How to getter better wheelies by using your brakes ( MTB skills)
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2024
- This might not seem intuitive at first, but give it a try!
We know that applying the rear brake while doing a wheelie or manual will usually result in a very quick "shut down" or dropping the front wheel back to the ground.
On the other hand, correctly applying the rear brake, with a lot of modulation ( and practice ) can help you to maintain and correct your balance while riding on the rear wheel.?
This is a great exercise for wheelies, but also to improve your braking ability. - Спорт
I'm just getting into modulating - I'm on a kind of mixture of modulating and jabbing. I found that practicing on a slight downhill really forces the issue of having to feather the brake and it's slowly unfolding to me how the front wheel can still go a bit higher before I get near looping out. Also just learning to wheelie around bends, which is super-rewarding. Another thing I've noticed is that it's much easier to wheelie straight in a confined width space - such as a cycle lane with kerbs either side (such as they have them where I live) - somehow that gets me to go a lot straighter than an open space - I think it's to do with peripheral vision or something.
Could be, that's a great observation! i never thought about it but when I do, I understand what you mean. I also think visual cues are important.
For me it helped me increase the length of my wheelies
Noice!
Aftet I'm able to wheelie for a couple of meters, my biggest struggle is to keep side balance. My steering bar tends to go left or right and it is almost impossible to get out from this state. BTW: any recommendations about saddle height? With standard height it seems easier to init and maintain the balance, but it is more scary than attempts with lowered saddle.
I recommend for you to have your seat up so you can reach that balance point easier and I’ve had trouble with Turing the wheel I fixed it by when I pull up keep my arms straights.