I use my left to grab for the water bottle. I do lots of things with my left hand. My Mom was left handed and I was right so growing up we taught each other lots of new ways to do things!
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09-09-2005, 10:41 AM #1
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09-09-2005, 10:45 AM #2
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Hmm, whatever hand is handy.
Usually my left though.
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09-09-2005, 11:28 AM #3
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I use either hand to grab the water bottle.
My brakes are all switched too but I don't drink unless I have very clear road in front of me so I have time to react if I need to. Course I also ride alone 90% of the time so I don't know what I'd do in a group situation.Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: "Yeah Baby! What a Ride!"
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09-09-2005, 01:36 PM #4
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I don't actually have a bottle cage on my bike at the moment, so it's always the left at present as I keep my water bottle in the stretchy mesh pocket on the left hand side of my backpack. I keep my cell phone and whatever else I want to be able to get to easily in the one on the right. I don't have a conscious reason for doing it this way around, but I've kept it consistent so that I can find what I'm looking for easily. Can't remember which hand I used when I did have a bottle cage - either/or I think.
Drink coffee and do stupid things faster with more energy.
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09-09-2005, 01:40 PM #5
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That's an interesting observation! I watched members of my cycling club unclip at a stop last weekend and most of them unclipped their right foot. When I asked about it the logic was that that was the foot they put "on the curb" when they were kids out riding their bikes.
I've always used my left hand for the bottle (because my right hand is much stronger and steadier on the bar) and unclip my left foot (because my right leg is much stronger for the push-off). I thought everyone did it this way!
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09-09-2005, 02:49 PM #6
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I always now wear a Camelbak on both my road and mountain bike. No more having to reach down anywhere. The nozzle is right there and I can grab it without taking my hands off the bars (Although I usually use my left to grab it). I find I drink more wearing a Camelbak. They make pretty small ones for road bike use if you dont like carrying the weight on your back. You can then carry a water bottle and refill the Camelbak when it's empty (if there is no other water source nearby).
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