Do it!

Pick a flat spot of road that you know is pretty smooth. Get up some good speed. Don't look down at the handlebars (do check the road for any obstacles first). Stop pedaling, level your feet. Lift your shoulders, straighten your arms, and put your fingertips on the bar. See if you can keep it steady with the fingertips for a few feet, then...lift off and see how it goes.

I've found that the ultimate position I use depends a LOT upon the bike. Some bikes I have to stop pedaling, and then keep my feet level. Some I can only do it with one leg down. The bike I had in the '70s was so fine I could pedal or not or level my feet or one leg up--it didn't matter. Sometimes the terrain determines the position, too.

But then, you know all this, because you rode your bike to school with your guitar on your back! It will come back. Check that your wheels are true--that can make a difference. You can do it!

Karen