low manual to low?

Lean back and put your ass over your back wheel , be prepared to catch yourself with your feet or slam your tailbone into concrete , once you get the feeling your going to fall back and die consistently your close to the balance point

eskimojay wrote:

Lean back and put your ass over your back wheel , be prepared to catch yourself with your feet or slam your tailbone into ...more

eskimojay wrote:

Lean back and put your ass over your back wheel , be prepared to catch yourself with your feet or slam your tailbone into concrete , once you get the feeling your going to fall back and die consistently your close to the balance point

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o.O i did all that- actually my ass was beyond the wheel. i nearly sack tapped the tire

the farther you lean back the less you have to pull up your wheel, so find your confortable balance point and you should be good

Bend your knees and hold yourself up as low as possible. Lol. Manuals are 95% leg work.

Easy to learn, impossible to master

Learning manuals were weird , but I'd tell you if you start getting the balance aim to have your ass above your back wheel .

You have the most control here , and can adjust . If you want a responsive manual stay over your back wheel , it's easy to control but harder to stay balanced , but it's how I hop out of and into grinds so I can stay in control and not my wrestle my bike .

If you lean over your back wheel , you start to cruise with the manual and it's more relaxed but it's good for going faster and more stable , but if you can't hold a manual you will not get them quick like this unless you go faster and can hump your bike and pump your legs well , and can loop out and get out of it .

That's me above my wheel , where I have most control . It's responsive and I can adjust to turn , loop out , or keep my front end up.



That's with my ass over the bike , and this is where I can cruise in the manual , and pump to stay in it . This is what I use when bombing hills and manualling.

Brayden_Buckingham wrote:

Learning manuals were weird , but I'd tell you if you start getting the balance aim to have your ass above your back wheel .
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Brayden_Buckingham wrote:

Learning manuals were weird , but I'd tell you if you start getting the balance aim to have your ass above your back wheel .

You have the most control here , and can adjust . If you want a responsive manual stay over your back wheel , it's easy to control but harder to stay balanced , but it's how I hop out of and into grinds so I can stay in control and not my wrestle my bike .

If you lean over your back wheel , you start to cruise with the manual and it's more relaxed but it's good for going faster and more stable , but if you can't hold a manual you will not get them quick like this unless you go faster and can hump your bike and pump your legs well , and can loop out and get out of it .

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thanks guys- and brayden- followed ya on instagram- I need to get that coffee to you too....

thanks guys- im off work kinda early tomorrow so i'll work on it some before track practice- maybe the track will get my legs thinking in the right direction.

Sounds like your ass is too low, try to keep your knees bent like in Brayden's second picture.

Also, I am 99% sure you run brakes, do you have a finger on the lever in case you loop out? That way you can feather the brakes (gently tap them as needed to assist with keeping the balance point).