step 3The stoppie or Endo.

This trick is about getting the back wheel off the ground by using your weight and the front brake, it's a little scarier than doing a wheelie but in reality much easier...

For this one you're best learning at lower speed and building up the big angles.

So coming along at a speed you're comfortable at, standing preferably to avoid the seat invading you when you come back down.

Pull the front brake in and slowly pull harder while leaning forward a bit, once slow enough to try tipping up lock the wheel and lean in a bit, no too much or you'll fall off the bike before it tips over anyway.

At any point let go of the brake or lean back to stop tipping forward.

If you go too far forward jump off the pedals and let go of the brake, let your feet land nearer the front wheel, if you forget to let go of the brake the back end will attempt to cut your leg off, not particularly painful but not pleasant.

So coming up start braking and when you're happy yank the brake and lean in, after a certain point where you feel like you're going face first, straighten your body a bit and that will slow you faceward progress...

just build up the speeds you do it at until you get it the way you like.

Once you get more skilled you can start turning around during endos I'm quite close to straight in this photo though urges are hard to resist...

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