Look! No Hands!

[Maz]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAyuVKQ-Plo

Classic!

 

[marshmella]

"Help! I was on my fixie this morning and a tw&t in a beemer just right-hooked me!"...

I reckon that'd make a really useful in- built tyre lever

 

[ianrauk]

^^ good for getting bits of glass and flint out of tyres.

 

[Leaway2]

I saw a guy 2 days ago, riding down a hill,not free-wheeling but peddling hard,no hands and texting!

You beat me to it. Most often its ninja paper boys. Dressed in black with no lights.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

It's a good skill in my opinion. Allows you to stretch on the longer rides without getting off the bike. Best not to do it around traffic though!

This.

On long rides (and on quiet roads) riding with no hands makes a huge difference to my back and also gives my hands a chance to regain feeling!

 

[mrbadexample]

I used to do it all the time as a kid. I'd ride a couple of miles to my mate's house without touching the bars once, and it wasn't even all tarmacked back then. No problem. I could never do a wheelie though - not and pedal at the same time, anyway.

These days if I take just one hand off the bars it's dicey enough. I'd like to be able to do it again though. One day.

 

[Maz]

Wheelies are not so easy to do on a roadie...and it plays hell on the front carbon fork!!!!!!!

 

[Sittingduck]

Own up then... who tried it last night on the way home?

 

[I like Skol]

Get lost the lot of you. I can't do no handed, never have. Sod off all of you.... LOL

Where were you on the M/cr 100 when I was munching a cereal bar and slurping from my water bottle while pootling along the lanes? You must have been stopped at the side of the road trying to fish a snack out of your shirt back pocket

 

[J.Primus]

Overtook a bloke swerving all over the road texting whilst riding with no hands on the way home for. The best bit was it was dusk and be was wearing dark sunglasses. It's the little touches that make all the difference!

 

[Sittingduck]

You mean that you don't attract such comments anyway? I must say, I'm a little surprised and dissapointed at this!

 

[TheJDog]

On a ride any longer than 10 miles I have to give my back,, hands and elbow a rest. But seeing people doing it down the farringdon road gives me the fear.

One of these days I will learn how to do a track stand.

 

[paulw1969]

Used to be able to go no handed as a kid..........had to learn again.......didn't take long......its all about confidence,keeping relaxed and keep pedalling........its good to give the back, arms and shoulders a stretch on a longer ride, i only do it for as long as it takes to stretch no longer and only on quiet roads.

 

[John90]

As said, it's mainly a confidence thing. I would say if you can ride a bike you can ride hands-free. I do it on quiet roads because I've got it in my head that exercising your sense of balance is good for the brain as you get older. Probably bollox. I'm also risk-averse however so I prefer to cover my breaks most of the time.