[DachshundBiker]

Why is it the more wheelies I do, the worse I am? If I am doing horrible wheelies, I take a 3 day break, and I can wheelie 10x as long that day. Then I get worse again the more I wheelie. It is quite annoying. I've been practicing for 3 months and can go for 4 minutes longest.

 

[Jayem]

It's because anyone who can wheelie thinks they are a great teacher and the reality is, they are great wheelie-ers, but crappy teachers.

 

[cookieMonster]

You need more practice.
(😉)

 

[spaightlabs]

Why is it the more wheelies I do, the worse I am? If I am doing horrible wheelies, I take a 3 day break, and I can wheelie 10x as long that day. Then I get worse again the more I wheelie. It is quite annoying. I've been practicing for 3 months and can go for 4 minutes longest.

Have you run into a lot of situations where you needed to do a 5 minute wheelie?

 

[cookieMonster]

Have you run into a lot of situations where you needed to do a 5 minute wheelie?

I consider myself highly proficient at wheelies, but I’m pretty sure I’ve never done one for 5 minutes.

 

[Jayem]

Yeah, I've definitely gone over a half mile, maybe close to a mile, but only downhill, it's tiring as hell. On dirt it's way harder, on FS bikes it's way harder. It's never easy.

 

[.WestCoastHucker.]

i can wheelie across at least 3 parking spaces. sometimes 4...

 

[Scott O]

I'm wheelie confused by this question.

 

[FatboyFarleyFuse1977]

Wow, nice topic. Wind. Rim width. I can wheelie until the path ends.
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Learn the balance point and have a solid rear brake (I've moved to four piston XT) that you can feather. If you fall right or left, start slower in a much lower gear. Learn to ride against the rear brake to smooth our pedal strokes. At low speeds and doing tight circles, I'm pedaling against the brake more than gravity.
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Wheelies are such a badass universal trick...I get 70 year old guys that ask me about my fat bikes, then pat me on the shoulder and remind to stay young and never stop riding wheelies. 😀 I know, I'm 44 and way past my college skills.

This modern geometry is killing me, the old bikes and fatbikes can wheelie forever. My 2020 Fuse with "modern" geometry and 29s can spin, I have zero leverage.

 

[mik_git]

If i can wheelie enough to get the front tyre over whatever it needs to get up and over, job done...if I need to wheelie for 5 minutes... then something is not right in the world

 

[FatboyFarleyFuse1977]

If i can wheelie enough to get the front tyre over whatever it needs to get up and over, job done...if I need to wheelie for 5 minutes... then something is not right in the world

No, that just means you don't have the skill...or strength. 🤪😎

 

[mik_git]

Nah-agh...means I'm economical

 

[DachshundBiker]

Have you run into a lot of situations where you needed to do a 5 minute wheelie?

Oh yeah everyday. Its my only goal in life

 

[Brad Pitted]

Textbook example of the humble brag. Sounds like OP has wheelies wired. Next challenge; the 3 minute manual.

 

[Mike Aswell]

I think it's kind of like if you're just drinking beer every day for a week by Sunday you're kind of like hell, I don't even want a beer. But if you haven't had a beer all week by Friday you're like this is the best damned beer I've ever had. Kind of like that.

 

[Crankout]

City kids have it dialed in...

 

[frdfandc]

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City kids have it dialed in...

I noticed a few years ago how popular SE Bikes are with the wheelie crowd in the cities. There are videos everywhere of kids doing long wheelies in the cities.

 

[slapheadmofo]

Oh yeah everyday. Its my only goal in life

If you can seriously ride a single wheelie for 5 minutes, what in the world is the issue?

Also, if you can seriously ride a wheelie for 5 minutes, post a video.
I know some guys who are really, really good at wheelies and 5 minutes is up there time-wise. At that point, you're almost to the 'take the front wheel off the bike' level.

 

[slapheadmofo]

I noticed a few years ago how popular SE Bikes are with the wheelie crowd in the cities. There are videos everywhere of kids doing long wheelies in the cities.

SE made a point of getting into the bikelife (wheelie) scene a few years back and started sponsoring/promoting some riders and events.
Was apparently a good decision.

My son messing around with the RRDblocks, the undisputed king of that scene, a year or two before it really blew up.

 

[.WestCoastHucker.]

If you can seriously ride a single wheelie for 5 minutes, what in the world is the issue?

Also, if you can seriously ride a wheelie for 5 minutes, post a video.
I know some guys who are really, really good at wheelies and 5 minutes is up there time-wise. At that point, you're almost to the 'take the front wheel off the bike' level.

had a friend in school who could wheelie forever. one handed while eating and drinking kinda wheelie steeze...