Take the 2-minute tour ×  I have watched many video clips on
YouTube on this topic. Also, seen couple of pros do it without
clipped pedals. But I just cannot lift the back tire up.  How do
you hook your feet on to the pedals and pull it up? The pedal
slips and i always end up getting an seriously blow to the knee.
share|improve this question  5 Answers 5  The trick is to
remember how pedals are designed to grip. Decent pedals should
grip your foot from going forwards or backwards, as well as
obviously holding your weight. The only direction they don't
grip is upwards away from the pedal. The trick is to rotate the
pedal so that it's allows you to grip in the direction you want.
You rotate your feet towards 45 degrees and you will be able to
actually grip your pedals to pull up the back end of the bike.
Keep in mind how the pedals grip and you shouldn't go far wrong.
Assuming you've dipped the front of your foot the action you
need is effectively pushing backwards and upwards at the same
time to lift your re