man im old af at 30 tearing up watching this remembering when i used to go cycling with my dad and brother. came to learn a wheelie, left with tears. your sons did tremendously!
Biggest tip which wasn't mentioned here.. is dont look down at your bike.. focus on the road in front of you.. almost at horizon level this will help with balance and long wheelies.
Yeah it was crazy to watch, glad my theories worked haha, and of course he put in the practice every single time he rode till he figured it out! Wait till you see the boy's progression in our newest video today from our trip to Whistler, they blew my mind!
I started doing wheelies about a year ago and I have practiced pretty much every day since then and I would say I have pretty much mastered them to the point where doing a quarter mile is pretty easy
BEST how-to wheelie video I’ve seen thus far. Great job, live your laid back, relaxed encouragement. Not too much, not too little; you’re awesome - Thank you!!
Hi, im on my childs account right now. I have been trying to teach him to wheelie for 3months now. These tips really helped him and now he can wheelie fully on his own. Thank you.
The best part of this has got to be the kids. Showing great reception and fantastic patience! I know I didn't have that kind of patience when I was younger (still don't, if I'm being honest). I'm around 23 years in, with multiple disciplines of biking under my belt, in that time. I do OK with wheelies. I cannot say that I have the ability or confidence to pull my front wheel off and give that a go, nor do I see that in my future. But alas, here I am, watching a "how to wheelie" tutorial - always room for improvement. I do like the practice on a slight uphill and have recommended this to others. There seems to be a push/pull regarding weight, resistance and gravity happening. I need to rewatch, but the pedal position tip was a new one for me, and I think is a super helpful detail. Wheelies are not only fun, but a natural progression, as well as being useful out on the trail to bail you out sometimes. Being able to manipulate the front end of the bike is a diverse skill.
Glad you enjoyed the vid! I agree that it's useful many times on trail to get your front wheel up a root or rock. Also, never to late to start trying, they are really fun! Maybe throw on a back protector or backpack just in case you loop out though haha!
@@antoncarmichael4595 Sweet! Wear your pads and helmet. Since writing this original reply, I am nursing a broken wrist and arm. Bad mountain biking trail wreck. They happen, but this was the first time I broke. I wasnt even practicing wheelies. lol
Thanks! About to go try these, because I was doing a few things wrong: I used my dominant foot to start I didn't have my finger on the brake so I looped out a few times (but I landed on my feet) And I also stopped pedaling in preparation for the wheelie. I'll try to keep pedaling. Thanks again! Edit: Tell your sons they did absolutely amazing learning this!
Your teaching technique/ explanations have the perfect delivery. Both of your boys did a great job, and your older son's rip at the end was better than I can do at the moment! (and I've been riding for 45+ years!). He really applied himself and caught on quickly. I think if I apply some of what you said during a little bit of practice, I could up my wheelie game, too. Great vid!
FROM A WHEELIE LEGEND. Drop the seat where it fits right under arse , with both feet and tires on ground, you want to work from front tire being almost vertical and then blend into long catwalks. when they get the tipping point not balance point.... should take 60 hours tops ....Love vid ..Torontobikelife
I havent rode a bicycle in 10+ years, now im getting a job soon to buy my first bicycle so I can feel the childhood once again at 22yo. Love the video, just subbed too. You're a great dad as well. ❤
I'm planning on creating a fixed gear wheelie tutorial for the Brazilian community, and I'm researching around varied tutorials to get important points to add to my own. This was by far the best, and with the most truly useful tips that I, as a wheelie boy myself, agree completely on. Extremely well made content! Thank you!
Interesting perspective on using your wrong foot to initiate the wheelie. It took me a few years to finally figure out the wheelie, but I don’t think I’ve ever tried starting with my bad foot 🤔
When I was a kid I could ride wheelies at will for as long as I wanted. At 62 and on a full suspension MTB, Which 'seems' more difficult than my old banana seat/BMX bikes w/back pedal brake. I'm more concerned about falling these days is the biggest holdback, I think. Thanks for the video! Wheeling is great for developing balance for all riding.
