How To Build A Manual Trainer For $25 - DIY
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- So i have always seen people using these manual trainers and to be honest I was curious if they actually did help. I decided to spend some time and build one along with you guys to see how it works and how they actually felt.
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For the diagonal cuts, if you scribe your pencil line on the inside of the piece of wood you offer up, you will get it perfect each time, as long as you hold still and draw both lines without moving the wood.
My man! I built this exact set-up yesterday with around $40 bucks and 40 minutes. Literally within 20 minutes of using the trainer, I can now finally manual. I really appreciate you sharing this with us.
Awesome to hear!
Were you able to manual on the road
@@protectork9831 what is manual same as doing willis?
@@delano007100 wheelies without peddling, basically.
@@bradhughes613 thanks man
Love this dude! So helpful and positive person. So pleasant to watch and learn and the kicker for me is your videos are so informative to help my son and their clean videos, no negativity and four letter words! Thanks for all you do kid!
I appreciate that! i definitely want this to be a family friendly channel! glad its been fun to watch
Quick tip. Wrap the bungee cord around the tire to avoid damaging the spokes
Yeah thats a great tip! I bought a longer one and have been doing it that way!
Thanks man !
@Amazing Ajay i think what he was saying is instead of hooking the bungee cord on the spokes, feed it through the spokes around the rim and then hook it back on the cord
omfg that’s the best couple hours i’ve ever spent!
45 minutes on this thing and it’s like “see, you DID know how to do this after all!”
can’t wait to pass this rig around to my homies!
Heads up -
1 watch to the end! 2. taking off the chain helps a LOT at first if you’re a mere mortal ✊🏼
This has to be the dopest "basic" thing I've ever seen. Well done!!
Hey Kyle, great video, thanks for the kind words, your an excellent instructor, your very easy going and patient makes your vids easy to watch,keep up the good work.
Best construction I've seen so far! So easy and yet so substantial! Just built it some days ago. Here in Europe it's about 40€ incl. tax for all the wood, screws and stuff.
The 2x4 was almost not enough, I would recommend a bit more than 8 ft.
However for someone starting to practice manuals that trainer is just terrific! As the rear wheel is locked you can play a lot with your rear brake to find your balancing point. Just pull up and hit the brake. This will hold you mid air and you can work on your body position (legs, hips, head, etc.). By releasing the break you can then improve your balancing skills. Works really great for me! Thank you very much for this amazing work, Kyle!!!
Kyle, I love your training videos. You and April have great chemistry on screen. Your instructions are clear, succinct, and broken down to very doable steps to learn and build upon. Your language has kept it family-friendly. My kids and I watch to get pointers and improve our riding. Love the manual trainer. Keep up the good work and we will be sure to tell all our friends about your channel. Thanks Kyle and April!!
Awesome! Thank you Joe, We are so glad that you guys can enjoy as a family! Thanks for watching :)
Just followed your instructions, me and my 2 sons built this yesterday. Thanks for the great Diy video. It turned out great and my boys love it.
That is awesome! Glad you guys enjoyed it!
Thanks so much for the video! I've been watching your videos for a while now. Last night my wife was literally singing: "All I want for Christmas is a Manual Machine..." So I had to make her one today. Cheers!
2020: "only $25 :)"
2021: "$378,000 before tax"
lol yep
Just built one, and it is awesome! Greatly improved my manuals even after only a few minutes. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
Nice work!
Thank you, Kyle, for this manual-machine plan & video! I just built one on Monday (my Memorial Day project). Out of numerous manual-machine plans & videos out there, yours was the most "practical/realistic" (not too fancy/complex or too rough/poorly) - just right for me as an average builder/rider. The material cost was spot on ($25+tax at Home Depot), too. It took me a bit longer (a couple of hours), only because I was measuring/marking all the pre-drilling locations accurately (vs just eye-balling them). This was such a fun project, and thanks again for making/sharing this awesome plan/video, Kyle! And ultimately I'll also be able to manual out there, hopefully, eventually... Cheers! :)
Thats so awesome! Thanks for the nice message! I am really glad it helped you out and i cant wait to hear of your manual success! Check out the how to manual video we did on here the other day too and that paired with the manual trainer and you will be killing it in no time!
So did you go out and do it ?
PS. Gotta practice with the chain taken off, in order to get the full effect on this, definitely.
Kyle, you inspired me to improve my manualswith, with a trainer like this I know I can do it. I'm going to use two carriage bolts with a washer and wingnut to attach the cross brace section. Than I can break it down and store it in the corner of my garage. Cheers, Kel
I just built myself a manual trainer today using this video as my guide, and I'm super happy with it! Thanks Kyle! Now to start practicing :)
Nice work!
Hey Kyle - Love your videos! Both you and April are amazing! Just getting into mountain biking and watching a lot of your videos to learn stuff.
