MTB
Rob Warner and Tom Oehler teach you how to hold your bike on its front wheel as you master the useful and impressive-looking skill of the Endo.
So you've mastered wheelies, got your trail hops dialled and are kicking up dust with your drifts? Perfect, now it's time to ramp things up a gear with the latest How To MTB episode as Rob Warner and Tom Oehler teach you how to endo.
Riding it all on the front wheel might seem a bit odd at first and the Endo can be seen more as a trick than a trail skill, but it will teach you a lot about balance and how not to go over the bars, plus it will impress all your mates! This is an easy technique to practise but a hard one to master and it's best practised on flat pedals in case you need to abort!
Watch the video below to learn how to Endo like a pro:
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Steps to getting that perfect endo
- Find yourself somewhere flat or slightly downhill with a grippy surface
- Roll along, pedals flat, with your finger covering the front brake lever
- Bend legs and spring up, pushing on the bars and pulling the front brake at same time
- Use your body’s momentum to get that rear wheel off the ground – once you feel it lifting stay strong and don’t change your position on the bike
- The next thing to do is really get a feel for that front wheel balance point
- If you feel like you’re going to go over the bars release the front brake and your back wheel should come back down to the ground