One tip that helped me a lot, was to FEEL your back straight, it will never be straight at all, but the FEEL of it is enough, doing that for years now and many friends got it with that tip :) Hope it helps somebody
I have been trying to do wheelies for 4 years now and couldnt do it until i watched this your the best teacher ever thank you i subbed and i shared to all my friends 😊😊
You refreshed my memories of the 70s. We got fairly good doing wheelies on our 10 speed bikes...and I do remember how the wheelie was easier to maintain peddling up a slight grade. At 63, I'll have to try it for kicks.
biggest tip i have took i have been able to wheelie now im always trying to get out thank u so much . i have watched 13 vids on how u have helped so much finally after 1 year off trying to wheelie arms straight and seat
Eric, I just learned about Day Ranch Park down in Bluffdale. It’s a brand new pump track, skatepark, and dirt jumps. Grand opening was this weekend. I saw some photos. Proper wooden lips and big whale tails / wall rides. Riding there tomorrow. You should check it out!
I learned to wheelie with my seat super low, so i learned it at an hill and with a little practice i learned to wheelie on flat terrains. It just takes some pratice and patience to learn it
I find it easier to stand up and push down then pull up as sitting down, mainly because I am not strong enough to get the wheel up sitting. Loved the video , love to see if I am doing anything differently than a pro.
That's awesome, I've definitely seen that method work well for kids to help get the front wheel up when you don't have the strength or weight or size to do it sitting down!
ive been learning wheelies for a long time. im telling yall: get over your fear! the fear is mostly the only thing keeping you from going to your balance point!
I been learning for about 15 to 20 years. Still pretty hit and miss pulling them off. Extremely difficult to prevent the bike falling to either one side or the other.
I have pulled EPIC wheelies for over 35 years, adjust your seat so when you are on a wheelie your seat is flat,so you dont keep sliding off! Just been practicing no handed wheelies on my ridgeback tempest 2012 bike, i am 46!
Great video… great to see a family enjoying something together and having a blast … great parenting… really happy to see it, we need more of this in the world!!
I learned to wheelie to be good for wheelie rides and stuff, but my country doesn't really have that community. I also needed 2 weeks to get to that point where im comfortable on the back wheel. Amazing!
That’s so awesome to hear!!! We just got back from a lot of travel so videos will be more frequent, working on the next video now, hopefully next week!
Do you pedal while the rear brake is on sometimes, to manage the balance point? Pedaling with slight rear brake resistance as needed, or use rear brake only as needed?
Thank you so much for the valuable advice, sir. I absolutely love riding trails and doing wheelies, but I can only maintain the wheelie state for a few seconds. Oh my... I'm really bad at it, I need to practice more, even though I've been trying to practice consistently since I was a student until now, nearing 30 years old, I still can't do a wheelie properly. But through this video, I think I will try my best to do it.
I remember riding with a group of dudes a few years back and the guy in front of me did a wheelie all the way down a section of single track as fast as I was riding on two wheels. 😮. Now I get to learn the his ways! Can a 40 year old learn to ride a wheelie?
That's awesome, I love riding wheelies on trails! You can definitely learn at 40, just take your time, use flat pedals, lower your seat a bit, and make sure your brakes work good and you are good at modulating them, that's really the key part that keeps you from flipping over backwards. Just practice 5-10 minutes a day and you'll get it. It'll be slow progress for a while and you might not feel like you're gonna get it, but stick with it and you'll get there. Once you figure out the front to back balance point through pedaling and braking the rest will come pretty quick.
All we did in the 80s as pre-teens was ride bikes. Then we rode a little bit into the 90s and we got mountain bikes and the side of 20 inch pro freestyle tour team models made by GT.
Thanks for the tutorial! It helped a lot, but I am still struggling a little bit. I wanted to ask if I need to lock my suspension. I really enjoyed the video and I am supper excited to watch your upcoming videos! I would love ride with you guys someday! thanks
Glad you liked it and it's helping you! I don't like to lock out my suspension when I do wheelies, but you could try it to see if it helps you. Hope to ride with you sometime as well, should have the next video out next week too!
I learned to wheelie at 9 years old i had 20 inch bike with that bike i learned everything i jumped some small jumps and then i bought new bike at 12 years old and the first time it was hard keeping balance and getting the wheel up because it was bigger bike but now i can go without hands a little
Last month i was doing a wheelie (with flat pedals) and I looped out because when i tried to grab the brake my finger was on the shifter. It really hurt.
