
Originally Posted by
skywalkerbeth
Hmmm, that seems counter-intuitive. I'd like to try it - but I'll probably fall in the attempt! haha
How are you lowering yourself from the saddle as you slow to a stop?
My clicked in (bottom) foot is on the pedal, as low as it goes, and it is the "step-stool" I use to lower myself from the saddle so I can reach the ground with my unclicked (upper) foot. By the time my bike is just about stopped, I'm off the saddle and standing on the bottom pedal with my upper unclicked foot reaching out for the ground, just gliding to the stop with my bottom foot and two hands in contact with the bike.
Is your saddle so low that you can reach the ground without getting off the saddle?
Is your saddle at proper height, but you are tipping the bike over to one side to reach the ground while staying in the saddle?
I'm trying to figure out the physics of what you are doing. Can you run through the steps for me?
ETA: By the way, the above process of getting down from the saddle and stopping is the same one I use regardless of whether I'm on clipless or platforms. As I'm waiting for the light to change, I use the bike-foot to pull the bottom pedal up and ready to push. My ground foot just hangs out on the ground. When it's time to go I give a shove with my ground foot as I push down on the pedal with my bike foot. This lifts me to saddle-height again. I pedal standing a few beats to get a good start, then settle back onto the saddle.
Last edited by KnottedYet; 07-17-2011 at 07:22 AM.
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