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09-20-2005, 09:51 AM
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How do you learn to ride a bike without holding on?
I ride a couple of times a week but I always have to hold on to the handlebars.
How do I learn to let go? 
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09-20-2005, 09:53 AM
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Re: How do you learn to ride a bike without holding on?
Go fast.
And set a video camera on a tripod, post results here. Thanks in advance.
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09-20-2005, 09:53 AM
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Re: How do you learn to ride a bike without holding on?
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I ride a couple of times a week but I always have to hold on to the handlebars. How do I learn to let go? [/ QUOTE ] It helps to practice this skill on a busy street during rush hour.
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#6
09-20-2005, 10:01 AM
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Re: How do you learn to ride a bike without holding on?
just do it.
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#7
09-20-2005, 10:01 AM
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Re: How do you learn to ride a bike without holding on?
Can you ride with one hand?
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#8
09-20-2005, 10:08 AM
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Re: How do you learn to ride a bike without holding on?
What the hell? First graders are posting on OOT now?
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#9
09-20-2005, 10:10 AM
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Re: How do you learn to ride a bike without holding on?
It becomes easier once you understand and accept the fact that your moving bicycle is a gyroscope, and as such, it wants to stay balanced. It takes more energy to tip it over than it does to keep it upright. Think about this as you remove your hand for brief periods, and notice how the bike wants to track straight as long as you don't lean to either side. Soon your hands will become superfluous. To turn, lean your body in the direction you want to turn.
I haven't ridden since I was a kid in high school, but I used to go grocery shopping on my bike, and I'd have both arms full of grocery bags while I rode with no hands in traffic. Not the smartest thing, but I grew up with no broken bones nor broken eggs.
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#10
09-20-2005, 10:24 AM
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Re: How do you learn to ride a bike without holding on?
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It becomes easier once you understand and accept the fact that your moving bicycle is a gyroscope, and as such, it wants to stay balanced. It takes more energy to tip it over than it does to keep it upright. Think about this as you remove your hand for brief periods, and notice how the bike wants to maintain its course. Soon your hands will become superfluous. To turn, lean your body in the direction you want to turn. [/ QUOTE ] Thinking about it consciously like this is probably not going to help. It's like dancing: someone can tell you all the steps, but that's not really how you learn it. After all, seven year olds everywhere learn this without the above description. Just do it.
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