Manuals in 3 Easy Steps! | Beginner MTB Sessions with Bryan
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2020
- WELCOME to beginner mountain bike sessions with Bryan! On this episode, we are going to walk through 3 easy steps to learn the basic manual. Now we aren't talking about 1/2 pro manual, but more of the manual as a basic tool to make you a better overall rider. Knowing how to manual is key!
What is Beginner MTB Session with Bryan?! This series is all about those of you that are fresh to the mountain bike scene and eager to learn. Bryan just started riding, so it has been a blast working with him and his very raw skill set and MTB knowledge. We will cover everything from the gear you need, to drops, and jumps. Come along for the journey!
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Bryan is a champion for us common people. Thanks for the great video!
Bryan is a legend. Thanks for watching!
Agreed. He is our championn👍
Totally
no one on youtube ever explained what the legs do when you bend them (bringing the front tire down) and when you stretch them (bringing the front wheel up). thank you for this critical information that no one is taking about. now i'll know what to focus on in my manual progression
Urban Dropper happy to help! It’s critical knowledge!
I agree. It really makes sense in physics.
Also, I think Bryan did not have to move his butt too far back because his weight helped him balance his bike without doing so. For lighter bikers, maybe they need to move their butt a little further back to get their bike into a balance while doing a manual.
Great video, MTB Travel Review! Very helpful. Thanks! New sub here.
I've watched maybe 8 different videos on doing manuals. Yours was the first to suggest pushing forward with your feet, and it makes perfect sense. And I'd never heard anyone point out that your weight behind the axle is balanced against the weight of the front of the bike. Very helpful pointer. It was encouraging to see Bryan make so much progress on his first day. Thanks for putting this together. It was very helpful and very well done.
I really appreciate the feedback and am very happy to hear that the video helped you, even after already seeing so many other videos on the subject. Bryan is a quick learner!
Oh men i love that finally someone is teaching beginners but more special also heavier people with less cardio. That makes it easier to watch and to believe that anyone can do it.
Hope you make more video's like this with this guy. Seems a lovely chap :-) Greetings from Belgium
Appreciate it man and happy to help!
@@MTBTravelReview you made me an addict, now i'm whatching all those video with Brian :-)
@@SergioProdi great to hear!! 👏🏼👏🏼
nice video! me ist mountainbiking since about 1.5 years and still avoid drops. respect, bryan! keep on the good work! both of you! :)
Brave Brave Sir Brian! I'm a Dad. And I dab. You've inspired me - I think I'll try a manual too :)
Hey Man!, I see alot of your tutorials. It helped me a little bit in jumping and im still in progress
I'll just Bunny Hop over that whole trail.
Nice comprehensive guide Jimmy! The extending and bending your legs bit makes a lot of sense but wasn’t immediately obvious when trying to do it myself. Nice to see it illustrated!
rpiian thanks and happy to help!
Many thanks once again!
Best Best Series ever! Thank you! and I LOVE & Subscribe to more than Six great MTB content providers.
dlw sport many thanks!
Love this vid cause I needed to learn how to manual
Tech Review happy to help!
So easy to understand. Thanks for doing this. Awesome.
Thanks happy to help
PRO TIP: to find your balance point, get your rear end as far back as possible and as close to the back tire tread. Keep your arms as straight as possible. Preferably locked at full extension. Rock your rear from front to back and experience the weight distribution and how light the front wheel gets. This will help raise the front. Only use hips, front to back, ARMS at full length. STRAIGHT! Very important. Practice on a grade for best results. PRACTICE! It’s straight arms and front to back hip motion. That’s it🙏🔑✌️
Well I guess we don’t need the video anymore! Haha.
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Thank you for this manual. I got something to practice on. This is very helpful to us who wants to learn.👍
Thanks for watching!
Perfectly explained, in my opinion. Congrats
Thank you 🙏🏼
Awesome video 👍
5:42 i cant stop laughing...air __________ shorts now!!! hahahaha
Bryan is hilarious
This was well defined. Thanks !!