@@MichaelRei99 I have looped out and got hurt one more time but doing a wheelie is the most satisfying trick and nobody should ever give up just from getting hurt
Oh man I feel you, I actually had it happen recently as well. I was in a concrete parking lot, got on my friend from Australia's bike and clipped into his pedals. Before I remembered that Aussies run their back brake on the left side and front brake on the right, I popped a wheelie up and when I grabbed what I thought was the back brake there was nothing, I went straight to my tailbone and back on the pavement still clipped in, that one hurt for a while!!
Damn that practice paid off bigtime! I practice wheelies all the time but can not be doing it right because I haven't made progress like this, I'll be checking the technique on my next ride, thanks Eric, Milo and Owen!!!
@ energ8t It can be less stressful on grass for sure, especially when you're figuring out the brake control. Good luck with the practice, let me know how it goes!
I learnt to wheelie a bike a long while ago. I had a really bad bike to begin with, it had rim brakes and the rim was bent just a little so braking was uneven. Each rotation it would brake a little more by itself, that really taught me how to feather the brake. I got decent at that bike, riding wheelies the entire way over a turning narrow bridge(1.5m wide and 150 meters long maybe). When i borrowed my friends mums mtb with a hydraulic disc brake it was super easy to wheelie, i just had to get used to the feel of an mtb since it had a different frame and balance point. I taught my friend to feather the brake and he got pretty good too. I learnt to get into a wheelie without pedaling and also doing really fast wheelies with his mums bike. Also learnt to wheelie a ”old woman bike”. One of those that has a bent frame and pedalbrakes. The fact that i learnt to wheelie on the bike that i did goes to show that you can learn on pretty much any bike. It’s been a while since then and now im tryna learn to wheelie my dirtbike, as soon as i start riding this year im gonna learn to wheelie it.
That's awesome to hear, it's definitely hard to feather the brakes with a bent rim, I've had bikes like that before, but it made you good! I never figured out how to wheelie dirt bikes, but I will someday!
Never been able to lift my front wheel more than a few cm's. This video really made it seem so simple and clear to me that it's all literally balanced in the rear hub. Now I know my problem was I never pulled my bodyweight far enough back, which I guess makes sense because I mostly ride a road bike.
Move saddle back on the rails. Shorter stem if possible. More rise on the bars/stem. All to get yor CoG further back over the rear wheel. Remember to pedal up the front wheel while leaning back. It's not about pulling on the bars.
@@PorterMTB yeah man a lot of other people don't talk about the fact that to be stable in a wheelie you need to have your seat down instead of up, and use the knees as well, so I'm glad you talked about those points! thanks!
@@4x4_DUGMTB I tried to think of everything that helped me, the only thing I forgot to mention is practicing somewhere without wind, which makes a huge difference!
Thank you Porters this video helped me I had the same problems as Milo with braking and side to side balence. Sadly during the time this video came out I had a broken foot and as soon as I could this helped so much🎉.
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This was a fantastic and lovely video like your fantastic kids. I've been trying to wheelie for >1 year. I'm some where between Milo at the start and Owen at the end! A have a poor back brake and I was starting to realise how big a problem this is so I'll be fixing that!
Totally changed the game. Arms straight made all the difference. 38 years old and finally clicked. Thanks Porter!
That's so awesome, glad that helped!!!
Never too late to learn, lol
what are the best gears for a big bike for a 11 year old when he is doing a wheelie tell me pls@@PorterMTB
You’re that old?
ye what about it?@@LilXancheX
man im old af at 30 tearing up watching this remembering when i used to go cycling with my dad and brother. came to learn a wheelie, left with tears. your sons did tremendously!
yeah the video was super wholesome
I teared up too! Im 26 with 0 kids 😭
I feel you guys
@@sensez51326 is still young man
You’re still young brother I believe in you , I’m 28 just learning
Awwww. You're such a good teacher! Really positive and caring!
Thanks, I try hard to be patient when I'm teaching them and keep it fun!
Biggest tip which wasn't mentioned here.. is dont look down at your bike.. focus on the road in front of you.. almost at horizon level this will help with balance and long wheelies.
