How To Wheelie…On A ROAD Bike

Can you REALLY wheelie on a road bike? Or are crazy skills just for mountain bikers? Hank is with Blake from GMBN, who attempts to teach him to wheelie on a road bike. Will he accomplish this tricky bike skill or will it end in disaster?

00:00 Intro
00:24 Blake Samson GMBN
01:06 Essential top tips when learning to wheelie
03:18 Breaking down the wheelie technique
04:26 Finding the correct pivot point
05:07 Hank tries to wheelie
09:20 Practice makes (almost) perfect
09:57 Record yourself practising bike skills

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[gcn]

Have you tried a wheelie on a road bike? 🚲

[nashgawri]

I love it when Hank and Blake get together to do a show, the enthusiasm is fantastic. MORE

[pbandjosh]

Unless I missed your mentioning it, I would consider flat pedals way more important than a helmet or tire pressure. It's a lot easier and safer to learn on flats. Looping out while clipped in is suboptimal.

[junka]

Hank and Blake are just two fun loving blokes who feed off each other's energy and the result is a fun video that makes you want to wheelie.

[Gixerpilot]

“Next week on GCN Tech, how to true a front wheel, one that has literally been designed to be a front wheel “

[adamweb]

My wheelie ability is very similar to Hank's 😂 Definitely easier on a MTB but I never really practice on my road bike for fear of breaking something.

[CoachLo]

Love it when GCN and GMBN team up! Especially these two!

[wertacus]

Ive been practicing riding without hands more to get used to eating and generally avoid stopping on rides. A wheelie sounds like a good way to stop riding for 6-8 weeks while my bones heal 😂

[mileslong]

I remember doing wheelies on my 20” wheel, banana seat, ape-hanger bar Sting Ray bike. Back in the mid 60s. Gawd, I’m a dinosaur.

[mattarmistead]

Would love to see a behind the scenes of GCN mega base as well and all that goes into making a GCN/GTN/GMBN Youtube video. I'm sure there are loads of really hard-working people that don't get enough credit for the amazing content that gets put out multiple times a week.

[alinapopescu]

Glad to see the "brothers" together again ❤ As for the wheelie, that's for kids and youngsters. 😉

[Berries]

Love how encouraging Blake is, patience of a saint 😂

[gtn]

Can we go next 🙋 We would love to be able to wheelie 🤘

[ehoss]

Awesome collab! Other than looking cool, the muscle memory gained from learning wheelies unlock so much bike handling skills.

[kennethward]

Cool-now can you do a video on how to wheelie a track bike/fixie?

20" Schwinn Stingray clone I had as a kid was the best for wheelies-banana seat put one's weight right over the rear wheel, and the ape hanger bars gave one an upright position and plenty of leverage.

[geoffreyhoney]

I am catching up on my gcn videos. LOVE THIS CONTENT!!! I've tried to do a wheelie and never been able to get the front wheel up much. Thanks to this video, I'm going to try and practice regularly! Love Blake's encouragement and professional instruction! And is there anywhere a more game, willing, great spirited, jovial soul than Hank? Amazing!

[npdf]

It’s good to practice with flat pedals rather than clipped in 😊 Pete 👍🚴🏻

[wightsurfer]

Is there a presenter with more enthusiasm than Blake. By far the most enjoyable presenter to watch (sorry guys and Manon)

[michavanbodegom]

i either power wheelie or loop out i struggle with finding the perfect point and when i found it i go sideways

[jasongirvan]

Even though I really don’t like mountain biking, I really love these collaborations with gmbn and the teaching of the skills. Always love seeing Blake and Dottie