Glad you like them!
Great content Kyle! I'm a mountain biking noob and have learned so much from your video series. Many thanks!
Happy to help! Thanks for the comment!
I'm a 55 year old who is starting to get into mountain-ebiking to rehab my arthritic right knee to hopefully avoid a total knee replacement. (When having my knee scoped during meniscus surgery years ago, it was revealed that the inside surface of my right kneecap looks like it's been through a cheese grater.) I've been wanting to start doing squats or at least lunges to strengthen my knees but haven't done it because it's both painful and boring. Then I watched you doing this training at 16:20 and thought "Okay, this looks fun!" During this training, you're basically balancing by doing squats/lunges. If it's as fun as it looks, the fun might distract me from the pain enough to want to do this every day. Thus, you may have just made knee rehab enough fun for me to actually want to do it!
I just built a manual trainer based on your video Kyle! Thanks for all your awesome tutorial videos!!
Love your videos! I have tried here and there to ride wheelies for years with little success. Your wheelie video had me able to ride a wheelie maybe 15 ft or so with about an hour total over two days.
Thats so rad! Thanks for sharing that with us :)
This guy only has 9.3k subs?!?! He should have at least 300k subs. This is quality footage
haha thanks! i really appreciate that and i feel like i have finally gotten my content up to par a couple months ago so i am excited to see if it can grow!
Yap.👍
Haha 47k now
74.2
make that 81k now
Love your content, I'm finding your tutorials very helpful so I just wanna say thank you for taking the time to share your skill and knowledge and I really appreciate it.
Cheers,
New Zealand.
Thank you David! 😊
One of my MTN bike ladies sent this to me. Would never have had the confidence to make this or even try a manual without you Kyle. So excited to do this project!
That's awesome, hope you have fun building and using it!
Great vid, Kyle. Loving all that you and April are doing. This will be today's rainy day project up here in McCall.
Have fun!
This is so helpful! I used your design and got it down within 10 minutes! I cannot thank you enough I have struggled far too long haha
Glad it helped!
Great Videos, Going to build at the weekend and see how I go. Love the way your putting these training clips together soooo!!! helpful thanks
Awesome! Thank you!
Bro, your videos are the best! Simple, entertaining and with quality content. Keep up the great work.
Thank you so much!
Kyle, I am a retired school teacher, a Canadian expat in W Australia and take note that you teach very well both in bike skills and carpentry. Needless to say, I'm going to try this gismo out.
Thanks!!! It was a fun side project!
Great vid. This is my next project! Two weeks
Into owing bikes and we r loving it. Thx for the videos. Nicest people hiking and biking on the trails here. Thx
Right on!
Thanks, Kyle! Going to get the stuff to build this tomorrow!
I just built one also. Great video! I made my stabilization bar 30 inches wide so it would fit in my garage as a bike stand. Haven't seen issues with the narrower width.
I used it until my hands couldn't grip anymore.
Nice work! Thats a great idea! Stoked you had fun with it!
Thank You! I built this yesterday in about an hour. Great instructions. I’ve been on it all day, improving quickly.
Awesome, glad it was helpful Sam!
I am 5 days in on mine 😏
It is a GREAT training/how to video. I appreciate how you demonstrate your EXPERT knowledge base. So many videos are generated by people who are trying to think their way through it. You describe how as well as why without hem & haw figuring out what comes next. I have more than 20 years experience in education (middle school, high school, college teacher/instructor) as my 2nd profession after retirement from my first. If you have not thought about it before, you might think about it, you are obviously having fun.
Thank you so much for the nice comment, i would love to be an educator some day :) i think it is one of the most important jobs in the world and i thank you for doing it!
Materials listed below⬇️
Digital plans thanks to Corey - www.dropbox.com/s/0qjt9b01ljdsqd2/Manual%20Machine.png
hope you guys are doing ok out there! I made this little video in hopes of it maybe being a fun family project for some of you guys this weekend, This is a really affordable way to build a manual trainer for everyone stuck at home. It’s actually pretty fun and gave me some stress relief for sure haha. •
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All you really need are
2x - (2x6) x 8ft length
1x - (2x4) x 8ft length
1x - Threaded Hook for the front wheel. 250lb weight rating
1x Bungee cord or Strap
1x Saw
1x pen or pencil
1x Safety glasses
Roughly 30x 3 inch screws
Credit - Markus B.
The measures in metric system are:
2x4 8 ft = 5cm x 10cm x 250cm
2x6 8 ft = 5cm x 10cm x 250cm
Make sure your logs and planks are straight lengthways and widthways. Otherwise you will fall into despair during assembly.
#manualtrainer #mtb #quarantineprojects
Great video 🤙🏻 Are those sizes in cm or inches (2x6) for example.
