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@M_V
I'm voting real.
You can see him compress and then straighten his arms as he pulls it up, his arms go pretty much completely straight as he throws his weight back.
If it was reversed that would mean he straightened his arms out as the front wheel came down which noone does, you bend slightly preparing to soak up the landing.
The shirt does look wierd but i dont beleive the chain tension shows anything, when bmxers do fakie wheelies they spin their legs faster than they have to coz if the freewheel catches up with you forcing your legs/pedals round then it fucks your balance upsimilarly here he wouldn't be driving the bike backwards he will be rolling on momentum and balancing it. If the chain was always tight on the bottom ie bioke being driven backwards there would be zero chance of keeping the wheel aloft.