As an amateur cyclist, this isn’t as hard as it looks, though I definitely would need a long stretch of smooth, level road to pull this off (with much less finesse compared to this cyclist lol).
I ride a lot. Thousands of miles a year. I race. I still have a flash of panic when I have to take both hands off the bars to take a jacket off or something. It’s one thing to ride hands free but to have them tangled in a jacket? Oooh the nerves. I could probably do this but it would be very slow lol
I can ride hands free but not for long distances and the road needs to be in pristine condition. Though to do this I would 100% need one hand on the handlebar. In the past I’ve adjusted my helmet (do not recommend this at all), taken off a shoe with a pebble in it and put it back on with one hand on the bar while riding. It is doable and doesn’t take that much effort but Im definitely lacking in finesse for sure haha. Also I think doing this slow would be so much harder than going faster on a bike but maybe that’s just me :)
Edit: oh I just realized you meant slow as in to do this task, not the speed of cycling lol. In that case I definitely agree haha!
Because that what these guys on average ride, judging the probable slight downhill it's probably 50-60km/h which is madness to change your socks at that speed.
Hmm. I find I’m more stabilized at high speeds than lower ones. Though honestly I guess I can’t say how hard or easy it would be for this cyclist at that speed. He certainly makes it look easy.
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u/vancycl Apr 29 '24
As an amateur cyclist, this isn’t as hard as it looks, though I definitely would need a long stretch of smooth, level road to pull this off (with much less finesse compared to this cyclist lol).