I have sucked at wheelies my whole life. So when Ryan's course popped up free the past month, and having a nice size backyard, I jumped in. Having much stricter mandatory isolation rules here in Argentina than the ones you have up there in Canadia -we cannot go outside on a leisure activity, not even to walk our dogs- made it a whole lot easier, I won't lie ;-).
I can't stress how much I've improved my skills in such a short time. And since the course leads you in with bail out moves at every stage, the risk of serious injury gets pretty well minimized IMHO.
My personal advice: Just practice jumping off the bike if you loop back until it feels natural. I "wasted" a whole training session perfecting that move, and I couldn't be happier about it. Throw in a helmet and whatever protecting gear you feel it'll make it safer for you, and **take it easy on yourself**. I approached the course with the humilty of a rider who was never able to hold a wheelie in 40 years of riding. YMMV, but once you align your preceived ability to your real one, things get a lot easier.
April 3, 2020, 6:01 a.m. - Luix
I have sucked at wheelies my whole life. So when Ryan's course popped up free the past month, and having a nice size backyard, I jumped in. Having much stricter mandatory isolation rules here in Argentina than the ones you have up there in Canadia -we cannot go outside on a leisure activity, not even to walk our dogs- made it a whole lot easier, I won't lie ;-). I can't stress how much I've improved my skills in such a short time. And since the course leads you in with bail out moves at every stage, the risk of serious injury gets pretty well minimized IMHO. My personal advice: Just practice jumping off the bike if you loop back until it feels natural. I "wasted" a whole training session perfecting that move, and I couldn't be happier about it. Throw in a helmet and whatever protecting gear you feel it'll make it safer for you, and **take it easy on yourself**. I approached the course with the humilty of a rider who was never able to hold a wheelie in 40 years of riding. YMMV, but once you align your preceived ability to your real one, things get a lot easier.