Mind blown! There is so much going on in here - in a good way. Kind of like when you are reading a really good book, and you go over it a few extra times just to make sure that it’s truly absorbed. I’m definitely going to watch this a few more times. Appreciate all of the thought that went in to this!
I ride bmx and unfortunately don't have anyone to ride with. I have to go to youtube to figure out tricks. Out of countless bmx videos I havent heard anyone talk about getting your weight back.. this changed everything. I really appreciate your help
I am seventy-seven years old and haven't rode at all for 50 years. End of pandemic I bought a Gary Fisher and you have convinced me riding can not only be a lot more fun than just pedaling down a highway, but will be good preparation, for the next twenty-five years.
I love your content. I have a long history of biking from the '70's. But had a long dry spell of "adulting". Now, 8 months from retirement and recovering from spinal surgeries and weight gain.... your channel is a powerful tool for me to get it back. I even started a channel to chronicle my weight loss. Thanks for your channel and fulfilling your goal of giving back. I am grateful.
You are not 56?!?! Dude...cycling must keep us all young :) Keep up the great work Alex... I cant tell you how much you and Lee have impacted and improved my MTB performance and handling. You guys rule!
Cool that you have a place to ride indoors....I need to wait till snow melts away here......sweet video...I need to try this before my 57 birthday next month 🙄
At age 46 in the middle of winter, I bought my first quality BMX to learn some tricks. I've already taught myself foot jam to fakie in my living room. lol. Great tips! I'm sure they will be helpful to develop more fakie skills.
"The joy is in the process." Amen. Killer artwork on the walls. Also looking forward to a new way of falling down. The entire time I just kept thinking about the old Miller High Life Man spot (from the Errol Morris-shot campaign) about a non-High Life Man attempting to back his trailered boat into his driveway.
Funny. Yeah. Backing up a bike makes trailers easy. It’s more like backing up a motorcycle trailer at speed. Hahahaha. I’d actually like to see that now.
Wonderful. The overhead shot is so brilliant. It gave me the feel that I've been missing. Plus: That slalomy fall-and-catch feel is a big flow trigger. One more reason to learn this!
I was thinking about flow state when I put this together i hadn’t realized that fakies make you heavy and light. It’s like the scallop drill only on reverse. No wonder the flood your body with endorphins. : )
Thanks man. When you fail in a wheelie or manual you usually just do another and nobody so much notices. When you fail at a fakie it’s pretty obvious. : ) I think that can make it harder for people to put in the reps. I wanted to make it clear that it’s normal to fail.
Please keep making these videos!! You are my new favorite channel. I've been using your tips to get back to at least "proficient" riding again. I've never had a good fakie and now I see why!! Another great tip and instructions. I know what I'm working on at break today!!
@@damionpiper4000 Everybody should do this. I imagine a world where even every dud on wallstreet is taking the bmx inot the parking garage for a mid day sesh. : )
Just learned consistent bunnyhoping and boy I am hopping everywhere, it is so much fun. However we are not young so to anybody reading this comment or seeing Alex´s videos, please warm up thoroughly before practicing any new trick, your body will perform better and you will avoid stupid injuries, which in turn will allow you to have more fun and progress constistently.
Very true, That is a great trick!! I show one of those sort of but I think I actually oliie out. If we do a 180 video that will have to be a part of it.
I don’t usually comment, however, I love your attitude and outlook on the process. I recently started BMX and approaching 40. I do it because it makes me feel good. Keep up the positive chill vibes!
You’re an amazing teacher. It was the best fakie tutorial I’ve ever seen. I know what in saying because I’ve seen a number of useless tutorials. You can actually learn something by watching your content. I really like how in-depth this video is. You covered crucial techniques that doing fakie involves like steering to the side your falling to. I liked and subscribed because your work deserves it. Cheers.
This is crazy, I have been working on fakies the last year or so (as well as manuals and jumps). I had a slight epiphany in my driveway last week. Was practicing the fakie then tried a couple hanging off the back of the bike. Felt totally more controlled especially when ending the fakie and whipping around. Thanks for validating what I thought made sense!! Love all the videos
NICE!!! There is a moment when you're just changing direction and going slow when the weight over the front fakie is the only one that works. It's a half second. I started to stay back and staight and ignore that moment and it helped a lot. Speed helped too!
At 53 I've been working on these for years. Sometimes get nice long ones, sometimes not. Turn outs are the hardest and I need to start working on the big bike.
Dude. The front / back weight thing is genius. I’ve been dialed on my fakies for a bit and didn’t even realize when I’d shift my weight forward and the impact it had on my stability. Worked on staying back for the last week and they’re so nice and silky now. Oy! JofB for the win 🙏
I love your videos. Thank you for your content. I am 10 days away from turning 35, and 6 months ago I decided I wanted to learn how to BMX. You videos have been fantastic information & have been extremely motivating for me. So again, thank you for your videos, I love them.
@@JoyOfBike Now I am learning a lot of bike parts & bike geometry, and how they affect the ability to do things. There a whole lot more to all of this than I anticipated. But so far I love it all.
