modifiedridah2k9 Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Hey, been practising for months and cant do manuals. Anybody got any tips please? Also is TrialTech sport risers and a TrialTech sport stem a good height of front end for manuals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Don't know about those stem and bars, but you want high and short I think. It's another one of those moves you just need to practise. I found it helped to think of moving back instead of just trying to lift the front. Harder to learn manuals with a good brake, really helps to feather it for adjustments, took me ages to learn doing them when I got a back brake that worked like it was supposed to. And you got to relax and be loose, make sure your moving your body to adjust balance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwarf Shortage Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Let's see what Ryan Leech has to say: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-Nn4Z5WVIg OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH MANUALS! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Hey, been practising for months and cant do manuals. Anybody got any tips please? Also is TrialTech sport risers and a TrialTech sport stem a good height of front end for manuals? I've been practising all year just when i'm biking to and from places, and only just started to get good at them. Just practice you'll find your perfect balance point. It can be a very hard trick to learn i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 You can roll your bars back a little if you want to make your bike better for manuals (also makes it nicer for two-wheeled moves and bunnyhops). Just make sure you focus on getting your weight back so you 'sit' into the manual. Don't just try and yank your bars up 'cos you'll only ever be able to get a short distance. Just remember you're counterbalancing your body weight with your front wheel, so if you have your front end low, you need to have your body weight low and far back, and if you prefer having your front wheel higher then you need to adjust your weight higher and further forward too. When you're learning, it's probably best to try and do it with your front wheel lower rather than higher as you'll learn to control it better rather than having it really high and just relying on your brake to stop you looping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe O'Connor Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Manuals on a trials bike? Its easier to do them on a bmx, I recomend learning them on a bmx and then on a trials bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 i was trying my hardest FOREVER on my zoo python 2006, it had a long wheelbase, idk what it is, and im like 5 foot 7 inch tall or so, and the frame was too long, and the stem was too high. so i bought my new meta mod, is has 1005 mm wb, with an echo tr stem and trialtech risers, i can manual pretty much forever n it, i think its all about your geo of your bike and how tall you are, your height, has to match, if you will, your bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
club_card Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 (edited) I found it helpfull to loop out more rather than let the front wheel drop helps you find the balance point just keep your bum as far back and low as possible. Edited September 19, 2010 by club_card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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