Rourke Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Ok so i have been trying to g turn alot. Although after watching tutorials on it, I just can't get it. Does anyone have any tips? Also I have been wanting to manual. I can wheelie pretty well and I can get the motion of a manual for a few feet I can never get it though. So how did you guys learn? Did it sudently come to you, or did it take alot of practice where you slowly went farther and farther. I thought I would have had it by now since I can ride a unicycle... We'll thanks rourke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 watch this: http://www.mtbtricks.co.uk/themanual.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skunky_bifta Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Manuals - Definately takes practice and just doing it over and over, but i find a good technique that worked for me was to get my ass as far over the back wheel as possible, nice and low, stretch those arms out and just practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 The trick with G-turns is being able to roll backwards on your front wheel confidently. So if you can get the hang of fakie nose manuals you should then progress onto G-turns. You should also have a good grasp on being able to do rolling stopie 180s. G-turns are pretty much a combination of the two. The tricky bit is going from having your front wheel rolling forwards, to rolling backwards. A good way to practice is hopping on your front wheel, letting the back wheel drop down, then flicking the bike back underneath you with your feet, hips and shoulders, letting go of the brake, bringing the back end up again and rolling backwards on the front wheel then grabbing the brake again...Doing this will get you used of the transition of going forwards to backwards in the G-turn. Make sure you have a decent amount of pressure in your tyre or it’s just going to fold as you make the transition. I try to make a curve with my front wheel in the first part of the G-turn. I lean into the left, carving the front wheel (on a slight downwards slope usually helps). Once my back wheel is at around 90 degrees the turn picks up speed and I use my hips to throw the back of the bike round, more pressure is applied to the front end of the bike. This gives me speed to carry on into rolling backwards once Ive reached 180 degrees. Now that I’m thinking about it a wee bit more and going through the actions in my head, i'm probably rolling backwards at about 165-170 degrees and continuing to carve the front wheel round backwards to about 270 degrees. Ive maybe only a handful of times went a full 360 so im facing downhill again on the front wheel. So just get used to your front brake, learn where its bite point is and be prepared to put a lot of effort in. My chest was killing me to the point it was sore to breathe one night after trying so many fakie nose manuals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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