@@JoyOfBike My wallet doesn't enjoy this rabbit hole haha. It is so weird wanting to learn all these things I never wanted to earlier. Trying to balance wanting to learn new things on my bikes, and the pacing myself with all of it and getting a head of myself is kind of challenge, because I also need to figure out how to learn proper bike maintenance.
@@OddlerTheHousehusband Doing your own work on the bike is a big money saver. And the BMX is still pretty simple vs mountain bikes which change standards like the wind.
Amazing video! I just started riding after a 21 year hiatus. I was never that good but I was stuck as my weight was over the bars. I'm at the skate park right now watching this and I'm almost there now!
Boom the Fakie Felling is unbelievable the handlebar turning and weight over the rear wheel where absolutely key thanks for the joy @56 thank you joy of bikes
I know it's a bit late, but I have to say your channel is fantastic. The way you break things down and make each piece useful and digestible for everyone is brilliant. Thank you for your service
Awesome vid! Tried fakies at the skatepark with my 29er a few days ago and noticed how far and how easier it is with my weight over the rear wheel..this video confirmed my feeling about it! So much fun discovering steezy moves like this when you get older, it helps consoling me for having lost my confidence on jumps LOL
Dude I love your videos! So informative without unnecessary fluff. And realistic in what can be achieved for the average biker . Appreciate you taking the time to do this! The bar tip was super helpful. Fakies are cool!
I think this is the first fakie tute that mentions a difference between weight forward & rearward. Hopefully it's the breakthrough I need! Thanks guys, new sub.
Well the first I saw was The Useless Trials. Just trying to build on what he revealed to me! Welcome to the crew! I was watching Blake from GMBN. Don't know him but LOVE his attitude and he was learning fakies. He was doing both kinds which is common on MTB because they're longer. It was probably harder for him because he was learning both at the same time. He's so talented he started to make it work.
Alex thank you for this channel I’m 46 and started riding again when my kids were big enough to ride w me Medium speed perfect pump is my mantra on the bike now Good vibes
Bro I love your channel..! I ran BMX as a kid and did some “intermediate” level freestyles, now just a conservative MTBr trying to go back it as I am enjoying it to the fullest, but it is so amazing to know how to do some tricks just by trial and error (we had no other way back in the 80’s in south America !) and then listening to you and be like “yeah it is true, I move my head that way” but not in a lifetime I would have been able to explain how to do it and I do have a little kids that may need this info at some point
Loved this one Fakie is bugging me for a long long time... I am gonna try tomorrow all this beautiful and meaningful stuff!!! Thank you Alex and keep bringing the Joy ❤️
Love these videos! I'm 41 with a 4.y.o. how just switched from a balance bike to a pedal and I couldn't keep up with them riding to the park so I decided I was gonna get a bike, at which point I decided hell I may as well try and learn some tricks too
Thanks for this video !! I'll try this !! I'm beginning bmx and this is so well explained !! Hope I'll can do it ! Im 30!the only this I miss is riding buddy
Hello Alex. really great video. I propose the following intermediate step: (that is what i will do) put Pegs to the rear wheel axis. Step on them and concentrate on the steering without having the stress of rotating the feet backwards. BR Thomas
Cool idea. I do those peg fakies but I learned to do them afterwards so I’m not sure if it’s an intermediate step for everyone. For me it’s stressful to jump from the pedals to the pegs!! Either way it will be fun and help with balance so go for it and let me know if it helps. Another idea is to get a freecoaster hub. These hubs coast backwards as well as forwards so you won’t have to rotate your feet.
@@JoyOfBike one possibility ist also to remove the chain from the front Gear to avoid the needs of back peddeling. My priority is to learn the back rolling with the motorbike - Enduro end trail Bike. www.youtube.com/@hardenduro
The very next day after watching this video I took my recently bought second hand BMX (which I got after watching your video about manuals :-) ) and had a go at fakies. Keeping the weight off the front worked a charm. But what amazed me was that trick of moving the handlebar left and right and letting the brain do the computing. My best fakie attempt during that 20min session involved that technique. Thanks!
I'm so stoked for you! I sure hope you learn faster than I did and it wounds like you will. Thanks for the comment. It's so exciting to hear the success stories and the idea that I was a small part of that is incredible.
@@JoyOfBike What you're putting out on this channel has given me a great boost during these dull pandemic times. New ideas, new directions (like BMX) and a vibe that I righteously dig :-) I've only been to the States once and it was Colorado Springs / Denver - your neck of the woods! When I watch your outdoor videos they also remind me how I liked that landscape and nature.
I rode a track bike for my twenties, just got a BMX for my 37th birthday. Hopefully riding backward circles in parking lots will transfer something to the small bike.
It is different but will probably help. My son rides a track bike and pedals in circles backwards but can’t fakie and i can’t make the track bike work. But better than starting from zero!!!
@@JoyOfBike 😬 That's not exactly reassuring! Haha. It's rainy here for the next couple days but I'll pull out the bex this weekend and give it a go, hopefully.
