Tag: wheelie

Check out this video of Tilson practicing wheelies after transforming his E-Bike into a Wheel-E-Bike in 2022 (just before the miraculous return of his original CAGIVA wheelie bike). This is early 2024 footage, with Tilson adding the disclaimer to viewers, “ITS JUST A NEIGHBORHOOD PRACTICE BIKE!” and, “although I’m having fun with it, its sort of like a toy, really LIMITING WHAT I’M ABLE TO DO.” Tilson says the power curve is so choppy in the throttle’s response that it LIMITS HIS WHEELIE SPEED and carving turns. The narrowness of the bike and suspension is also inadequate especially for off road terrain. Even with modifications to the suspension, you can see the springiness and lack of shock travel in the video. Tilson made a bunch of modifications to this bike, including handlebar and seat modifications. Tilson’s take away encouragement for the day: “DON’T LET AGE DEFINE YOUR ABILITY TO ENJOY LIFE DOING WHAT YOU LOVE”—which is interesting considering the current trend against “Ageism” is beginning to get some traction.