as an off shoot of the "can you wheelie?" thread, what exactly is manualing? surely its just a wheelie? no?
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embarasing question #567..,what is manualing?
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Posted 2 years ago #
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stood up on the pedals, coasting on the back wheel..
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Standing on pedals, not pedalling, front wheel in air, moving.
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OMG
surely your pulling my leg, that cant be done...
next youll be telling be bikes can jump through the air HA HA
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This is a manual. Granted it's on a BMX and not the best vid, but it's all I could do at short notice.
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Where as wheelying (beyond a pedal stroke or 2) is just showboating
manualling is actually useful when doing proper riding and looks cool as...
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Good on you for asking though - all too easy to fall into the trap of not asking and pretending to know.
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If you transfer your weight assertively enough, and drive your feet forward in the right way, you can lever the front of the bike up and hold it there. As said, very useful - pop off step downs, lift the wheel over logs, first half of a bunny hop etc. No real need to hold it on the balance point for ever, although that does look cool.
Posted 2 years ago #
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