stuie Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 im having trouble getting my backwheeling down and mastereddose anyone have any tips at allall tips and advice posted im greatful formany thanksstuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 Start about... 2 bike lengths away, wrong foot forward.Put in a little kick to get you rolling at around fast walking pace.About 1/2 a bike length before, bring the pedal round so youre pushing with your strong foot, and lift up the front wheelAs this is happening, pick up the back wheel with your feet, and bring your knees up to your chest (or as high as you can get them)Stick your arse over the back wheel, and push the back wheel down onto the object with your legs, keeping your arms straightKeep it on the back wheel, or drop the front, depending on what you wish to do.Ride away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai the Socket Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 Start about... 2 bike lengths away, wrong foot forward.Put in a little kick to get you rolling at around fast walking pace.About 1/2 a bike length before, bring the pedal round so youre pushing with your strong foot, and lift up the front wheelAs this is happening, pick up the back wheel with your feet, and bring your knees up to your chest (or as high as you can get them)Stick your arse over the back wheel, and push the back wheel down onto the object with your legs, keeping your arms straightKeep it on the back wheel, or drop the front, depending on what you wish to do.Ride away.f**king good post man, have you been riding long? Haven't seen you around.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 I've been riding about a week, I can backwheel 85" and tap 114" I can also gap 14ft static and sidehop 172"I suck My biggest drop is 6" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuie Posted August 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 cheers for thati will try it as soon as my new bike is built...been askin mates that i ride with but they all say different things so the more input the betterthank youI've been riding about a week, I can backwheel 85" and tap 114" I can also gap 14ft static and sidehop 172"I suck My biggest drop is 6"thats riding 1 week.are you sure??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai the Socket Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 cheers for thati will try it as soon as my new bike is built...been askin mates that i ride with but they all say different things so the more input the betterthank youthats riding 1 week.are you sure???He bought a Trials-Forum tape measure they're 1/2 inches out I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 Thats what my T-F tape measure says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuie Posted August 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 fair enough still sounds really really good though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantallsop Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 Bend your knees out, it will give you more control over your bike and keep it more central. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 can't add much to the really good post above except to say that you probably want to take off a little bit later than you think and that it's really your body doing the work in terms of getting height - the pedal kick just moves you forwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuie Posted August 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 thank's for all the help guy'smean's alot that people are tryin to help every 1 rather than some people that just get annoyed with peole asking questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 thank's for all the help guy'smean's alot that people are tryin to help every 1 rather than some people that just get annoyed with peole asking questionsask a sensible question and you get sensible answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 here are my tips ,1.go at the thing your backwheeling like you mean it,otherewise you have no chance of doing in.2.make sure that your back brake holds well so that it doesnt slip if you land the back tire on the edge.3.start of small and work up ,but no lower than 20".good luck mate,steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytr-jack Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 go on here it tells you and shows how to do it http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/wiki/Backwheeling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuie Posted August 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 go on here it tells you and shows how to do it http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/wiki/Backwheelingthank's i will cheack it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Hey dude, I learned backwheel's watching Martyn Ashton on Tricks and Stunts. Slow motion for the win!! I roll into the move with my good foot down. I also roll in surprisingly slowly, allowing more power to come from the cranks when you go for the move. One thing to remember is that it's quite an explosive move. When I get to the right distance from the wall (closer than you think as has been mentioned but just work on it) I start pedalling, raising the front wheel quite steeply. As the crank comes round to having my good foot forward I put in the final kick of the cranks which is where most of the power comes from. That final kick is literally in the final 1/8th of a crank turn and is quite important in my eyes). At the same time you need to be exploding upwards pulling the bike with you with both your arms and legs. Once the bike's (hopefully) off the ground you want to bethrowing the bike out in front of you and aiming the back tyre at the edge of the wall. From there it's just a case of shifting your weight a little forwards to get the front wheel down if the momentum isn't sufficient and smiling!!Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Thing is everyone thinks backwheeling is all about your back wheel... in my experince is like 60% about the front wheel!!!! i dont really pedal much or come in with any speed... but make sure my front wheel almost... or actually does hit the wall on the way up... if it hits the wall its called a tap... but dont try to do them, when you do bigger stuff it will just come naturally! use half a pedal to try and hit your front wheel on the wallThen chuck you arms forwards your ass out and tuck like a bitch!!! whenever i watch vids of myself it always looks easy when i make it! so sometimes it helps to try a lil less and let it come naturally!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuie Posted August 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 these have all been really helpful. im finding back wheeling a really big pain in the bum to be honest with you all.its just watching people do it and you think yea i want to do that then you try and u think "how on earth did he do that"cheers once again guy's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran@ZSClothing Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Just recently i have found that i was looking at where to take off and not where to land, so i tried again looking at the top of the wall where i wanted to end up and managed to do it first time. Dunno if this will help you, but it helped me so...good luck, Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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