Bike Drills/Goofing off

[SadieKate]

At the end of many mountain bike rides Bubba and I will slow race each other.

Tight circles requiring ratcheting - frequently - managed to nearly take out the right hip of the turn around person at one of our time trials last year because he wasn't expecting someone to turn so tightly.

I used to do one-legged stuff more when I was helping friends get used to clips. Teaching them that it doesn't take two legs to get up some momentum.

I play around with the no hands thing too. I'm horrible at it. Some days on my mountain bike I can nail it and some days I suck. I actually managed to use both hands to unzip a jersey last winter but never managed to do it again. I suppose I could practice more . . . . . we should goof off more.

You know, I've never tried the pick up the bottle from the ground manuever, but I can butt floss!

[maillotpois]

DH and DSIL can both ride with no hands, effortlessly. I hate them.

[SadieKate]

Add Mr. LeeBob to your list.

[maillotpois]

What.

Ever.

Loser.

[sbctwin]

no hands, in my dreams only. I really would like to be able to do that. I will try it once in a while, but no, can't do it ....

[KnottedYet]

I "goof off" at the school track behind my apartment. It's great!

[Kitsune06]

I'm working on the no-hands thing... just playing around. It really depends (for me) how my saddle's tipped. I think it might be somewhat easier for men because men are generally more comfortable with saddle tipped upward. I like saddle tipped down, but when I'm going hands-free, I feel like I slide forward on the saddle.

I manage to be incredibly ungainly sometimes trying to jump things. I get the front over just fine. Then the rear wheel hits and no matter how I try to unweight it or jump or whatever, somehow I always hit either the top tube or the stem. I mean OW. GEEZ already! Anyone have this problem?