Happy to help
I'm old enough to remember when this was called a "wheelie". Great video though!
Bryan!!!
thumbs up for the Arnold voice :)
Great vid brother!
flex_mtb many thanks! 🙏🏼
Great video! Thanks
Thank you!
Thank for tutorial
Happy to help!
Bryan is my spirit animal 😎🤙🏽
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Gonna try it thx!
Of course!
Great video🤟
Thanks 🤘🏼
Excellent
Thanks!
2:05 video starts. Great instructional!
It starts at 0:00. Thanks!
Bryan is a legend
Haha that he is!
8:13 nice one bro!
I was big as you and lost the weight in 2 years, now I am slim.
Thanks for this - it's important to remember that us normal people need instructions too. Go Bryan!
Happy to help!
Sub'd 👊 really helpful!
Appreciate the support! 🤘🏼
best analogy I ever heard for the feeling of "down and back" was to imagine like you are flopping back into a recliner after a long day at work xD
That’s a good one!
u didnt mention when u actually flops down back head first , that feeling ,lol
Nice video mite,,👍 i like to learn how to manual not to easy..😆 but i'll always to try.😁
Keep practicing!
@@MTBTravelReview Ok, thank you
Great video! I have the same nomad and was wondering if thats a custom job on that lyrik fork!! Please let me know, I've thought of doing the exact sam scheme to mine!
Those are the stock decals on a pike fork. I wish it was a lyric!
Nice tutorial. Have you done a beginner vid on bunny hopping? Would love to see one. Thanks.
Funny story... bunny hop video is literally dropping in 3.5 hours! Haha. Make sure you check it out!
Hey this is the best video then I can learn from it most of the videos don’t tell you the real thing
Thank you. Happy to help
I have watched a few videos about how to manual. Including this one, I couldn't find the most basic and essential information in doing the manual. That is how to choose a bike for manual. I think my current mtb is too big for me to move my body behind the seat to start the manual. I couldn't even find a single piece of information on choosing the correct size. This should be the top reason you didn't mention.
You won’t find a video on bike size for a manual, because you can manual pretty much any size bike with the correct technique. That is assuming that you aren’t riding a bike that is too big for you in general.
Bryan is Superstar! But please, help him to adjust cockpit, hes progress will be twice faster.
Haha. He has since adjusted his setup
I think it's important to not say you pul with your arms. It's more like your using your body to pul on your arms keeping them firm on your bars.
I want to see a manual on an XC race bike with a long stem and low bars!
If I owned one I’d try it, but no promise an haha I’ve seen guys manual on gravel bikes, so it can be done!
Is it completely the same steps on a hardtail ? thx for the vid looking forward to getting started :) !
Yup. Same for any bike
You said here that a manual can be a start for drops. But in your video on drops you made a point of saying you don't need to lift the front wheel, you just move your weight back on the bike so the front wheel is weightless. Are there ever situations where you do need to lift the front wheel when doing a drop?
Good catch! For a standard drop you shouldn’t need to lift your front wheel at all, but there are many instances, like a drop down a decline or an obstacle at the start of a drop, where the initial front wheel lift is necessary. There are so many different scenarios for drops, so you have to take each one case by case. All part of the joy of mountain biking!
I am too small and I can’t get my front wheel up at all. I’ve checked every video on CZcams.
I need friends like you, I have about 3 monts on the bike but I have no healmet and no trails.... kust city but it is fun and I need more comfidence to practice.
Find some friends and get a helmet! Keep at it.
I cannot do it front comes up a little, but my arms just lock out ,
main description 3:28
When i'm bending back I stack in to the seat. Do you low your seat?
Yes.