Thank you for the inspiration! Because of you, I went to my favourite local bike shop yesterday and ordered the first BMX bike of my life. I felt I was too old for it, when it came out, but now, at the age of... let me think: 54, I feel no longer too old! :-) I come from mountainbiking, discovered bike park riding, at the trail center Mauerbach in Vienna, three years ago and what I enjoy the most, is to learn something new. Thanks for the vibes! Cheers from Vienna/Austria, Europe. Markus
You’ll get some looks!!! I’ve had moms at skateparks ask why I ride a kids bike!!! 😂 Just another mental hurdle. I think you’ll hate it the first few days but love it if you give it some time. : )
Hi from Philippines. I always enjoy your videos, so different from others. So fun just watching from my office desk then will give it a shot on my lunch break, ahahahaha Ride safe.
Such good stuff! One thing our friend Drew from the great white north said was to look at the horizon while going backwards. Seemed to work for me at the time.
Makes sense. Eyes on the horizon usually works for balance. Helps a lot with manuals. Keep the head up. Most people suggest looking at the stem for fakie and that has worked well for me. When you get dialed you can even turn your head and look over your shoulder without turning out. I want to work on that more.
I'm 48 I'm going to try this as soon as I can get out ..I can still sit on the handle bars and pedal forward easy I learnd that when I was 16 jumped back on a bike last year for the first time in 20 years and still manage forwards and back to front ..
I been riding bmx for about a year and trying to learn several things at once ... and succeding at none. Dropin, flyout, 180, fakie, manual ... and got me thinking tho,I should probably focus on one thing at a time. And a fakie is something you don't need to go to a skatepark for (of have a dry park, coz rain sucks in a skatepark).
I wasn't even aware of this video and being mentioned in it until now, haha. That was a fun watch, I think you added some useful stuff! I'd not call slow fakies a dead end, though. Being able to do both and transition between them as your speed changes is the most controlled. And they're pretty much mandatory for trials. So just learn them both ;)
Thanks for all the great videos Alex! I’m an over-40 beginner MTBer who needs to process things cerebrally before I can make it work physically, and your very well-thought-out and well-explained videos really resonate with me. I'm right there with you about the pursuit of joy, and riding for how it makes you feel. I usually watch TH-cam without subscribing but I subscribed to you to show some support for another Boulder guy. Keep it up, it’s really appreciated!
@@JoyOfBike Thanks man! I did run into Lee at Valmont last week - we’d never met but suddenly I hear this voice as I’m getting back to my car “I saw you’re working on your hinge!” 😁 We chatted a few minutes and he was super gracious and encouraging. Maybe I'll see you there sometime!
I'm SO EXCITED to try this! So many little drills to play with. Been playing with fakies a bit with no real strategy. The tips to keep your weight back, to rehearse on the way in, and wiggle the bars randomly to invoke that automatic learning, feel like they're gonna make a big difference.
They are a tough one. I took a pretty random approach too. I honestly believe these strategies matter. I mention it but maybe too briefly but I spent too much time with a curb with no slope. When I found a wall with a gentle slope the learning accelerated greatly.
@@JoyOfBike Appreciate that mention - I hadn't picked up on that. Went out and found a perfect slope today. Got in the first round of failed attempts (with some progress!). That little hop when switching from forward to backward really helps. I think you're right about it resetting where your weight is over the bike. I look forward to hundreds more tries on my way to nailing fakie!
@@JoyOfBike just found your content and subbed. Appreciate the tips for the older kids as I'm 41 myself and got back to riding a few years ago. Just thought I'd throw my 2 cents in. I ride mostly BMX but ride MTB as much as I can in Florida. Great content. I look forward to more! 👍🏼
I love your videos man. Yall seem like some fun people to ride with. I could learn alot. I'm still struggling with fakies and 180's on my bikes. I'm basically a jumper and thats in. Just need more practice and videos like this help alot. Thank you!
I was thinking it would be cool to do a video about how to pick a crew to ride with. Makes a huge difference. Or maybe the vid would be how to create a supportive crew. What we all can do for each other to lift the riding experience.
I must have some kind of genetic fakie defect. Have learned all sorts of things I never thought was possible, 180's, endos, even skinnies on handrails, but I just can't fakie. Oh the shame...
Like your vids very much. Easy to follow and what I understand (at 46y) is very nice instead of having struggle and bad hurting by trying to adapt the spirit of young talents ;)
Good question. Ultimately there is no way to learn the fakie sitting but you can learn the balance technique sitting. The actual trick your feet are on the pedals and you’re peddling backwards. So I think it’s good to do both.
Great video and channel Alex! Psyched to put all these tips to use. Thank you for providing such a great forum for Lee’s expertise. So cool to see his zest for teaching being multiplied by your skills making these great videos. And now seeing you teaching at such a high caliber as well.
Another good video... Thanks! Really like the mindfulness of back pedaling on the approach and the end of the video where you talk about how important practice is!
@@JoyOfBike I'm working on the Wheelie still, it's coming along great, i'm tellin you Alex i'm gonna have it down soon, then i'm gonna work on the Manual after that, My wife said are you doing this because of that you tuber you like to watch? I said yup, he inspired me!! HAHA! Thanks for the Vids... Frank Milkovics
@@JoyOfBike Actually it's funny because she has know idea about who i'm watching but she does know about you, I had her sit there and watch one of your videos with me and she was like he's cool.
