solitone
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OK, maybe after a couple of weeks I'm beginning to get it. But I think I'll need months to perfect it.
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Thanks, I'll try and practice! So brakes may be helpful? I feel the front brakes helps me keep balance, even though some people say you shouldn't use brakes, e.g. this guy: https://youtu.be/KgsC9l3i1iM
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The thing that annoys me is that the freehub disengages when I release pressure from the crank, and when I pushpush it again the freehub pawls re-engage in a different position so the crank is lower then initially.
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After a long stop, I'm practising trackstand again. I wonder how Peter manages to get those backwards movements with a freewheel..
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Hi and thanks for your videos! I subscribed to your youtube feed, and I find especially useful also those videos that show you as a beginner. On the one hand, it's encouraging to see the progress you made (in quite a short time I have to say--good!). On the other, they give you many ideas on how to practice. I've just started doing some simple excercises last week. I've started with the trackstand, the wheelie, and the endo (may I call it an endo? I come to a complete stop using the front brake and my rear wheel goes up..) Unfortunately I don't have much time to practice. More importantly, I'm not as young as you are, so presumably my brain plasticity is less than yours ;-) Nevertheless I'd like to learn some tricks, not to become a real trials biker, but to try and improve my technique on the MTB, when driving on some rough trails. Unfortunately I never rode the BMX when I was a child, so basically I'm starting from scratch. Even a wheelie for me is something completely new--a real endeavour! So I'd try to make it as simple as possible. I'm wondering whether training on a BMX/street/trial bike might be worth it. If it's simpler than on a regular MTB, I think I'd begin to appreciate some results earlier, and this would encourage me to improve. What do you think? I'm considering to buy some fairly cheap used bike, and train my technique on it, while using my MTB for XC and trail riding.