That's a great point, wish I'd remembered to mention that!
Thanks man so useful
@@PorterMTBI have a bmx, can I still do wheelie’s?
Just went out and practiced. Looking out at the horizon was an immediate flipped switch
When im doing wheelies i usually watch my front wheel unti it stops.
Wow! The progression from the start of the video to the final wheelie Milo is holding at the end - Incredible!
Yeah it was crazy to watch, glad my theories worked haha, and of course he put in the practice every single time he rode till he figured it out! Wait till you see the boy's progression in our newest video today from our trip to Whistler, they blew my mind!
I started doing wheelies about a year ago and I have practiced pretty much every day since then and I would say I have pretty much mastered them to the point where doing a quarter mile is pretty easy
That's so awesome, nice work!
Now try circle wheelie
@ I can
@@Ben_Kasper nice
BEST how-to wheelie video I’ve seen thus far. Great job, live your laid back, relaxed encouragement. Not too much, not too little; you’re awesome - Thank you!!
Thanks, really appreciate that!
Hi, im on my childs account right now. I have been trying to teach him to wheelie for 3months now. These tips really helped him and now he can wheelie fully on his own. Thank you.
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Love it! Milo was killing it! He’s a natural. Your advice has me feeling like I can do it!!
You can do it!! Milo has put in a lot of wheelie practice, as you could see in the end, he practiced every day to get them that good.
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The best part of this has got to be the kids. Showing great reception and fantastic patience! I know I didn't have that kind of patience when I was younger (still don't, if I'm being honest).
I'm around 23 years in, with multiple disciplines of biking under my belt, in that time. I do OK with wheelies. I cannot say that I have the ability or confidence to pull my front wheel off and give that a go, nor do I see that in my future. But alas, here I am, watching a "how to wheelie" tutorial - always room for improvement.
I do like the practice on a slight uphill and have recommended this to others. There seems to be a push/pull regarding weight, resistance and gravity happening. I need to rewatch, but the pedal position tip was a new one for me, and I think is a super helpful detail.
Wheelies are not only fun, but a natural progression, as well as being useful out on the trail to bail you out sometimes. Being able to manipulate the front end of the bike is a diverse skill.
Glad you enjoyed the vid! I agree that it's useful many times on trail to get your front wheel up a root or rock. Also, never to late to start trying, they are really fun! Maybe throw on a back protector or backpack just in case you loop out though haha!
Perfect... Eric is definitely a great teacher. Wheelies for everyone!
Thanks Jeral, I love seeing people wheelie, it's the best!
This applies to motorcycles as well. Lower gear, control the clutch and power, feather the rear brake.
Always wanted to wheelie. This video is gonna fill emergency rooms everywhere with middle aged men. See you all there!
include a 24 year old woman there lol
See ya in the waiting room!
Yeah im headed out to practice today
-50 yr old
@@antoncarmichael4595 Sweet! Wear your pads and helmet. Since writing this original reply, I am nursing a broken wrist and arm. Bad mountain biking trail wreck. They happen, but this was the first time I broke. I wasnt even practicing wheelies. lol
@@AviatorGM thanks... will do!
Thanks! About to go try these, because I was doing a few things wrong:
I used my dominant foot to start
I didn't have my finger on the brake so I looped out a few times (but I landed on my feet)
And I also stopped pedaling in preparation for the wheelie. I'll try to keep pedaling. Thanks again!
Edit: Tell your sons they did absolutely amazing learning this!
Their sons are GOATS for learning this so effortlessly
@@Dolothereal definitely lol
Thanks!
Thank you as well!! Glad you enjoyed the video, hope it helped you figure out wheelies!
Your teaching technique/ explanations have the perfect delivery. Both of your boys did a great job, and your older son's rip at the end was better than I can do at the moment! (and I've been riding for 45+ years!). He really applied himself and caught on quickly.
I think if I apply some of what you said during a little bit of practice, I could up my wheelie game, too. Great vid!
Blud how old are u gang?
@@posfx6201 Me? If you're asking me, I'm almost 52.
@@BadMonkeyFinger_Audio u too old gang get out UA-cam comments
@@posfx6201 lol What? Should I stop biking, too?
