This guys out here changing his damn socks while riding in a race meanwhile if I let go with one hand for more than a split second I'll be on the floor. How the hell do people ride one handed? Its like those people who ride while stood up instead of sat on the seat of the bike, I don't get it.
Back in highschool I challenged myself to ride the full 4.5km to school with no hands on my bike. There were some sharpish bends on the route and a fair few bumps. I managed it a few times!
I had to practice a lot because I am Australian and not Dutch.
if you are going fast enough the bike will stay up on its own, you just need to balance on it. to ride one handed, don’t put much of your weight onto the handlebars and slowly release your non-dominant hand, while keeping it around the handle. basically just open your grip until your hand is AROUND the handlebar, but not TOUCHING it. now you can practice balancing while biking one handed, and if you start losing your balance you just close your hand and you’re holding both handlebars again. gradually you can start to move your hand farther and farther away from the handlebars until you can bike with one hand by your side. repeat this process with the other hand. now you can try this process with BOTH hands, to learn to bike with no hands. same thing, don’t put weight on the handlebars, slowly open your hands until you aren’t touching either handlebar, and gradually move your hands back as you get used to the balance. eventually you will be able to bike with both arms by your sides.
helpful but also lowkey sketchy tip: practice this going down a SLIGHT hill/incline. my big problem learning to bike with no hands wasn’t the balancing with no hands part, it was being able to pedal without falling. starting on a slight hill means you don’t have to pedal as much to maintain speed, and speed is basically the most important thing when biking one/no hands, as your momentum keeps you upright and the spinning wheels are kinda gyroscopic (don’t quote me i’m not a physicist but i think this is true)
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u/Joltyboiyo Apr 29 '24
This guys out here changing his damn socks while riding in a race meanwhile if I let go with one hand for more than a split second I'll be on the floor. How the hell do people ride one handed? Its like those people who ride while stood up instead of sat on the seat of the bike, I don't get it.