Power Wheelie

[ridesallyride]

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[welshrob]

Originally Posted by ridesallyride

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LOL!

Much as I`d like to, it`s probably unfair of me to comment on those accidents as I wasn`t there at the time. On looking at my 'how to power wheely a striple' post, I now realise that it was unfair of me to say it was within the scope of most riders. I will amend my post to say it is within the scope of most riders who have at least a small amount of common sense.
Here are a few safety tips for those that don`t, to prevent any further unfortunate fatalities.
For those of you that have been riding for 15 years and haven`t yet figured it out, the front wheel is the one that steers the bike. When it is off the ground, steering capability it is greatly reduced. Braking too, for that matter, so pick a nice quiet open area, preferably off road, to practice. You may find a crash helmet and protective clothing comes in useful, too.

[ckassen]

Oh the guy I new was well (not that smart) and crazy...he had is bike for, well not very long....

But your right, it is within the scope of most riders(as long as they dont try it on a skinny street with cars on both sides)....lol

[Diego]

Originally Posted by welshrob

I will amend my post to say it is within the scope of most riders who have at least a small amount of common sense.
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For those of you that have been riding for 15 years and haven`t yet figured it out, the front wheel is the one that steers the bike. When it is off the ground, steering capability it is greatly reduced. Braking too, for that matter, so pick a nice quiet open area, preferably off road, to practice. You may find a crash helmet and protective clothing comes in useful, too.

Well put. However, I would add that there are schools which teach the art of the wheelie; and even there, on closed courses with all the safety gear, there are still occasional fatalities. A hundred-plus horsepower unicycle is definitely something to be treated with respect.

[Pancho]

i often do wee power wheelies in first gear off the lights and along wee straights. never more than 6 or so inches, cant really see the point in these huge nnumberplate smashing, standing on the passenger peg wheelies, theres much faster ways of getting to the next corner, which is the fun bit 4 me