@@BadMonkeyFinger_AudioNahhhhh💀💀
Milo is turning into such a shredder!. AWESOME AS ALWAYS .
It's pretty cool to see, very proud!
WOW!! Milo, at the end, was wheeling like he was born doing it!
Yeah it took a lot of days of practice, but then one day it really started clicking for him and he's got em dialed now!
FROM A WHEELIE LEGEND. Drop the seat where it fits right under arse , with both feet and tires on ground, you want to work from front tire being almost vertical and then blend into long catwalks. when they get the tipping point not balance point.... should take 60 hours tops ....Love vid ..Torontobikelife
Great teaching video! Please more ❤
Great job boys, and your dad is a great teacher.
Thanks! I've been thinking about doing more How-To videos, might have to do it!
@@PorterMTByes please, more "how to" videos with kids! It helps to show other kids learning rather than adults.
@@PorterMTB its help full to see a pro teach someone whos not
Where I grew up we would lift our front wheel and hope for the best in the street
@@PorterMTB can you pls do a video on how to ride a cannon thanx
I havent rode a bicycle in 10+ years, now im getting a job soon to buy my first bicycle so I can feel the childhood once again at 22yo. Love the video, just subbed too. You're a great dad as well. ❤
I'm 64 and getting back into mountain biking. I may just learn to wheelie yet. Great video. Great parenting. 😎
You should post vlogs of you biking✅
I'm planning on creating a fixed gear wheelie tutorial for the Brazilian community, and I'm researching around varied tutorials to get important points to add to my own. This was by far the best, and with the most truly useful tips that I, as a wheelie boy myself, agree completely on. Extremely well made content! Thank you!
boa mano!
O tutorial tá pronto? Espero que tudo dê certo
Interesting perspective on using your wrong foot to initiate the wheelie. It took me a few years to finally figure out the wheelie, but I don’t think I’ve ever tried starting with my bad foot 🤔
When I was a kid I could ride wheelies at will for as long as I wanted. At 62 and on a full suspension MTB, Which 'seems' more difficult than my old banana seat/BMX bikes w/back pedal brake. I'm more concerned about falling these days is the biggest holdback, I think. Thanks for the video! Wheeling is great for developing balance for all riding.
Milo is killing it already!!
Yeah he figured them out quick once he started putting in a lot of practice!
One tip that helped me a lot, was to FEEL your back straight, it will never be straight at all, but the FEEL of it is enough, doing that for years now and many friends got it with that tip :) Hope it helps somebody
I have been trying to do wheelies for 4 years now and couldnt do it until i watched this your the best teacher ever thank you i subbed and i shared to all my friends 😊😊
Doing wheelies is the best feeling ever thanks for the tutorial
I agree! Glad you enjoyed it!
You refreshed my memories of the 70s. We got fairly good doing wheelies on our 10 speed bikes...and I do remember how the wheelie was easier to maintain peddling up a slight grade. At 63, I'll have to try it for kicks.
Dude…. The sneaky last minute clip of Milo! 🤯 such a boss!
Thank you for all the hard work! Always love the videos!
Glad you enjoy the vids, that means a lot! Yeah I had to wait to finish this video to show his progress!
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I have a cheap duel suspension mtb that’s front heavy and this really helped thx eric
Awesome vid! Keep the videos coming! The boys are shredding it!
Great tutorial
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it, hope it helped! Lots more vids coming much more regular!
biggest tip i have took i have been able to wheelie now im always trying to get out thank u so much . i have watched 13 vids on how u have helped so much finally after 1 year off trying to wheelie arms straight and seat
Thank you so much this helped me out alot. I love how you're so in depth and you go over everything we need to know. Keep up the good work!
I DID IT for a few seconds, I’m still practicing and it only took me like 5 minutes after this video to finally do it THANK YOU ❤❤
Why am I watching this? I don’t even bike.💀🗿
Haha maybe it's time to start riding then??
Lol maybe😂🗿🗿🗿🗿
@Mas_on_yta surron is my dream i only got 800$ rn but i can’t wait to get one 😭😭
@@flypotatodude6377 Buy a bike
Haha I'm watching this and I already know how to do it 😂
Eric, I just learned about Day Ranch Park down in Bluffdale. It’s a brand new pump track, skatepark, and dirt jumps. Grand opening was this weekend. I saw some photos. Proper wooden lips and big whale tails / wall rides. Riding there tomorrow. You should check it out!