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Mind blown! There is so much going on in here - in a good way. Kind of like when you are reading a really good book, and you go over it a few extra times just to make sure that it’s truly absorbed. I’m definitely going to watch this a few more times. Appreciate all of the thought that went in to this!
This one was hard to make. Trying to get at the truth of this little move. Appreciate your words.
This has quickly become my favorite MTB channel. The way you break things down to specific strategies and hacks is unparalleled. Thank you!!
Thanks Larry. This one was soooo hard. Had to shoot three times to get the goods. Aaaarg!!!
I ride bmx and unfortunately don't have anyone to ride with. I have to go to youtube to figure out tricks. Out of countless bmx videos I havent heard anyone talk about getting your weight back.. this changed everything. I really appreciate your help
I am seventy-seven years old and haven't rode at all for 50 years. End of pandemic I bought a Gary Fisher and you have convinced me riding can not only be a lot more fun than just pedaling down a highway, but will be good preparation, for the next twenty-five years.
Heck yeah David! Don't rush the progression and have fun!
I love your content. I have a long history of biking from the '70's. But had a long dry spell of "adulting". Now, 8 months from retirement and recovering from spinal surgeries and weight gain.... your channel is a powerful tool for me to get it back. I even started a channel to chronicle my weight loss. Thanks for your channel and fulfilling your goal of giving back. I am grateful.
You are not 56?!?! Dude...cycling must keep us all young :) Keep up the great work Alex... I cant tell you how much you and Lee have impacted and improved my MTB performance and handling. You guys rule!
You're right. I'm 57 now. : ) You rule my friend. Love to know we are sharing some stoke.
Between this and the Useless Trials video is all one ever needs to learn how to fakie. Now all I gotta do is put the time in.
You got this!
Cool that you have a place to ride indoors....I need to wait till snow melts away here......sweet video...I need to try this before my 57 birthday next month 🙄
It is such a treat. But now that i have it I never ski : (
I start learn fakie @59
At age 46 in the middle of winter, I bought my first quality BMX to learn some tricks. I've already taught myself foot jam to fakie in my living room. lol. Great tips! I'm sure they will be helpful to develop more fakie skills.
That's awesome!
Thank you just getting into bmx at 38 just found your video's the way you explain it and the slow down clips and the tips unreal. Ride on
"The joy is in the process." Amen. Killer artwork on the walls. Also looking forward to a new way of falling down. The entire time I just kept thinking about the old Miller High Life Man spot (from the Errol Morris-shot campaign) about a non-High Life Man attempting to back his trailered boat into his driveway.
Funny. Yeah. Backing up a bike makes trailers easy. It’s more like backing up a motorcycle trailer at speed. Hahahaha. I’d actually like to see that now.
I wish the people that thumb down a how-to-video were forced to make their own version.
Thanks for the instructional video guys!
Funny. What if the minute you hit the button you were transported to the same location with a camera?
It's great how the channels mixes BMX with Mountain Biking skills.!
And let’s mix in some E-moto come springtime. : )
@@JoyOfBike Man your killin me :), I already picked up a dirt jumper! Does N+1 apply to motorized vehicles?
@@michaelsprinkle8593 Unfortunately it might apply to any two wheeled vehicle. Sorry. But i didn't invent math. : )
Wonderful. The overhead shot is so brilliant. It gave me the feel that I've been missing. Plus: That slalomy fall-and-catch feel is a big flow trigger. One more reason to learn this!
I was thinking about flow state when I put this together i hadn’t realized that fakies make you heavy and light. It’s like the scallop drill only on reverse. No wonder the flood your body with endorphins. : )
I have to comment for the algorithm :) - and also looking forward to trying this out! Definitely my favorite biking channel currently, keep it up!!
Thanks. The algorithm doesn’t give the jibby stuff the love. : )
The best fakie tutorial in my opinion
Great video. I like how you present the information in such a calm and relaxed way with examples of how you will fail and why. Thanks Alex.
Thanks man. When you fail in a wheelie or manual you usually just do another and nobody so much notices. When you fail at a fakie it’s pretty obvious. : ) I think that can make it harder for people to put in the reps. I wanted to make it clear that it’s normal to fail.
Please keep making these videos!! You are my new favorite channel. I've been using your tips to get back to at least "proficient" riding again. I've never had a good fakie and now I see why!! Another great tip and instructions. I know what I'm working on at break today!!
Thanks brother! Do you keep a bike at work!
@@JoyOfBike yeah I keep it in the break room during the week and take it home to ride on the weekend.
@@damionpiper4000 Everybody should do this. I imagine a world where even every dud on wallstreet is taking the bmx inot the parking garage for a mid day sesh. : )
Just learned consistent bunnyhoping and boy I am hopping everywhere, it is so much fun. However we are not young so to anybody reading this comment or seeing Alex´s videos, please warm up thoroughly before practicing any new trick, your body will perform better and you will avoid stupid injuries, which in turn will allow you to have more fun and progress constistently.
