what's with the bike upside down?

[MontyVeda]

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I was under the impression it was mainly beginners that flip their bike to mend a puncture. There's more to damage on the top (handlebars, shifters, computers, saddles) of the bike compared to the comparative oily mess under the derailleur. But on reading this thread, it's not just the beginners doing it.

not with bar-ends fitted...those plus the saddle makes a nice sturdy tripod.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

I flip on a convenient soft surface.
The only humiliation I face is having a fellow Yorkshireman come past offering to "put a scab on it".

 

[Fnaar]

I always flip her when doing a rear, but always upright for a fronty.

Where's @Fnaar when you need him?

Sorry, I was greasing my nipples.

 

[Fnaar]

Personally I always thought flipping the bike was kids stuff.

Am I alone in still putting pegs/cigarette cards on the forks/into the spokes to make it sound like a motorbike?

 

[Dogtrousers]

Am I alone in still putting pegs/cigarette cards on the forks/into the spokes to make it sound like a motorbike?

Thinking along those lines, another reason for not flipping the bike is that you might bend your metal Cycling Proficency badge.

 

[jayonabike]

The worst faux pas in cycling? Riding one of those electrically assisted bikes.

 

[MontyVeda]

The worst faux pas in cycling? Riding one of those electrically assisted bikes.

they're not so bad... so long as they're not designed to look like a normal, proper man person powered bike.

this is OK for those in need of assistance...

this is as wrong as wrong can be

 

[glasgowcyclist]

they're not so bad... so long as they're not designed to look like a normal, proper man person powered bike.

this is OK for those in need of assistance...

this is as wrong as wrong can be

Have you got your captions mixed up?

I'd much rather ride that Cannondale.

GC

 

[SteCenturion]

I have always turned the bike upside down, for the past 50 years, much easier.

Received a like from me but...

I have learned after scuffing both shifters & bar tape...

Not good when I wanted to sell it on.

 

[MontyVeda]

Have you got your captions mixed up?

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GC

nope.... one isn't pretending to be something it's not.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

nope.... one isn't pretending to be something it's not.

Don't tell me.. you were scalped on a killer hill by a 12 year-old girl on the Cannondale.

GC

 

[MontyVeda]

Don't tell me.. you were scalped on a killer hill by a 12 year-old girl on the Cannondale.

GC

you clearly don't know me...i get scalped on the flat by toddlers on Bob The Builder bikes with stabilisers on.

 

[Peteaud]

they're not so bad... so long as they're not designed to look like a normal, proper man person powered bike.

this is OK for those in need of assistance...

this is as wrong as wrong can be

I would rather have the Dale

 

[asterix]

The worst faux pas in cycling? Riding one of those electrically assisted bikes.

Nonsense! I love the feeling of superiority they give me when I overtake them

 

[MontyVeda]

I would rather have the Dale

you need assistance?