Falling Over

[G3CWI]

Pro cyclists always seem to have great balance and can easily ride with no hands (although Richie Porte looked a tad unsteady in the team sky showboating lineup at the end of the TDF). If I take my hands off the handlebars I fall over. I must be wasting energy staying upright. What's the secret?

 

[Raging Squirrel]

speed

 

[classic33]

Go a bit quicker & try not to fight the bike.

 

[ColinJ]

Go a bit quicker & try not to fight the bike.

Or ride into any potholes ...

A mate of mine used to reach into both back pockets simultaneously for food while doing mountain descents in Spain!

 

[Maz]

You need to be moving fairly quickly and in a comfortable gear where you are not grinding on the pedals. Make sure you sit fairly upright, too.

 

[vernon]

What's the secret?

Tricycle.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Core strength. I thought it was a boy thing and was always very jealous of boys in my road that could do it as a kid and thought us girls couldn't do it. Spotted Laura Trott doing it at the finish line the other weekend so i must try harder.

 

[Hacienda71]

You need to be upright rather than leaning forward.

 

[Sandra6]

Confidence is key - you have to commit to moving and balancing, if you doubt yourself you wobble and then it's all over.
I do not have the confidence. lol.

 

[numbnuts]

I use to be able to do it when I was younger, but now I can't

 

[ianrauk]

Practice

 

[phil_hg_uk]

 

[compo]

Make sure your headset is correctly adjusted.

 

[Saluki]

I can ride with no hands on my roadie but not on my MTB.
Its just balance and practice really, with a dash of confidence thrown in. Practice in a quiet area

 

[ColinJ]

I always wonder about riders who are out with two bikes ... I saw a man leaving Hebden Bridge pushing two a few days ago and wondered whether he was pinching one or both of them!