wheelies??

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Sandy, you might need to learn how to change gears first...

[sandy45]

i know how to change gears. i just didnt know all the lingo and exactly how they work. i am riding fine. but with starting to jump i need to be able to do wheelies. i have hit one but havnet been able to since. didnt know if there was a trick for women.

[mimitabby]

why should it be different for men and women? Theoretically women
should be better equipped to do wheelies because most of our weight
is low in our hips and men have big heavy shoulders.
I think the main "trick" is balance and nerve. It also helps to have the right kind of bike.

[spokewench]

I'm probably not the one to talk about wheelies - cause I'm wheelie challenged! I've been riding mountain bikes forever and if I have to do a wheelie higher than a couple of inches at slow speed, I just can't seem to manage it!

Anyway, if you have a suspension fork, here is a tip. It helps to compress the fork right before you need to lift. So, put your weight quickly on the handlbars (fork) to compress it then shift your weight back and pull the front end up. The other tip is to keep pedaling as you to to lift! That's the part that seems to elude me every time!

[TrekJeni]

Would you wheelie women suggest learning not clipped in first vs clipped in? Obviously if not clipped in, I can bail that much easier but I would think doing it clipped in, you might "lift" with your feet and then you would have different techinque. Am I making any sense?
Jeni

[spokewench]

Yep, It is easier to jump the bike clipped in for sure. You can lift the bike. I myself am lost anymore when I am not clipped in on a mountain bike

[ClockworkOrange]

I am watching this thread carefully for any good tips.

This is one thing I would love to be able to do.

I have a back problem, so I guess I am always concerned at trying to pull the front of the bike up.

Good luck anyway.

Sally