Just recovering from a broken vertebra after attempting a manual on a track. Thanks for this DIY (and all those other great videos)! I definitely want to learn doing manuals, and now I know how, with all bones staying at their intended place. :-)
Hope you get better soon Arne and hope we can help you conquer that manual!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing Kyle. We're going to build one this weekend.
Thats awesome! I hope it worked out great!
After watched your instruction, I built one! So happy and so much fun!
That’s awesome! I hope you have a blast with it!
Is it helps you?
This is a good solution for me, how to overcome the fear of falling on your back and catching the front wheel with your head =) Thank you, brother. The perfect solution!
Awesome, glad to help!
Built it and for the first time am doing a manual(of sorts) after taking note of your instruction. I also built slices of 3 mil particle board to fit tires of different width and to make a tight fit for any bike. Also put a piece of rug on the back more for the psychology of leaning back.
That’s so rad!!!
Thanks Kyle! This is by far the best video on how to build a manual that is simple and practical for anyone to build. Now I’m even more motivated to build one. Keep up the great instructional videos!!!
Awesome, thank you!
Kyle Warner - Mtb
I actually built one the same day I submitted the post. 1.5hrs in total. This thing is awesome.
Just built this, marvellous and very sturdy. If the wheel is a tight fit, as mine was, just let the tyre down, squidge it in then pump it back up- makes a solid fit! Thank you, great instructions, easy to follow and work well.
That's a great idea! Thanks Richard!
Just made mine from scrap wood and I can say it cost me a total of $0.
Cheers for the awesome instructional video - it made it a breeze and saved me a tonne of time in trial and error
Mate love it, thank you so much! I really appreciate it, definitely deserves a like subscribe, and comment and share
lol that garage is bigger than my whole house!
It’s Idaho. Land is plentiful 😀
Yeah its crazy, almost every house in idaho has a massive garage haha
#garagemahal
@@AprilRideMTB Not for long. They'll be building apartment complexes on all the properties soon to make way for the huge influx of Asians into the country.
It’s called greed.
Great instructions! Took me an hour to build and $25 at HD. I haven’t manualed much and it’s pretty hard on my Niner. I swapped over to my 26” mtn bike and much easier. I’ll work with the trainer for a week or two then go to the local park and practice on the 26” in the grass. Then come back to the trainer on my Niner once i get good at manuals on the 26”. #progression
Thanks again!!!
Awesome, also take your chain off on the trainer more a more realistic feel.
Thanks for posting this...I find your videos super helpful. My buddy just built this manual trainer, and I'm going to do the same but modify it slightly so the outrigger can easily be removed for storage.
Thats awesome! They are super fun! Let us know how the mod goes!
Great video, thanks.
Damn..! Good idea..😍 and yeah I really like your bike 😊♥️
Yup i am making this! Have to say the last few rides out have been practicing wheelies and improving slowly!
Nice work!
Thanks for the video bro. Will build one today
Awesome!
Suggestion when doing the wheel brace angles, pull the bike out and mark from the other side using the strait boards to draw your lines. When you cut the 2nd one use the first as a template.
Good tip! Thanks!
We want everyone to know how to manual, instead of just me and Rodney knowin' it
Kyle and April, your videos are amazing. I wanted to share an experience with a manual trainer I built before seeing this. My back tire was really wedged into place, and I was braking to avoid falling backwards. I think this put a lot of torque on my hub/wheel and it blew up on a ride the next week. I can't be 100% sure my trainer is what caused it but it might be helpful to rely on the cord and not the brake, if falling backwards (or just jump off).
Thanks for adding your experience Dave! We need to do a how to use the manual trainer video too!
Hey, Kyle/April, love the channel. I have shared it with many. Question, I'm interested in the teal bike stand you use at 2:52 or so. I'm always working on my new shiny full squish and that looks really handy. Thanks a lot and good luck with your new venture, I wish you guys the best!
Americans lol, “you could even use a hand saw if you had the motivation” 😂😂
Weren't saying that in 1942 though where are you
Thanks for this video. I build my own manual trainer from this video. Thanks! :)
Glad it helped!
Looks awesome definitely going to build one.
Rad! Have fun!
Need a build like this 🤘
Been waiting for a video on how to make one of these cus I ain't paying over £100 for some wood for a premade one. Thanks 👍
Another great skill building video.
A square will help keep the cuts and screwed pieces lined up. If someone doesn't have a square to align the side brace, measure the triangle from the outer corners of the brace to the back of the board. Each side should be the same.
Thanks for sharing. I’m going to build one.
Hope you have fun!!!
Thanks Kyle.. will get on to building a Manual Trainer asap.. 😀👍
Have fun!
So easy and I like that it uses up almost all of the lumber. Like others have said, just draw your line on the inside for the braces. I used a Velcro Easy Hang Strap (Medium) and National Hardware Adjustable Bungee Cords, both on amazon. So my total cost with today's lumber prices was around $50.
