its easy to pedal
That means you need to raise your seat if you cannot pedal
@@pix3lbro648 I do but my seat is pretty worn so even if it’s super tight it slowly slips down
Ah gotcha. That’s unfortunate. I had a similar situation learning on a 30 year old XC bike. Just upgraded to a Canyon Spectral 7. Proper gear makes a world of difference.
But isn't he standing to get it up?
I can wheelie learning combos now it’s so much more difficult
For everyone to the future: if you cant pop up the wheel just like i does you need to have arms in box position and push with both arms and then!! Push the pedal with foot not reversed !!
bro makes it look so easy
6:40 What size are those wheels? It's sounds like you say "27.5 inch wheels". But that cannot be right.
Good content! Some bikes are easier and others more difficult to wheelie than other bikes, too...
Nice! Your tips help me a lot
what type of bike do you have?
se beast mode
I am from India and I am your big fan bro ☺️🥳
I got kinda good on my first days because I stopped fearing of me falling back, but js put all your weight behind that’s what lifts the back
I can wheelie decently, but this was still helpful.
Lawton, what is the best gear to wheelie on?
2nd gear in front and 5th or 6th gear in back for me. not too easy or too hard to padal.
laton your the guy who inspired ne to wheelie now im on combos
broo thank you i finally figured out what i been doing wrong i always go to pedal after i pop up
“Johnson we just talked about you throwing and breaking the cones, and you expect me to believe a kid on a bike wheelied into it?”
Question: my nephews bmx 20inch bike has the bars on the front and back(like has that one you’re riding on them on the back) now he’s still learning to ride without training wheels but grow out of his old one and isn’t used to the new one yet. Can those training wheels or any others still be used for those kind of bikes? Like is there a way to remove the rear bars to install them or can they install with the bars attached on the bike or no?
You can remove them
Dude youre video helped ne so much ty
Love the video's! Still congrats on 100k!
Keep up the good work and never give up!
I still can't wheelie because I'm either not pulling up hard enough or I can't pedal fast to keep the wheelie going when I start. any tips?
whats the best bike for wheelie and what wheel size???
When you say push down and pulling up and the same time do you mean one hand pushing down and one pulling up?
Great Vid Keep up the good work
Hello. I'm 66, long time your subscriber (since your voice was sound like girl's). I'm about 215 lb, but still working hard.
So when I started learn to wheelie my front wheel was max 6 to 8 inch off surface. Watched millions videos, but no special results...
Then once catches moment when max pushing pedal AND in curtain moment pull bar and front wheel was up pretty high, 25 inch or so...
Ended (sure not everyday and even every week bicycle) up to pulling UP front wheel, didn't expected, of course
AND pull it over and fall on my back, still holding bike in front of my face... Two people run to me to help and asking oh man, how are you???
I was just smiling and said I'm ok (and I was fine). So it was probably happiest day in my live...well ...one from them.
66 and riding bikes nice.
im having problems with wheelie-ing on my unicycle, can you mske a vid about how to wheelie a unicycle?
thanks this vid really helped tysm😉
Can you wheelie with a 20 inch bmx rebel Lawton ? I really wanna wheelie and see if that’s bikes my type
I’m having soooo much trouble getting my front tire off the ground at all. It doesn’t make sense because I’m doing everything you said to do. Any tips?
Maybe its bc your bike it to heavy(if thats the reason you gotta get more used to the bike) if its not to heavy then its maybe wrong gearing
Congrats on 100k
10/10 would recommend. 👍
Can you do a turn video? I can turn it in a wheelie but when I’m done with the turn I lose it and fall
I am 78 yeras old and thank you for Inspiring me on how to Wheelie Billy
Thank you ❤❤ i did it but only for 2 seconds but all it comes paractice❤❤🎉
I got a Ebike and SurRon, can do them on SirRon but not the peddle Ebike…idk why it just weighs too much and it’s not really meant for wheelies.
bro what gear should i wheelie in i have two gears first one has 3 gears an the one on right has 7
What’s a recommended bike for wheelie-ing I have a 20 inch bmx bike but in the market for another to do this
ngl im tempted to pick up a bmx to wheelie on. i stunt a supermoto so taking it all the way to a to the basics on a pedal bike would be a vibe
Nice vid kid, keep it up! 👍
my brakes dont work
Same
😂
Same
Yikes
Same
Man you gave me releife❤I liked and subbed❤😊
For all the dirtbikers, it’s like a seat bounce without the seat bounce.
thanks lol
A perfect explanation on how to wheelie my chipmunk 🐿️ 👍
A perfect explanation on how to wheelie my airplane
You are so awesome at weeping you are the goat the w the god I am a fanboy of you and I’m not going anywhere with this one
I have been trying to learn how to wheelie for a long time now and I cannot seem to lift the bike up any tips?
A perfect explanation on how to wheelie my pet fish 🐠 👍
THANKS!!!! I LEARNED IT
Bro no way I used to see you all the time between classes, about to go try out some wheelies if I am successful it will be the only thing I learned from ualbany😭
I just got a Sunday high c. I can get the wheel up I just don’t know how to control the brake good enough cuz after like 6 pedals I just fall back down
So I can pick it up but how do I start to actually wheelie and keep peadling I feel like I’m stuck lol
Me too you just gotta keep practicing I guess
Wry good video. Really impressed
Nice 👍🏽
Just got a new bike and want to learn how to wheelie but now that I understand how it works I am scared ima fall and the bike will fall on me and I am hella skinny I eat a lot but I don’t gain wait
Same prob
Do those Tires get a lot of flats or are they very adorable I’m looking for new tires for my bike because my Stoke swim tires from Walmart keep getting flats
Get maxxis hookworms
im 13 and like 5-3 5-2 and i don’t know if i should get i big flyer 29 because i feel like in the pictures it looks to big and heavy for me to wheelie so could you tell me what model your bike is?
It works 🎉
Ha, UAlbany parking lot! Sweet vid!
I learned to flutter break when I learned how to do a one hand stoppie and now the only problem I have is that I’m terrified of falling
10/10 finally got my wheely