A More Useful Manual Machine

I've been doing manuals for many years, but I've never used a manual machine before - Can I do a manual on it without practicing?

In this video I did three things to test everything about manual machines:

I tried the machine myself to see how it feels for someone who can already manual.
I built an improved version: the 2D-manual machine, which can tip left and right as well.
And I let my dad, who's never tried a manual, try it on the manual machine.

Street Trial is a mixture of two sports - Bike Trials and Street BMX. It gained popularity on Youtube in recent years through riders like Martyn Ashton, Danny MacAskill, Ali Clarkson, Duncan Shaw, Sean Watson, Fabio Wibmer and John Langlois.
Trials riding is all about riding/hopping over and balancing on obstacles. BMX Street is all about tricks and style. Street Trials combines the two and does tricks over, off and onto obstacles.
Videos like Danny MacAskill 's 'Way Back Home', 'Imaginate', 'Inspired Bicycles 2009" or Fabio Wibmer 's 'Fabiolous Escape' showcase lots of what Street Trials is about.

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The 2D Manual Machine!
Building the 2D Manual Machine and Testing Manual Machine Myths

[luk_st]

Du bist der beste und „underrateste“ Trial Youtuber auf der Welt! So sympathisch!🙏

[duroxkilo]

11:35 that's my goal, parking lot manual w/ neon lights for extra glam
great video, thanks for sharing

[almightyme]

Please come back and make more videos!!! Miss your tutorials so much

[jayTmix]

Love the Top Gear intro! The manual trainer that swings was a cool idea! After building a normal trainer myself, I agree that it doesnt feel anything like a rolling manual but it helped me find that sweet spot to balance in. My manuals still need a lot of work lol Awesome video Max!

[andrumccracken]

"The whole move goes into throwing your weight back." I had wondered about why I could easily get into a manual on the machine, but not in real life. Great insight. I'm inspired.

[luk_st]

I am still waiting for the Bunnyhop Tailwhip video😁

[almightyme]

When are you gonna upload new videos again???? Missing your videos man :(

[olicc]

I was going to recommend adding the line to catch the bike from looping out and then you said in the video how that was a bad idea.. lol. I was trying to learn manuals this last weekend on my dirt jumper in an asphalt parking lot that was a bit more down hill than ideal. After 5 or so trips down the parking lot and barely getting my front tire off the ground due to fear, I remembered that I should be looking farther ahead and not head down looking at my front wheel. This made a huge difference and I hit balance point on my 3rd pull up on that next run (for about a second), which scared the crap out of me... I panicked, didn't think to try to use my break to bring the front wheel down, tried to bail off the back, fell forward due to my momentum, landing on my hands and knees and got a nice case of road rash on knees and palms... That was enough for one day... lol. Then I had to do the ride of shame back home with blood running down my shins....I went out and bought some knee pads and gloves for my next attempt after my poor knees heal.

[saltybmxer]

Thank you for making this video. Since the day I saw the first one of these things I thought they were absolutely stupid. I can manual better than most.

[coopwerks]

Excellent video! You have basically confirmed what I've always thought about manual machines... they don't actually teach you manuals.

[rouxenophobe]

Fascinating to get the persepctive of somebody who can manual. There is definatly a difference between the MM and a rolling manual. I can testify to this. I can "manual" on the MM easily for up to 1 min., however on the rolling bike I can't manual for 1 second, despite LOTS of practice. The MM is just a waste of time (& wood)!

[sebastianschmidt]

Überragende Ausarbeitung der Thematik. Wie immer. Weiter so! 👍

[marekzuckerberg]

Bei 4:31 dachte ich du fährst durch deine alte Modelleisenbahn :))
Davon abgesehen: Hammer Video, wie alle deine Videos! Ruhig und nachvollziehbar erklärt und selbst bei Sachen, die man schon kann, hört und sieht man gerne zu!
Klasse YouTuber und sauguter Trialer!!!

[davisveidmanis]

I had actually thought of the concept of a 2d manual machine before, but I'm a bmx rider. Maybe you could make a part 2 with a ''3d'' manual machine, because I have a design in mind that would allow potentially both wheels to spin(angular momentum also plays a factor in a manual) and the bike to move under you forward and back. My idea stems on the fact that bmx bikes have pegs. So you could drop both rear pegs into a groove that would let the rear tire sit in the air(or a spinablle track like a treadmill to simulate rolling resistance), then you could also pedal. The 3rd dimension comes from an idea of, instead of making the pegs sit/rotate in place, but letting them slide in a horizontal sort of track. in my original idea I only had the rear wheel in the "cradle", because it would add structural support. Let me know what you think about this.

[SergejGrabun]

Love your backyard man.... a dream to have :) btw, nice video

[sixtring]

Really interesting! I built myself a manual machine a while ago and have got to a point where I can hold the bike for a very long time, with the chain off. I can NOT transfer it onto the road though! I can feel the balance point on the machine but whenever I try it on the road, it just doesn't work and I don't know why!

[SuperRiderTV]

I came to the same conclusion on the manual machine - but now I wonder if it's possible to adapt the machine in a way to practice reverse nose wheelies? Just flip the bike around and have a rope that goes tight when you get the right position on the front wheel? Maybe for both, it's just best to practice them in real life instead of on a machine! haha :)

[ziggyzuggyboi]

I love the fact that the dog bark has subtitles too😂

[Taakebanke]

For me it helped with my confidence. And getting the feeling of looping out etc. And get a slightly more feel to move my weight around. After an hour on a manual machine I noticed a big difference on trails etc. And got more comfortable with the front wheel up. Hills I would usually struggle to ride up due to front wheel lifting was not an issue anymore. I am better at lifting the wheel up on a trail when needed. Than I am just practising lifting it over bumps etc on a casual ride. My friend had the same effect after just an hour on it. So we are building on what it gave us

[MaquinasDePalomitas]

Great video!! I've been working on the manual for a year now and can do a few meters but I'm deadly afraid of looping out so I always press the brake and come back down. I tried practicing looping out but fell on my butt and couldnt walk right for 3 days, so after that I stopped practicing looping out. I'm gonna use the manual machine to practice looping out but I'm still afraid.