So that's a manual? Makes sense. Thanks for the info, Dave. I never knew that was what they were called; I thought they were all wheelies.
Good to know! Glad you liked it. Thanks, and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. Cheers, frank David Mann <[email protected]> wrote: >On Oct 12, 2013, at 1:54 PM, knarf <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Another BMX shot from the Eighth Street Skate Park. This fellow was >one of the "outsiders" who drove into New Toronto from the east end. As >I mentioned earlier, there was a friendly competition and some pretty >good riding. >> >> I like wheelies because they tend to go slower than when they get >airborne: >> >> http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2013/10/wheelie.html?m=1 > >Awesome photo, well done. > >To split hairs, I think a wheelie is where you're still sitting on the >seat pedalling. This guy is doing a manual. > >I had a go at learning to manual a few years back but was too scared of >going over backwards to really commit to it. Plus I was using a very >heavy mountain bike which made it a lot harder. > >Cheers, >Dave “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