👍 Perfekt, I will practice now all days. Please do more how to videos. Thanks
Awesome, let me know how it goes with the wheelie practice!! Maybe I'll do a How To Manual video??
@PorterMTB Yes, this would be great 🙏
I learned to wheelie with my seat super low, so i learned it at an hill and with a little practice i learned to wheelie on flat terrains. It just takes some pratice and patience to learn it
That's awesome you got them figured out!
Awesome! Super cool to watch the kids progression. Milo is killing it!
Yeah it's been great to see the process work, Owen is getting close now too, Milo has them on lock!
I find it easier to stand up and push down then pull up as sitting down, mainly because I am not strong enough to get the wheel up sitting. Loved the video , love to see if I am doing anything differently than a pro.
That's awesome, I've definitely seen that method work well for kids to help get the front wheel up when you don't have the strength or weight or size to do it sitting down!
1:30 I can definitely relate to going over backwards on clips I got some sick pictures but it hurt
Haha you know what I'm talking about, it hurts!
Good info, thanks! I think the most satisfying part of the video was seeing the kids make their progress, awesome
Hope it helped you! I agree, it was really cool to see them start to figure it out
ive been learning wheelies for a long time. im telling yall: get over your fear! the fear is mostly the only thing keeping you from going to your balance point!
I been learning for about 15 to 20 years. Still pretty hit and miss pulling them off. Extremely difficult to prevent the bike falling to either one side or the other.
Easier said than done, but very true
I have pulled EPIC wheelies for over 35 years, adjust your seat so when you are on a wheelie your seat is flat,so you dont keep sliding off! Just been practicing no handed wheelies on my ridgeback tempest 2012 bike, i am 46!
Excellent! I'm 65, but this is the year of wheelies for me. Thanks for the vid!!
0:46 Naw cuz that’s how I learned 🤣🤣
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Great video… great to see a family enjoying something together and having a blast … great parenting… really happy to see it, we need more of this in the world!!
Milo just unlocked the next level of riding!
Yeah he did, so awesome to see!
I am 22 . I really really loved this video . I never done a wheelie in my life . Hopefully it’s never too late . Thanks a lot again ❣️❣️❣️
Milo killing it🤙🏽
So proud of him, getting it figured out!
@@PorterMTB he’s figuring it out quick🤙🏽 just wish I jumped on my bike sooner 😅
I learned to wheelie to be good for wheelie rides and stuff, but my country doesn't really have that community. I also needed 2 weeks to get to that point where im comfortable on the back wheel. Amazing!
I already know how but im watching for entertainment good luck learning it guys!
Nice, wheelies are the best!
I am 70 and I’m gonna go out and give it a shot. Your boys are awesome
love the videos. only channel that really takes my 8yo daughters attention. ⚠need videos weekly!!!!
That’s so awesome to hear!!! We just got back from a lot of travel so videos will be more frequent, working on the next video now, hopefully next week!
2:50 lol!!! I wasn't expecting that and i literally burst out laughing
Do you pedal while the rear brake is on sometimes, to manage the balance point? Pedaling with slight rear brake resistance as needed, or use rear brake only as needed?
That's a great question, I definitely do that a little, the better you do that the smoother the wheelie is.
Thank you so much for the valuable advice, sir. I absolutely love riding trails and doing wheelies, but I can only maintain the wheelie state for a few seconds. Oh my... I'm really bad at it, I need to practice more, even though I've been trying to practice consistently since I was a student until now, nearing 30 years old, I still can't do a wheelie properly. But through this video, I think I will try my best to do it.
You got it! If you can get it there for a few seconds, practicing every day will get them locked in! 👊
I remember riding with a group of dudes a few years back and the guy in front of me did a wheelie all the way down a section of single track as fast as I was riding on two wheels. 😮. Now I get to learn the his ways! Can a 40 year old learn to ride a wheelie?