Best channel out there, I’m taking my son to skate park tonite and this will help me get my fakie down
Wow man. Appreciate that. Best thing on earth is riding with your son!! Have fun!!
That’s the truth right there!!!
I found fakies pretty hard to get good at, but you can get a decent fakie 180 roll out pretty quick. Super Fun and cool little trick.
Very true, That is a great trick!! I show one of those sort of but I think I actually oliie out. If we do a 180 video that will have to be a part of it.
I don’t usually comment, however, I love your attitude and outlook on the process. I recently started BMX and approaching 40. I do it because it makes me feel good. Keep up the positive chill vibes!
That transition whoosh made me jump🤣 I was too focused
Thanks for the tips for older riders. Keep up the good work.
You’re an amazing teacher. It was the best fakie tutorial I’ve ever seen. I know what in saying because I’ve seen a number of useless tutorials. You can actually learn something by watching your content. I really like how in-depth this video is. You covered crucial techniques that doing fakie involves like steering to the side your falling to. I liked and subscribed because your work deserves it. Cheers.
41, just bought my first bike 3 days ago.
So glad I stumbled across this.
amazing!! you're going to have an absolute blast. Curious; any other skills we should cover in 2024 you'd like to learn?
40 years old getting into street rials. Guess I have to learn fakies now. Thanks :)
This is crazy, I have been working on fakies the last year or so (as well as manuals and jumps). I had a slight epiphany in my driveway last week. Was practicing the fakie then tried a couple hanging off the back of the bike. Felt totally more controlled especially when ending the fakie and whipping around. Thanks for validating what I thought made sense!! Love all the videos
NICE!!! There is a moment when you're just changing direction and going slow when the weight over the front fakie is the only one that works. It's a half second. I started to stay back and staight and ignore that moment and it helped a lot. Speed helped too!
Awesome guys!!! I'm learning so much theory....coz I must buy me a bike...lol!!! Over 40 n proud of it!
Wayne from South Africa!
At 53 I've been working on these for years. Sometimes get nice long ones, sometimes not. Turn outs are the hardest and I need to start working on the big bike.
They take some time. I think because of my size the big bike is hard to get back on.
Dude. The front / back weight thing is genius. I’ve been dialed on my fakies for a bit and didn’t even realize when I’d shift my weight forward and the impact it had on my stability. Worked on staying back for the last week and they’re so nice and silky now. Oy! JofB for the win 🙏
Hahahaha. Nice.
I have been doing this recently and this mad it just CLICK!!
What type of shin pads are those cuz my legs need em
Oh man I’m so stoked for you!! I put a link to some pads in the description. I couldn’t find the ones i own last night but they are Fuse.
Thanks to you I bought my fully 29er today! As a inline-skater in my 20ies now hopefully mtb'er after 45 so every info is welcome keep shooting!!!!
Given me a lot to work on recently and some pretty sore muscles. Cheers lads.
I can agree with these true facts
LOL. I paid in blood to learn this one!!! Shinpads!! Maybe wrist guards for those first few falls?!!
Best Video in TH-cam regarding that topic !!!
I love your videos. Thank you for your content. I am 10 days away from turning 35, and 6 months ago I decided I wanted to learn how to BMX. You videos have been fantastic information & have been extremely motivating for me. So again, thank you for your videos, I love them.
Heck yeah brother. Welcome to the channel. The BMX is the best!!
@@JoyOfBike Now I am learning a lot of bike parts & bike geometry, and how they affect the ability to do things. There a whole lot more to all of this than I anticipated. But so far I love it all.
@@OddlerTheHousehusband It is a rabbit hole. But the good news is every bike is great and the best one is always the one you're on.
@@JoyOfBike My wallet doesn't enjoy this rabbit hole haha. It is so weird wanting to learn all these things I never wanted to earlier. Trying to balance wanting to learn new things on my bikes, and the pacing myself with all of it and getting a head of myself is kind of challenge, because I also need to figure out how to learn proper bike maintenance.
@@OddlerTheHousehusband Doing your own work on the bike is a big money saver. And the BMX is still pretty simple vs mountain bikes which change standards like the wind.
Got them Joy of Bike lessons lined up for me. Still working on my wheelie-manual duo, then I'll start putting time on fakies and better stoppies. 👍👍👍
Amazing video! I just started riding after a 21 year hiatus. I was never that good but I was stuck as my weight was over the bars. I'm at the skate park right now watching this and I'm almost there now!
Boom the Fakie Felling is unbelievable the handlebar turning and weight over the rear wheel where absolutely key thanks for the joy @56 thank you joy of bikes
Stoked for you!!
Isn’t it the best?!!!!! Congrats!!!
Heck yeah brother!!!
I know it's a bit late, but I have to say your channel is fantastic. The way you break things down and make each piece useful and digestible for everyone is brilliant. Thank you for your service
Awesome vid! Tried fakies at the skatepark with my 29er a few days ago and noticed how far and how easier it is with my weight over the rear wheel..this video confirmed my feeling about it! So much fun discovering steezy moves like this when you get older, it helps consoling me for having lost my confidence on jumps LOL
Dude I love your videos! So informative without unnecessary fluff. And realistic in what can be achieved for the average biker . Appreciate you taking the time to do this! The bar tip was super helpful. Fakies are cool!