I'd really like to do manual, bunny hop and of course jumps! I saw several videos, yours soo good, now I know how should but I can't do. I fear of crashing!!! My hearth stops for that lifting sec. I have a 29er 4bar-link geometry fully (S frame for 170cm) and it's really scarying because the wheel is a little bit taller than my legs inside. I'm at front wheel up point in weeks.. :D Well pushing down is also hard with 53kg, I tried so many times to push and then just lift with arms a bit. Not lifted. Just fork went to normal position.. :D :D Now I know: I'm fckng weak.. and of course technique is my main problem (and fear, I know). I did wrong go back point before! But hey! If such a plush bear man did it without full of crashing I'll also do it!!!!! Keep working man!
Thanks for sharing and keep at it man. I know you can do it! Practice practice practice!
*woman.. actually woman! 😂
@@csengming4052 hahaha so sorry! Not offense meant!
Send it! Fear is worse than crashing, unless you break something. Jimmy always pushes me to try new stuff but always reminds me to take my time and know what your limits are. Just start small and ride with someone who encourages you to try new stuff.
Thanks for support! I can lift front wheel about 25cm now!!! I couldn't bend and squat for 3 days after biking and exercising all day long but who cares? :D
Hi, did you inflate the tires and locked the shock to make manual learning easier?
No, that’s now how it works on the trails, so I wouldn’t practice or learn that way.
@@MTBTravelReview Hi, thank you for your prompt reply. I’m a bit frustrated because I’m an experienced rider and really want to add manuals to my skill set but just can’t manage to pop my bike up to the balance point. I practised diligently almost every day last summer but just couldn’t do it. I bought an online course to learn to manual and followed all the instructions to the letter, and even bought a manual machine; while I can get the bike to the balance point on the machine, I just can’t manage without it.
I have a high end mountain bike, so the bike shouldn’t be the problem, although I didn’t lock the shock or inflate more my low pressure tires (as advised in the online course) because I believe that, if I learn with a different set up, then I won’t be able to manual with my normal set up on the trails (although I might be wrong?). I’m a light rider, at 5.7 and about 65kg; I know that it could be a bit harder to learn to manual for smaller riders, but I should be able to learn - really don’t know why I can’t manage. Please have you got any advice?
@@gr637 unfortunate it sounds like you have checked all of the boxes, so you have two options: find a local mountain bike trainer to work with, or come to terms with the fact that manuals might not be a part of your repertoire. Not much can be done online. Hope that helps!
what is the model and year of that orange/yellow Santa Cruz? I have a Fuji Traverse with exact same color pattern, it would be so cool to have two different bikes in the same color scheme. Please answer if anyone knows...
2016 Santa Cruz Nomad
@@MTBTravelReview thanks a lot :)
I’ve been practising this for ages but I still can’t lift my front wheel in to the air and when I do it just drops back down again
I’d recommend finding a MTB trainer to ride with in your area and help you learn
have you got the rear suspension locked to do this.
No. That’s not a good way to learn in my opinion because it’s not teaching you how it will really feel out on the trails.
Great video bro. Make sure you lift the rear on a Hardtail or you'll be smashing that wheel.
Thanks man and it can still be done on a hard tail, but a little stiffer... haha
6:12 no one says this, and it is very important to learn on grass or dirt whit no bit rocks.
Is this gonna be hard if your bike is too big?
Generally speaking, yes. A large bike that is slacker and has more suspension travel will be a bit harder to learn on, but not impossible.
First time i saw some one else with my name
I did this on a carpark last week and almost broke my wrist #learningat40
You have to start somewhere! Glad you didn’t break anything. Just make sure you start slow and focus on the basic form to start.
@@MTBTravelReview It’s all coming along slowly. Keep up the good content!
@@wilsarno great to hear and will do! Thanks
Im the bryan
Embrace the Bryan
I hope the thumbnail is What not to do in a manual!
I hope cheddar is not what you use on a Philly cheese steak.
My bike is too old for manuals.
Not possible
How many went down backwards after watching this lol
🤣🤣
He needs a shorter stem and wider bars!
So enduro!
Saddle should be down
His bars really said 😐
another useful information:
its pointless, but still: DONT brake with the front, the tire needs to spin, to keep it balanced
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"we're not trying to manual a minute down the road here"
screw that! I want to manual a minute down the road.
Same, same.