That's awesome, I love riding wheelies on trails! You can definitely learn at 40, just take your time, use flat pedals, lower your seat a bit, and make sure your brakes work good and you are good at modulating them, that's really the key part that keeps you from flipping over backwards. Just practice 5-10 minutes a day and you'll get it. It'll be slow progress for a while and you might not feel like you're gonna get it, but stick with it and you'll get there. Once you figure out the front to back balance point through pedaling and braking the rest will come pretty quick.
Came for the wheelie lesson, stayed for the great dad and sons relationship. Good work teaching wheelies and good work raising great people 👍
Well done boys!! Cant wait to work on this more with my kids!!
Thanks! Let me know how it goes, hardest part is sticking with it at the beginning when it's hard, then it gets easier and more fun!
All we did in the 80s as pre-teens was ride bikes. Then we rode a little bit into the 90s and we got mountain bikes and the side of 20 inch pro freestyle tour team models made by GT.
Thanks for the tutorial! It helped a lot, but I am still struggling a little bit. I wanted to ask if I need to lock my suspension. I really enjoyed the video and I am supper excited to watch your upcoming videos! I would love ride with you guys someday! thanks
Glad you liked it and it's helping you! I don't like to lock out my suspension when I do wheelies, but you could try it to see if it helps you. Hope to ride with you sometime as well, should have the next video out next week too!
Awesome! Thank you so much!
I learned to wheelie at 9 years old i had 20 inch bike with that bike i learned everything i jumped some small jumps and then i bought new bike at 12 years old and the first time it was hard keeping balance and getting the wheel up because it was bigger bike but now i can go without hands a little
That's so awesome, nice work!!
Last month i was doing a wheelie (with flat pedals) and I looped out because when i tried to grab the brake my finger was on the shifter. It really hurt.
That sucks. Don’t give up!!
@@MichaelRei99 I have looped out and got hurt one more time but doing a wheelie is the most satisfying trick and nobody should ever give up just from getting hurt
Oh man I feel you, I actually had it happen recently as well. I was in a concrete parking lot, got on my friend from Australia's bike and clipped into his pedals. Before I remembered that Aussies run their back brake on the left side and front brake on the right, I popped a wheelie up and when I grabbed what I thought was the back brake there was nothing, I went straight to my tailbone and back on the pavement still clipped in, that one hurt for a while!!
I once saw a lad pop a wheelie down 5th Avenue in New York. Was one of the coolest things I've ever seen
Damn that practice paid off bigtime!
I practice wheelies all the time but can not be doing it right because I haven't made progress like this, I'll be checking the technique on my next ride, thanks Eric, Milo and Owen!!!
I find it helps to def do it on a grassy area to ease falling worries. Also, I’ll record with my phone to see how my posture is.
Yeah he got them figured out quick with a bunch of practice, hope it helps you figure them out!
@ energ8t It can be less stressful on grass for sure, especially when you're figuring out the brake control. Good luck with the practice, let me know how it goes!
I learnt to wheelie a bike a long while ago. I had a really bad bike to begin with, it had rim brakes and the rim was bent just a little so braking was uneven. Each rotation it would brake a little more by itself, that really taught me how to feather the brake. I got decent at that bike, riding wheelies the entire way over a turning narrow bridge(1.5m wide and 150 meters long maybe). When i borrowed my friends mums mtb with a hydraulic disc brake it was super easy to wheelie, i just had to get used to the feel of an mtb since it had a different frame and balance point. I taught my friend to feather the brake and he got pretty good too. I learnt to get into a wheelie without pedaling and also doing really fast wheelies with his mums bike. Also learnt to wheelie a ”old woman bike”. One of those that has a bent frame and pedalbrakes.
The fact that i learnt to wheelie on the bike that i did goes to show that you can learn on pretty much any bike.
It’s been a while since then and now im tryna learn to wheelie my dirtbike, as soon as i start riding this year im gonna learn to wheelie it.
That's awesome to hear, it's definitely hard to feather the brakes with a bent rim, I've had bikes like that before, but it made you good! I never figured out how to wheelie dirt bikes, but I will someday!
Hi Porter, I was wondering if you had any recommendations on a full suspension that is under $1500
You wanna save up a little bit more and buy used for about 2000$. If its your first bike buy a hardtail.
