Skillz help (trials)

[spuddy]

I called it trials cause i guessed they'd know, but im not a trials rider.

This has to do with getting up onto obsticles. I can manual my front wheel up onto a bench or whatever, but if it is above a certain height my back wheel just clips and stops me into my tracks. How can i get my back wheel up? I can hold balance with my front wheel only up, and rest my pedal on the ledge, but then im stuck :?

Any tips? I'm only a n00b you see.

[Jordy]

you can use your front brake or just sorta bunnyhop the rear up without the brakes

[tu plang]

I called it trials cause i guessed they'd know, but im not a trials rider.

This has to do with getting up onto obsticles. I can manual my front wheel up onto a bench or whatever, but if it is above a certain height my back wheel just clips and stops me into my tracks. How can i get my back wheel up? I can hold balance with my front wheel only up, and rest my pedal on the ledge, but then im stuck :?

Any tips? I'm only a n00b you see.

lock the front brakes, bring ur weight back, then try and throw yourself up and forward. when u think ur backwheel is high enough let the brakes go and if u time it right u will roll forward onto the ledge.

[spuddy]

so i dont need to lock the back as it hits the ledge to hold it there?
/me runs to nearest ledge

thanks guys!

[Grip]

Bottom-line.... you have to JUMP and pull the bike up under you... EVERYTHING else is a variation on that though.

[anfon]

Just adding on to what tu-plang said: when your back wheel is on the side/corner of the ledge, slowly let your back brakes off and pedal slowly too, your back tyre should grip a bit and help a bit more.

[Superman]

i put my front wheel where i want to go and then nose wheelie up sort of thing

i through my weight up and forwards while i slowly let go of the brakes

[monkeymagic]

practise bunny hopping? get higher hops...

or chuck your front wheel up and without grabing anybrakes throw all your weight over the front end and basically do a bunnyhop without taking the front wheel off the ground and itll bring your back wheel up...

[spuddy]

Thanks d00ds. A half bunny-hop is what im after. Look out Andrew Dickey!