Glad you gave it a try!
I built one of these for my fat bike (27.5”x4” tires). I ended-up using 2x8’s rather than 2x6’s, and I had to extend the lengths of the 24” 2x4’s by about 1/2” to accommodate the bigger tires. It worked out really well!
Forgot to mention, the cost for materials was $25.61. Pretty spot-on, Kyle!
That’s awesome!!!
Great piece of kit. I 'm off to make one ,as a bit scared of falling over backwards, and this will help get the balance point. I really struggle to get far enough back being 5ft 2 "
Does this stop you looping out?
Just built it for my son. Great video. Thanks
Enjoy it 😊
My son and I built one a few months ago. I could already manual a bmx bike with fair success but I could not manual my mtb to save my life. The one observation I made was that the trainer made it deceptively easy to get the front wheel high enough to hit the balance point. It takes almost no effort at all to get the front wheel up on the trainer but out on flat ground it takes a whole different level of oomph. Ended up going to a parking lot down the street one night and forcing myself to commit to getting the front wheel higher and the rest was gravy but the trainers are a neat tool for sure.
Yeah totally i find that using the trainer really helps get people comfortable in the balance point, the pull is much different though
Great Idea! You have a fan here in Subic Bay, Philippines.😊
Thanks! 😃
Question answered lol. Seriously, gotta get you on PulpMX.
liked your positive comments regarding the Pandemic, a good message for sure. Another informative lesson, thank you.
My pleasure! Thank you :)
Post-covid 19, everyone is going around on their backwheels
Built this from your video thanks a lot!
Glad I could help!!!
Thanks!
Great video, thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Mate .. you have made my day.
Thats awesome!
I like your positive attitude... Thanks
I appreciate that! Thank you
Nice vid mate.
The measures in metric system are:
2x4 8 ft = 5cm x 10cm x 250cm
2x6 8 ft = 5cm x 15cm x 250cm
Make sure your logs and planks are straight lengthways and widthways. Otherwise you will fall into despair during assembly.
@Markus: Where can I get the wood in 5x15 cm? Could you please recommend a DIY Market in Germany?
@@seibukan6 I didn't find 5x15 cm as well so I used 3x15 cm which worked great for me. Don't see that online, but you could also use this here:
www.obi.de/hobelware/glattkantbrett-douglasie-4-seitig-gehobelt-gefast-27-mm-x-144-mm-x-2-500-mm/p/7209687
Kyle, you are are great instructor.
Thank you!
whoa that Niner is the whip
You’re awesome bro! Much ❤️
Thanks Mark!
Tip for those angled supports. Hold the 2x4 against the vertical and horizontal section and scribe a line at the bottom and top. No measuring needed. :)
Thank you!
@@AprilRideMTB Cut a 45 on one end of the 2x4, place in on the horizontal 2x4 and the other end will be 45 on the vertical. That's probably the best way so you can get that support exactly where you want it and both sides will be the same.
Awesome. Will try and make myself one just like that.
As simple as it gets, at 10:32 those lines could possibibly have been drawn rather from the inner part of the lumber. That might have sorted the notching angles in one step.
You are awesome Kyle thank you
Thanks for watching!!!
Now that’s a bungee!
That’s pretty cool
Love the moto's man, manual machine is cool too
Thanks Jim!
It’s possible to find this timbers from recycling places or workshops offcuts
Also is ideal to attach spring to front wheel hook
And I’d love to see the back tyre break roll in this position which is controlling the balance
Thanks for sharing
Well done
That’s so cool
Looks sick!
Thanks! Yeah it’s really fun!
You can also learn how to wheelie with that set up. :-) Awesome video Man, Thank.
You bet! Thank you!!
That is so cool
Look at that cute, baby miter saw.
yeah haha, its like the cheapest one i could find
I thought it was the camera angle
nice! that would definitely help in training doing manuals. I just wonder what my wife will say if I put this manual rig on our living room lol.
I'm sure she will love it haha ;)
Great tutorial, I bet anyone can do a manua ltrainer with your instructions! I went to do one but I ended up doing a simple bike stand as I didn't have all the needed wood for complete manual trainer. Gotta head to a hardware store ! :D
Awesome! Also we are going to post an updated manual trainer video this week hopefully.
@@AprilRideMTB oh nice! Looking forward to seeing it!
Hey Kyle - the angle you're looking for @ 10:40 is just a plain 60 - 30 degree (graphics / geometry / drafting) set square. Works a treat.
Ok thanks for the heads up! That helps a lot!
If you don't have a square take the bike out the stand before holding the diagonal where you want it. You can then scribe the other side along the horizontal support and vertical back brace to mark your cut line exactly.
Nice topic and video.
Glad you liked it!
I will try this in the following weeks
Awesome!
Nice. Thanks.
No worries!
thanks
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