How to lift the front wheel for a pedal hop or a wheelie?
From a low pace for the wheelie, lean your body backward while pulling on the bars and giving a good kick in the driving pedal. That should take off the front wheel from the ground. Once you have the feel, you just need to practice until you know how much to pull on the bars according to the pedal kick. (the stronger the kick, the less you have to pull. You can even lift the front wheel without pedaling (manual), just by pulling on the bars and moving your body really backwards (behind the seat post). For the pedal kick: from a stand still, same move but more powerfull kick when releasing the brakes, to take off the front wheel and also lift the bike in the air, and full brakes on as soon as the rear wheel touches down. How to land the back wheel on an edge Typically, for climbing on a beam or a sharp edge with no support behind to land the front wheel, you need to land right in balance onto the back wheel, without dropping the front wheel. You’ll need quite a lot of practice for that,