Best bike for a wheelie!

The Davestator

I'm 42 and have never done a satisfactory wheelie.

So, now is the time!

I have a few bike but none suitable. Anyone know what the best cheap bike to get would be - slightly smaller mountain type bike or a bmx type bike or something else? I want to do a wheelie for at least 5 seconds

I understand that this is juvenile and silly and I just don't care

dastardly00

Some tips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2JZ31B4FBs

But I don't want to deter you from buying a bike though either

Tony04

The Davestator wrote: »

I'm 42 and have never done a satisfactory wheelie.

So, now is the time!

I have a few bike but none suitable. Anyone know what the best cheap bike to get would be - slightly smaller mountain type bike or a bmx type bike or something else? I want to do a wheelie for at least 5 seconds

I understand that this is juvenile and silly and I just don't care

Do you have a mtb even a hybrid?

Flat handlebars are all that are needed to be honest I prefer locking out my suspension on my hardtail to wheelie.
Break it up theres only two parts to it. Firstly preloading your torso in to the bars and back up like a press up. Secondly pushing down with your feet. And then try add them together. Third part if you like is patience. Also do it on grass you dont want to go over the back on tarmac.

07Lapierre

I’m currently trying to improve my trackstand! Not going too well TBH. Those guys on GCN make wheelies and trackstands look so easy!

Charlie19

Go all out and get yourself a scrambler:)

The Davestator

Tony04 wrote: »

Do you have a mtb even a hybrid?

Flat handlebars are all that are needed to be honest I prefer locking out my suspension on my hardtail to wheelie.
Break it up theres only two parts to it. Firstly preloading your torso in to the bars and back up like a press up. Secondly pushing down with your feet. And then try add them together. Third part if you like is patience. Also do it on grass you dont want to go over the back on tarmac.

Have a hybrid but its a big heavy Giant with kids seat on it!

Cheers for the advice about the grass

The Davestator

Charlie19 wrote: »

Go all out and get yourself a scrambler:)

Funnily enough, I watched scrambler racing in 1985 and have wanted one since!

Trekker09

Get a Chopper!

magicbastarder

Trekker09 wrote: »

Get a Chopper!

GOOO! GET A CHOPPAH! NOW!

Trekker09

magicbastarder wrote: »

GOOO! GET A CHOPPAH! NOW!

I'm tempted! All my pals had one! I had a poor copy (a Pavemaster Tracker) which was a horrible mustard.

Charlie19

The Davestator wrote: »

Funnily enough, I watched scrambler racing in 1985 and have wanted one since!

Not too far from where I live it be fairly common to see a teenager or two fly by on scramblers, particularly on one wheel. Dangerous little feckers, funnily enough I haven't noticed any during the lockdown period.

CramCycle

BMX for the win, can't do it on a road bike but have gone from barely popping a wheelie to holding it off the ground while going down the drive way over the course of the lockdown.

Melodeon

Trekker09 wrote: »

Get a Chopper!

It must be the Mk1 though, with the seatpost straight down to the rear axle, and ideally, the top-tube mounted emasculation device gear shifters.

Boscoirl

Unicycle

Trekker09

Melodeon wrote: »

It must be the Mk1 though, with the seatpost straight down to the rear axle, and ideally, the top-tube mounted emasculation device gear shifters.

Ah yes, that seat!! If you had someone on the back, then you'd pop a wheelie with no assistance if they leaned back!

Tabnabs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exlCeixmVWE

seems appropriate for this thread. Casually cruising along doing a wheelie is a big thing in west Dublin too, innit.

Tony04

The Davestator wrote: »

Have a hybrid but its a big heavy Giant with kids seat on it!

Maybe you might considering getting a cheap hardtail, then you can also try mountain biking;). What's your budget? You could get something used but hard to get a good deal used these days.

cletus

Mybe we could form our own boards crew of middle aged men who never learned how to wheelie, and take back the streets

Biker79

Back in the day, amongst the BMXers on the road, the wheelie champion pulled off his records on a hybrid BMX, built especially for the task.

But a close second was a Mongoose. I also recall a special edition Raleigh ( black and gold ) but don't recall the exact model.

The Davestator

Biker79 wrote: »

Back in the day, amongst the BMXers on the road, the wheelie champion pulled off his records on a hybrid BMX, built especially for the task.

But a close second was a Mongoose. I also recall a special edition Raleigh ( black and gold ) but don't recall the exact model.

Picked up a BMX Mongoose today for 20 euro. It needs a bit of TLC but still looks good. It needs a new tube on the front wheel and i'm wondering will i even bother seen as I wont be using it!!

Cheers for the suggestion.

cletus

The Davestator wrote: »

Picked up a BMX Mongoose today for 20 euro. It needs a bit of TLC but still looks good. It needs a new tube on the front wheel and i'm wondering will i even bother seen as I wont be using it!!

Cheers for the suggestion.

If you won't be using it, I'll take it off your hands for €15

Lumen

I can ride a unicycle but I can't wheelie a bicycle.

Double shame.

Hurrache

Biker79 wrote: »

But a close second was a Mongoose. I also recall a special edition Raleigh ( black and gold ) but don't recall the exact model.

They were just an edition of Burner weren't they?

magicbastarder

the super tuff burner is the one i think.

Biker79

Hurrache wrote: »

They were just an edition of Burner weren't they?

Originally an American BMX make .....but yeah, also copied/ paid homage to by Raleigh under their Burner model.

Still a great bike.

Hurrache

That's the one, Tuff was the edition alright.

I took the BMX out tonight inspired by this thread and took the 6 year old around the estate on the rear pegs, best cycle in ages. Haven't had a pegs passenger since I used to carry my brother around like that 25 odd years ago :pac:

To say she loved it would be massively understating it.