Thanks brother. I’m gonna go fakie my brains out today!!
Do some secret training and then break em out on a group ride!!
Aren’t they fun!! Appreciate you!!!!
I think this is the first fakie tute that mentions a difference between weight forward & rearward. Hopefully it's the breakthrough I need! Thanks guys, new sub.
Well the first I saw was The Useless Trials. Just trying to build on what he revealed to me! Welcome to the crew! I was watching Blake from GMBN. Don't know him but LOVE his attitude and he was learning fakies. He was doing both kinds which is common on MTB because they're longer. It was probably harder for him because he was learning both at the same time. He's so talented he started to make it work.
So glad to see you reference the Useless Trials video for this!
This is really cool. Can’t wait for it to warm up a bit here in Louiville, KY so I can get out and try it!
This is a tough time of year to ride! Here's to Spring!!
Alex thank you for this channel I’m 46 and started riding again when my kids were big enough to ride w me
Medium speed perfect pump is my mantra on the bike now
Good vibes
Rock on!
Bro I love your channel..! I ran BMX as a kid and did some “intermediate” level freestyles, now just a conservative MTBr trying to go back it as I am enjoying it to the fullest, but it is so amazing to know how to do some tricks just by trial and error (we had no other way back in the 80’s in south America !) and then listening to you and be like “yeah it is true, I move my head that way” but not in a lifetime I would have been able to explain how to do it and I do have a little kids that may need this info at some point
Yes brother. Appreciate the kind words. Keep spreading the joy of the bike!!
Loved this one
Fakie is bugging me for a long long time...
I am gonna try tomorrow all this beautiful and meaningful stuff!!!
Thank you Alex and keep bringing the Joy ❤️
Have fun tomorrow and don’t over do it. I hear 30 min is about the max for focused practice. Let me know how it goes brother.
The best detailed instruction I've ever seen on fakies! Nice video
Wow, thanks!
Love these videos! I'm 41 with a 4.y.o. how just switched from a balance bike to a pedal and I couldn't keep up with them riding to the park so I decided I was gonna get a bike, at which point I decided hell I may as well try and learn some tricks too
'Counter' the inline counter steering effect 😄👍
Another great vid Alex! The community is growing and it's fast. But don't get pressured just keep the Joy Of Bike(JOB???) vibe.
So true. Might take next week off. Make sure to keep the JOB fun!!
Yesssss. Thank you for the positive vibes. Would love to ride with you if your ever in Florida.
Maybe one day!
Thanks for this video !! I'll try this !! I'm beginning bmx and this is so well explained !! Hope I'll can do it ! Im 30!the only this I miss is riding buddy
Hello Alex. really great video. I propose the following intermediate step: (that is what i will do) put Pegs to the rear wheel axis. Step on them and concentrate on the steering without having the stress of rotating the feet backwards. BR Thomas
Cool idea. I do those peg fakies but I learned to do them afterwards so I’m not sure if it’s an intermediate step for everyone. For me it’s stressful to jump from the pedals to the pegs!! Either way it will be fun and help with balance so go for it and let me know if it helps. Another idea is to get a freecoaster hub. These hubs coast backwards as well as forwards so you won’t have to rotate your feet.
@@JoyOfBike one possibility ist also to remove the chain from the front Gear to avoid the needs of back peddeling.
My priority is to learn the back rolling with the motorbike - Enduro end trail Bike. www.youtube.com/@hardenduro
The very next day after watching this video I took my recently bought second hand BMX
(which I got after watching your video about manuals :-) ) and had a go at fakies.
Keeping the weight off the front worked a charm.
But what amazed me was that trick of moving the handlebar left and right and
letting the brain do the computing. My best fakie attempt during that 20min session
involved that technique. Thanks!
I'm so stoked for you! I sure hope you learn faster than I did and it wounds like you will. Thanks for the comment. It's so exciting to hear the success stories and the idea that I was a small part of that is incredible.
@@JoyOfBike What you're putting out on this channel has given me a great boost during these dull pandemic times.
New ideas, new directions (like BMX) and a vibe that I righteously dig :-)
I've only been to the States once and it was Colorado Springs / Denver - your neck of the woods!
When I watch your outdoor videos they also remind me how I liked that landscape and nature.
Krzysztof Bialecki Thanks!!! Where you from?
@@JoyOfBike I'm Polish but I've lived in Dublin Ireland for the last 15 years.
@@zomambik Been once. Beautiful place and beautiful people.
I rode a track bike for my twenties, just got a BMX for my 37th birthday. Hopefully riding backward circles in parking lots will transfer something to the small bike.
It is different but will probably help. My son rides a track bike and pedals in circles backwards but can’t fakie and i can’t make the track bike work. But better than starting from zero!!!
@@JoyOfBike 😬 That's not exactly reassuring! Haha. It's rainy here for the next couple days but I'll pull out the bex this weekend and give it a go, hopefully.
