The hard enduro practice session.
Air pressures are meticulously checked as the tiniest variation
could mean failure instead of success.
Who are we kidding?
99% of our crashes are rider error.
But it's always fun to blame your air pressures for crashing.
We have a bunch of different obstacles for practice sessions
on our various private properties.
But today there's a new tractor tyre.
So it's time to warm up then get some practice at climbing vertical rock faces.
Once a vertical rock face is tall enough, you can't just wheelie over it.
You need to deliberately punch it with your front wheel to get lift.
Tougher than it sounds.
Andrew generously shows us what happens if you punch the tyre too low.
If you aim too high you don't get the lift needed....
Frustrating.
I can always do this when no one's looking.
The big problem with tractor tyres?
Once you are on top it's easy to fall off.
You're up! You're up! And if you aren't careful you can go over the bars on the descent.
Here's a quick guide.
See our full training vid for more details.
Nice and slow.
Remember to push down on those foot pegs.
And punch that rock face!
It's all energy in your suspension!
Keep that throttle on to get drive up the rock face.
And finally de-weight those foot pegs.
You made it!
Ben tries this tractor tyre a few weeks later after a lot of rain.
The ground is very slippery so he's trying the 'double blip' technique.
One 'blip' of throttle lifts the front wheel.
The front wheel punches the obstacle and compresses the suspension.
Then you do your second 'blip' of throttle with a controlled drop of the clutch or 'zap'.
However he's not getting good traction on the ground and the tractor tyre is wet too so the
rear wheel is spinning on the tractor tyre and not providing that final bit of lift to get up.
The double blip and the zap are both trials techniques,
see our training bid for more information.
And finally... success.
What are the other guys up to?
Danny is just starting to learn wheelies from a standstill.
If you like riding technical terrain it's an invaluable skill.
The idea is to get the front wheel up high but with minimal increas in
speed. Most riders learn how to do wheelies completely the wrong way!
Big handfuls of throttle and rapid acceleration.
This gets you into trouble very fast in technical terrain.
So it's all about using your body positioning and compressing that suspension.
You actually need very little throttle to lift the front wheel.
Danny is doing it the right way learning on nice soft grass,
taking his time, starting small, and working his way up
And remember learn how to cover that rear brake too.
See our Youtube playlist for all our wheelie training vids.
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