How to Manual with Wyn Masters and Brook MacDonald - Video

 This was a great laugh at 4:15am

 Thanks friend! You really made my day!

 Hahahahahahahahahaha

 @bonkywonky: Chances are that when he was learning how to manual he had brakes. And even if he didn't, so what? This is how to do it with a brake.

 @thegringo: it's not about having brakes, it's about using them to control a manual.

 @bonkywonky: That's what I said, thank you for clarifying. lol

 Legit though, manualing is just about a shitload of practice. It took me literally a year of practice going to and from school on a P.3 to get it down... So don't be demoralised if you cannot get it on the first go haha.

 I've got 45 seconds spare now! I might just go learn this as it seems pretty useful...

 triggered?

 Out of all those dam great photos.

 seriously. this is a video on how to manual for people who already know how to manual.

"lean back, find that balance point". oh, good advice, but how do i get there???

Phil Kmetz's video is much better

www.youtube.com/watch?v=h76ejrABYEY

 @xeren: Thanks for the link.
Phil's video is indeed much better.

 ... and he speaks like a Yankee Ratboy..

 REST it on the saddle

 I don't know what a "Warburrito" is, but I know I want one.

 @aljoburr rest it on the saddle...: along with his warburrito.. will they all fit ? do you still want one ? ha ha

 bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills, manual skills...

 @ranke: that's why hackerman stole all the ladies

 @ranke: My IT skills never helped me with the ladies...sorry

 Aren't you pretty good at drawing, like animals and warriors and stuff?

 Put a loud hub in your bike, clean all the grease in the pawls. No need to learn to manual to draw attention!

 @ranke: nunchuck skills not so much.

 You do not get better at riding bikes over time unless keep riding harder and faster

 Ryanleech.com, even a disgusting troll like me learned it from there.

 @aljoburr: I don't know about riding harder, but I'm faster. Usually, every few years I buy a bike with 20 mm more travel and I'm always a little bit faster.

 @WAKIdesigns: I second that. I'm doing his flat pedal challenge, and find his videos really useful.

 @WAKIdesigns: I learned from Ryan great video.

 @WAKIdesigns: You're not a disgusting troll Waki... I like to call your rants Wakiwisdom... don't ever change mate. she'll be apples.

 +1on Ryan Leech..this 45 year old female that has been riding for 25 years finally learned how to bunnyhop instead of the two wheel at speed cheat ....best 20$ spend ever...been a tremendous impact on trail flow ...surprising how much speed you can gain by hoping small roots and pumping the backside of them for speed

 Just practice and practice and practice like a mofo, but be concious of what are you doing, pay attention so you don't do the same thing over and over, and understand what are you failing at. There's so many little things that they don't say in tutorials, even the best ones miss something. You have to figure out those things by yourself. Don't try to learn the manual; invent the manual, be one with the manual! (lol).

And drop your saddle as much as you can (slammed into the seat tube).

 The best way I learned was to control the bending or straightening of your legs. If the front drops, "bone" out your legs and lock them straight. If the front end is coming up, bend your knees to bring yourself closer to the front end.

Arms locked the whole time...

 That was more for laughs in the video... that whole thrusting was overly exaggerated as was a lot of what Brook is doing. It's really more about the movement of you legs relative to your arms. This thrusting motion he's talking about is really you pushing/driving your legs while your arms are in a sense pulling back. Think about the same motion a jump/bunny hop, to get the bike to pop up/lift the front or to boost a jump.... you are driving/accelerating the rear faster than the front so as to give the front some pop to lift it up. When you do this, the rear will accelerate forward while the front accelerates backwards and creates the lift... as the front accelerates back and you stand taller you will rise and the bars will come back towards your hips (in a sense... looks like thrusting the hips thus Wynn's commentary). Watch Brook @ about :42-43 seconds, imagine that is the moment the front is dropping... a split second later @ :43 - :44 secs you will see Brook do this (thrust "stand taller" = driving his legs while pulling back) and it will pop the front up. A second later, he sets it back down. Hard to take this video seriously cause most of this is over-exaggerated but hey, that's the Wynn Factor coming through and that's what makes his videos fun/hilarious to watch. LOL Typically if you have the manual under control... you would probably make micro adjustments with your legs while arms locked out and probably kick/push out (bend knees/shift weight forward to bring front down so you don't loop, or push/straighten legs with your legs to lift front) instead IMHO.

 Yep, they are worth every penny. Ryan gives you skill progression, and you can contact the guy and he will respond wow, that's why it's worth the investment..

 Bikes should come with a trick manual.

 I'm no geologist, or botanist, but the rocks and plants don't look too Kiwi. Could be wrong though.

 One of the best spots in SoCal

 @twowheelneal: care to share specifics? It looks fun

 Manual Monday on Tuesday

 my guess is the regular super 3 because now theres a super 3/3r

 Bollocks. skills are taught properly with a learning progression. Doing drills that lead you in a step by step process to achieve the ultimate goal of, in this case to manual. If you want to get frustrated and beat to shit, then use your method by all means... Perhaps YOU are the keyboard warrior projecting his own inadequacies ?
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 @oneplanka: Practice is the wayyy

 lets see your video ? talk is cheap

 Alright mate I'll film it tonight

 @oneplanka: In the meantime, here is a video with me in it
Only two manuals and they're cut real short but I think you get the idea that I can wheelie and manual
I'm in the yellow helmet, party shirt and the Canyon

www.pinkbike.com/video/465426

 @oneplanka: on PB its free and most has the smell of BS.

 just manual