Thank you for the inspiration! Because of you, I went to my favourite local bike shop yesterday and ordered the first BMX bike of my life. I felt I was too old for it, when it came out, but now, at the age of... let me think: 54, I feel no longer too old! :-) I come from mountainbiking, discovered bike park riding, at the trail center Mauerbach in Vienna, three years ago and what I enjoy the most, is to learn something new. Thanks for the vibes! Cheers from Vienna/Austria, Europe. Markus
You’ll get some looks!!! I’ve had moms at skateparks ask why I ride a kids bike!!! 😂 Just another mental hurdle. I think you’ll hate it the first few days but love it if you give it some time. : )
@@JoyOfBike :-D I love it already! ;-)
It’s super weird how your videos accidentally always line up to the thing I’m trying to learn. Thanks for the content, man!
Happy to help!
Thanks man going to try it tomorrow hopefully no more rain
Hi from Philippines.
I always enjoy your videos, so different from others. So fun just watching from my office desk then will give it a shot on my lunch break, ahahahaha
Ride safe.
Such good stuff! One thing our friend Drew from the great white north said was to look at the horizon while going backwards. Seemed to work for me at the time.
Makes sense. Eyes on the horizon usually works for balance. Helps a lot with manuals. Keep the head up. Most people suggest looking at the stem for fakie and that has worked well for me. When you get dialed you can even turn your head and look over your shoulder without turning out. I want to work on that more.
Ooh I think 've been looking straight down. That never works for anything. Will keep this in mind next ride, thanks!
Finally a good tutorial with brand new tips to practice
Glad it was helpful!
@@JoyOfBike your channel and the content you put out with Lee are amazing! You are a cool dudes, and your teaching skills are on point!
what a gem
Another addition to my list of things to learn! Sweet instructional!
Thanks brother. My list is long too!!!
I‘m so rubbish @ fakies, but I think it clicked this time.. I have to highside myself out of the tipping over position 🤯
Thx, guyz! 🤙🏽
That’s an awesome way to think of it!!! Hahahaha.
Well done sire!'
Awesome. I’m definitely going out and try this. It’s good to know I was on the right path.
So glad you liked it. Keep shredding.
extremely helpful explanation for me! thanks a lot!
Alex, thank you for taking the time and effort to make these videos. We appreciate it!
Thanks Tony!!!
I'm 48 I'm going to try this as soon as I can get out ..I can still sit on the handle bars and pedal forward easy I learnd that when I was 16 jumped back on a bike last year for the first time in 20 years and still manage forwards and back to front ..
Sounds like you’re riding a BMX. So good!!!
@@JoyOfBike im on the mtb a lot more now that the bmx but I will be using to once the weathers better to re fresh and expand the skills ...
@@bobgardiner8570 That's how i use it too.
Thank you! I love your positive attitude...it’s inspirational!
ward hagaman Thanks Ward!!
After all this time hanging over the front wheel, can't wait to get out and build some progress.
A friend of mine just watched this. And he had decent short fakies and he sent me a clip of a block long fakie down a hill!!!
I been riding bmx for about a year and trying to learn several things at once ... and succeding at none. Dropin, flyout, 180, fakie, manual ... and got me thinking tho,I should probably focus on one thing at a time. And a fakie is something you don't need to go to a skatepark for (of have a dry park, coz rain sucks in a skatepark).
I wasn't even aware of this video and being mentioned in it until now, haha. That was a fun watch, I think you added some useful stuff!
I'd not call slow fakies a dead end, though. Being able to do both and transition between them as your speed changes is the most controlled. And they're pretty much mandatory for trials. So just learn them both ;)
Hello. I just got a trials bike. Not sure I'll stick with it but slow ones are handy in trials!! Thanks for the cool vids.
I’ve really enjoyed and it was so useful! Thanks!
Lovely how-to. Cheers boys!
Thanks for all the great videos Alex! I’m an over-40 beginner MTBer who needs to process things cerebrally before I can make it work physically, and your very well-thought-out and well-explained videos really resonate with me. I'm right there with you about the pursuit of joy, and riding for how it makes you feel. I usually watch TH-cam without subscribing but I subscribed to you to show some support for another Boulder guy. Keep it up, it’s really appreciated!
Thanks Oliver. Welcome to the crew. Hope to see you around town!!
@@JoyOfBike Thanks man! I did run into Lee at Valmont last week - we’d never met but suddenly I hear this voice as I’m getting back to my car “I saw you’re working on your hinge!” 😁 We chatted a few minutes and he was super gracious and encouraging. Maybe I'll see you there sometime!
I'm SO EXCITED to try this! So many little drills to play with. Been playing with fakies a bit with no real strategy. The tips to keep your weight back, to rehearse on the way in, and wiggle the bars randomly to invoke that automatic learning, feel like they're gonna make a big difference.
They are a tough one. I took a pretty random approach too. I honestly believe these strategies matter. I mention it but maybe too briefly but I spent too much time with a curb with no slope. When I found a wall with a gentle slope the learning accelerated greatly.
