How to Bike Without Using Your Hands
Maybe you'll never win the Tour de France, but it's still fun to raise both hands in the air at the finish line of every bike ride.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately challenging
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Bike Shorts
- Bike Computers
- Bike Helmets
- Bike Jerseys
- Bikes
- Biking Gloves
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Find a straight, level road.
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Gain some speed and then coast.
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Shift your body weight backward so you're resting on your pedals and seat.
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Bend your knees in toward your frame for balance.
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Take your hands off the handlebars. Practice taking them off for a split second and then replacing them.
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Sit up tall and straight once you get comfortable riding with no hands.
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Turn by gently leaning your body to the left or right.
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Try pedaling once you have become a confident no-hands rider. Shift to a medium gear and develop a smooth pedal stroke rhythm.
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Tips & Warnings
Remember that you can't brake when your hands are off the handlebars.
Cycling is a physically demanding sport that could result in serious injury. We recommend that you seek the proper training and equipment before undertaking this activity.
Always wear a helmet when riding your bike.
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Comments
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Jun 30, 2006
The best bike joke is done by riding with no hands while riding near a body of water. You keep going until your bike is fully submerged and your hands are still up in the air. A passer-by will see hands sticking up and moving through the water but they won't know why they're moving until you come back up the other side! You'll probably be asked to do it again. This trick should only be performed by trained professionals and only while wearing proper safety equipment. -
Jun 30, 2006
The best way to ride with no hands is to just ride your bike a lot. Eventually you get used to it and you naturally find out how to balance it without your hands. It just takes some time. Stick with the same bike and ride as often as possible and you should pick it up.
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Jun 30, 2006
The best way to ride with no hands is to just ride your bike a lot. Eventually you get used to it and you naturally find out how to balance it without your hands. It just takes some time. Stick with the same bike and ride as often as possible and you should pick it up.
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Jun 30, 2006
The best bike joke is done by riding with no hands while riding near a body of water. You keep going until your bike is fully submerged and your hands are still up in the air. A passer-by will see hands sticking up and moving through the water but they won't know why they're moving until you come back up the other side! You'll probably be asked to do it again. This trick should only be performed by trained professionals and only while wearing proper safety equipment.
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Nov 22, 2005
First of all you should be able to ride with no hands and you should learn to go of jumps aswell. At first small ones and go from there. Start by taking one hand off. This can be done on small jumps too but its cooler if you get lots of time. Then hit a big jump or a least one that gets you good air. Quikly take your hands off and put them back on yto strighten your handlebrs out. After you practise youll be able to do it much longer
