How do you do a manual on a cycle?

Answer 1

A manual is not a wheelie and it is important to understand the difference in order to achieve either.

When performing a wheelie, you rely on sudden acceleration in a low gear (if you have a geared cycle) to force the front of the bicycle up versus your moving your body and applying the rear brake (if your cycle has brakes) to maintain the point of balance.

More difficult is the manual - which requires that you achieve the same result purely by moving your body around on the bike and applying appropriate lift to the bars. You may pedal to raise the front of the bicycle for a manual but you may not pedal to maintain the point of balance by accelerating. This is achieved entirely by the skillful balance of the rider. Because of this difference it is possible to manual on either wheel and requires more skill than a wheelie.

Wear a helmet.