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Step 1
Adjust the seat. For wheelies the seat should be low or mid-height to make the entire bike easier to lift off the ground. Too high of a seat gives you less room to lean forward and hold the handlebars when you are riding at the top of the wheelie. Lower the seat with the lever on the seat's pole.
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Step 2
Switch gears down to 1st or 2nd gear. An easier gear helps pop the bike up.
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Step 3
Get up to speed. This shouldn't be tremendously fast. In fact, you should be going fairly slow, in low gear, when you pop a wheelie. You need just enough speed so that you won't lose your balance, but not too much that you'll overcompensate with your weight and lean too far back too soon.
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Step 4
Pedal hard just before you're about to bring the wheel up. This is another good reason to be moving at a slow speed, so that you can give the pedal a good boost at the right time. Pull the handlebars up to bring the front wheel off the road. Keep pedaling.
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Step 5
Find your balance. Lean back, but not too much so you overbalance. Pedal with more force than you did before until your body's center is over the back tire and you feel yourself riding on the rear wheel. Keep the pressure on the pedals constant. Don't go any slower or faster.
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Step 6
Keep one finger on the back brake at all times. Pump the rear brake ever so slightly when you feel you are sliding too far backwards. If you feel you are tipping backwards, apply more force to the pedals. These are all done in slight intervals, never jerky.
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Step 7
Come out of the wheelie by pumping the back brakes and letting the wheel come gently down.
