Freedom rider

Thats good advice, so thanks. I think thats one thing ive been doing as well when Ive been practising.

Leaning back rather than yanking up, thats good advice. I was actually wondering about that just today. But i have to say im glad its more about leaning back than yanking up, that means i've been practising the right way..Thanks. I also have understood that its good to keep your eyes set in the horizon, rather than staring somewhere close infront of you..I wonder if thats correct. I would almost like to say that I trust what my instinct tells me, but then again, im a newbie and I cant say anything for sure. I think my biggest problem at the moment is getting the front up in the right way, in a kind of one smooth movement...I have got the front up a few times in a nice smooth way, after which I have found some sort of balance on the rear wheel, and manualed two or three meters. But the other times when I dont get the front up very smoothly, its really hard to find balance on the rear wheel.

Yeah I understand your point about if one is expecting to learn over night, they might get frustrated and quit. I ABSOLUTELY do understand that point...and although I know Im over anxious, its only because of high motivation. I dont think I will ever quit I have been addicted to jumping and riding bikes for a long time now, and now that i got my first trial bike, I immediatly felt i should have gotten it 10 years ago. And thanks a lot for the reply! This already helps me to set targets.

Hi, I dont know if this helps at all, but I simply lock the rear, pull back and up, and I jump as soon as Im up. The first jump is just to find the balance for staying up.

Hi all, this is my very first post here. I registered because I cant bare not having got a hang of the manual yet. All replies are much appreciated. So I got my first trial bike. I have about 20 days of practise so far. Before starting trialing, I had done mountain biking quite a lot. Yesterday I started practising the manual, and now after about 4 hours of practise, I feel I havent improved at all. Other tricks I've gotten a hang of quite quickly, but I am STRUGLING with manual! So a couple of questions that will help me set some targets for learning: 1. how long did it take you to learn to do the manual? 2. how much experience did you have, when you started practising the manual? Thanks for replies. Keep riding!