@@JoyOfBike Appreciate that mention - I hadn't picked up on that. Went out and found a perfect slope today. Got in the first round of failed attempts (with some progress!). That little hop when switching from forward to backward really helps. I think you're right about it resetting where your weight is over the bike. I look forward to hundreds more tries on my way to nailing fakie!
Jonathan Stone Perfect first session!!!
I am great at fakies i can roll out 360 or pop out 180 & my wheelies are much better after lots of practice , but i still struggle to manual .
Loved the overhead view of the cockpit in the steering section: that is very helpful IMO. Great videos.
Thanks 👍
Been trying to learn this for ages.... thanks so much for breaking it down so clearly can’t wait to give your instructions a go 😊
It's a tough one. I guess I said that in the video. : ) Try not to get frustrated and let me know ho it goes.
FYI if you don't have a front brake (especially on bmx) you can still get into a fakie on flat ground with a foot jam 👍🏼
True dat. Good catch. I guess i was thinking most people learn fakie before foot jam but that’s an erroneous assumption.
@@JoyOfBike just found your content and subbed. Appreciate the tips for the older kids as I'm 41 myself and got back to riding a few years ago. Just thought I'd throw my 2 cents in. I ride mostly BMX but ride MTB as much as I can in Florida.
Great content. I look forward to more! 👍🏼
BMX is the best!!! So good for the skills!!
Such a useful video! Thanks for all the tips!!
You're so welcome!
I love your videos man. Yall seem like some fun people to ride with. I could learn alot. I'm still struggling with fakies and 180's on my bikes. I'm basically a jumper and thats in. Just need more practice and videos like this help alot. Thank you!
I was thinking it would be cool to do a video about how to pick a crew to ride with. Makes a huge difference. Or maybe the vid would be how to create a supportive crew. What we all can do for each other to lift the riding experience.
@@JoyOfBike Sounds like a great concept no doubt.
I must have some kind of genetic fakie defect. Have learned all sorts of things I never thought was possible, 180's, endos, even skinnies on handrails, but I just can't fakie. Oh the shame...
I think it's the two kinds issue. The same thing and it steers opposite depending on where you weight is. Aaaarg.
Dustin. Smart guy, by the way. Even smarter every day 😁
😂 I’m just trying not to get dumber every day.
Like your vids very much. Easy to follow and what I understand (at 46y) is very nice instead of having struggle and bad hurting by trying to adapt the spirit of young talents ;)
Love your videos man, so clearly explained and put together. Look forward to trying this out. Thank you!
Thanks. What kind of bike are you gonna play on?
@@JoyOfBike I have a Giant STP that I'm tidying up. My 5yo son has just got to 2 wheels so I've been getting back into it to take him riding. 👍
@@tom210gx Dirt jumper! I find I have to further back on the DJ. Have fun with it!
Wonderful video
Another awesome Joy of Bike video! Well done!! One question for ya. Is it easier to learn this sitting on the seat or standing on the pedals??
Good question. Ultimately there is no way to learn the fakie sitting but you can learn the balance technique sitting. The actual trick your feet are on the pedals and you’re peddling backwards. So I think it’s good to do both.
Отличные видеоролики, очень доступно и позитивно, спасибо!
Спасибо и добро пожаловать на канал!
Great video and channel Alex! Psyched to put all these tips to use. Thank you for providing such a great forum for Lee’s expertise. So cool to see his zest for teaching being multiplied by your skills making these great videos. And now seeing you teaching at such a high caliber as well.
Welcome to the channel brother!!
Great instruction as usual! Love it. Thank you!
challenging me to try way more stuff on a bike at 53. Practice, practice,practice!
I got very curious about learning at a more advanced age. Turns out it really is possible.
Are you in Florida? Saw some Santos on your channel!!
Joy of Bike and a Joy to watch guys! Thanks. By the way what sweater are you wearing Alex? I saw it in earlier video's too and I like it :)
Another good video... Thanks! Really like the mindfulness of back pedaling on the approach and the end of the video where you talk about how important practice is!
Thanks buddy! This is a tough one!
Very useful tips!
Thanks bud!
AWESOME VIDEO!! HELPS ME A LOT!!!
Right on!!
I really didn't want to do a fakie, until now. I'm going to steal the kuds fitbikes, and give it a try.
I feel like an accessory to this crime.
i never thought id like to watch or learn to ride backwards. cool vid. Frank
I never thought I'd make one. Ha.
@@JoyOfBike I'm working on the Wheelie still, it's coming along great, i'm tellin you Alex i'm gonna have it down soon, then i'm gonna work on the Manual after that, My wife said are you doing this because of that you tuber you like to watch? I said yup, he inspired me!! HAHA! Thanks for the Vids... Frank Milkovics
@@SUPERFUDSTER Does your wife think I'm a bad influence?
@@JoyOfBike Actually it's funny because she has know idea about who i'm watching but she does know about you, I had her sit there and watch one of your videos with me and she was like he's cool.
@@SUPERFUDSTER OMG. Stamp of approval from the wife!! THAT is a big deal and a way harder trick than any fakie!! Honored.