You shouldn't buy a full sus under 2k some components might not be that good I'd rather buy a hardtail
Hey! Diamondback has a new affordable full suspension coming out soon that's pretty sick, but I don't have a date on it yet.
Thank you so much I’m 13 and sometimes it can be kind of hard to save up that much money because I’ve got a full-time job
Never been able to lift my front wheel more than a few cm's. This video really made it seem so simple and clear to me that it's all literally balanced in the rear hub. Now I know my problem was I never pulled my bodyweight far enough back, which I guess makes sense because I mostly ride a road bike.
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Been thinking about trying to wheelie and gonna follow your advise
Great vid
I’ve been trying to wheelies for like two years and I still can’t
Fantastic tutorial. The boys did great. And getting soooo tall!
Thanks, glad it helped you! Wait till you see Milo now, he's 6 feet tall!!!
Holy moly! Stop feeding him! LOL
@@BMad-we6qf haha seriously
I just can’t lift the front wheel
Someone needs to say something to this Fr
same
Move saddle back on the rails. Shorter stem if possible. More rise on the bars/stem. All to get yor CoG further back over the rear wheel.
Remember to pedal up the front wheel while leaning back. It's not about pulling on the bars.
@@audunskilbrei8279 thanks bro
Im great at popping a wheelie up but this helped me keep it longer!
I love to hear that, nice work! Keep practicing and you'll be riding them as far as you want soon!
roses are red violets are blue to wheelie is hard especially if you are new.
I got my bike 2 days ago
No it was tomorrow night actually
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@lydiaustin3414 30 min ago lol
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
this is the best wheelie vid I've seen so far definitely some great tip's in there! keep it up boys!😃
That's awesome to hear, I'm sure there are a lot out there, but I wanted to do my best with what I know and how I'm teaching the boys.
@@PorterMTB yeah man a lot of other people don't talk about the fact that to be stable in a wheelie you need to have your seat down instead of up, and use the knees as well, so I'm glad you talked about those points! thanks!
@@4x4_DUGMTB I tried to think of everything that helped me, the only thing I forgot to mention is practicing somewhere without wind, which makes a huge difference!
@@PorterMTB yep you sure are right about the wind it really does make a difference!
Hopefully I’ll be able to wheelie this year! So close but still a little scary for me.
You got this!! Just follow these tips and practice 5-10 every day, you can do it!
@@PorterMTB thanks! This is definitely the place to learn
This is the proper way to teach your kids, while still being a good parent. Keep it up!😀
The kids are so resilient, so you must be doing something right👍
9:06 did milo get a new bike ?
Kind of, I set up Megan's bike for him since it's a size Medium, he's almost ready for a size Large though!!
Nice
there was something missing now you are the key
make the same tutorial for manual please
I will!! Been thinking about this for a while, it's on the list now!
"Need the least but want the most" is just so true
I wonder if this works on an e bike? 🤔
Definitely works on an e-bike! Just keep that finger on the brake since the power might make it more likely to loop out!
Your the best man helped way more than any other Chanel
Sick video 👍😀😎
Thanks!!!
Thank you Porters this video helped me I had the same problems as Milo with braking and side to side balence. Sadly during the time this video came out I had a broken foot and as soon as I could this helped so much🎉.
What tyres are the kids running?
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I watched this and i actually did it on a dirt bike so your my new favourite UA-cam
Milo is sick
He's crushing it, so cool to see!
This is the UA-cam number one best teacher of wheelies porter mtb
For bikes keep it up
He ain’t gonna like or comment
Great video it really helps
Thanks, glad to hear it helps!!
Man I'm just feeling much more confident watching this video, love the video btw👍
That's so awesome to hear, glad it's helping!
im in hospital and im not giving up
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This was a fantastic and lovely video like your fantastic kids. I've been trying to wheelie for >1 year. I'm some where between Milo at the start and Owen at the end! A have a poor back brake and I was starting to realise how big a problem this is so I'll be fixing that!
Look at that arm bro 3:03
Damn! Milo was crushing it after two weeks of practice!
Yeah he picked it up quick, just practicing every day does more than you'd think!
when im trying to wheelie im just falling to the side.
try to keep ur bars straight.
@@ArmandoBacjric i will try