Cyclin No Handed!

[HLaB]

Try as much as I like I just can't bring my self to do it for more than a few seconds and even then my hands are just hovering inches above the bars, but this guy can


Edit: I'm too busy laughing I missed the 'g' off 'cycling'

 

[smutchin]

That's flipping mental. I reckon I could do that on the flat (yes, even the bends - cycling no-handed round bends isn't too difficult with a bit of practice) but doing it on a twisty mountain descent is just lunacy. But brilliant!

Took me a while to work out how he was controlling his speed - then I noticed he was jamming his foot against the rear wheel. That's not a technique I've mastered. Descending no-handed on fixed is OK because you can use your legs to brake, though I'd still be wary about trying it on a road like that.

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[Night Train]

Nah, that's nothing. Locally there are lads cycling no hands, with a phone wedged to their ear, a can of Fosters in one hand and rolling a cig with the the other.

 

[biggs682]

when i was a kid i could always ride non handed , but can only do it on 1 bike now and then it does not feel safe

 

[col]

I got home all the way from school no handed, it was a challenge I gave myself which was a three mile cycle, and it was on my old hurcules hunter. Much like yourself now though, too risky

 

[jim55]

same as most ,could do it when i was a boy and didnt even think about it ,,my thing was eating crisps on the bike and holding the packet with one hand and eating from the packet with my other hand whilst on the move ,now im barely able to feel confident if both hands arent on the bars ,,how time changes you eh ,done a bit of bmx when i was younger and had a qp in my driveway and reg got air as if it was easy ,,it was (back then )done a lot of ice and roller skating as well ..tried ice about a month ago ,,you seen bambi,,,,,,,,?

 

[Paul.G.]

Trust me I don't want to sound like a complete T W A T but i can do that. Thats the one and only thing ive retained from my youth - sad really!

 

[MattHB]

Must have worn his shoe out from braking with it! Very clever I can ride o handed on the hybrid, but the carbon is just too light and twitchy to risk it.

 

[lukesdad]

Cycling no handed only counts if you can do it uphill or off road

 

[col]

Cycling no handed only counts if you can do it uphill or off road

Aha got you there, er no I havent really, uphill yes, not that steep either, offroad no.

 

[TheDoctor]

Holy crap!!! I can ride most bikes no-handed, but I wouldn't chance it down there.
I'm now going to have to try making it to work and back no-hands...

 

[gaz]

I regularly ride no handed to remove/add layers. Picking the time to do it is key.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Must have worn his shoe out from braking with it! Very clever I can ride o handed on the hybrid, but the carbon is just too light and twitchy to risk it.

I can do it on my Felt. The front wheel just sits straight as an arrow and doesn't twitch about it does.

 

[Chris S]

Take a look at this:

View: http://vimeo.com/29106106

 

[smokeysmoo]

It's a childhood skill I've never lost, (along with wheelies*), but I don't have the confidence I did back in the day. I only do it now through necessity, never showboating. I might do it to stretch my back out if I've been for a long ride, or while I get something out of my jersey

*I don't wheelie these days though, partly due to not having a suitable bike, and partly due to being clipped in. I tried it a few years ago on an MTB I had with SPD's, but I popped it a bit too high, couldn't get my foot out in time and landed on the bones of my @rse