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Standing at stops still clipped rather than duckwalking
I've been cycling for almost a year now. Right now I stop by unclipping
both pedals while remaining on the seat and letting my two feet balance me when I reach a complete stop. If I need to move I 'duckwalk'. A lot of riders I've seen will keep one foot clipped in and stand over their bike (unseated) while stopped. Is that an easy habit to get into? Should I just accept that I will fall a few times if I try to learn that? Any suggestions for ways to master that habit? Thanks, Roger |
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Roger Daniel Pease writes: I've been cycling for almost a year now. Right now I stop by unclipping both pedals while remaining on the seat and letting my two feet balance me when I reach a complete stop. If I need to move I 'duckwalk'. A lot of riders I've seen will keep one foot clipped in and stand over their bike (unseated) while stopped. Is that an easy habit to get into? That's how I've always done it (only with toeclips these days), but it really should be quite easy. In fact, probably easier than having to reconnect to both pedals at once on the fly. Should I just accept that I will fall a few times if I try to learn that? I don't see why anyone should fall by uncoupling one cleat/pedal. Any suggestions for ways to master that habit? If you're having trouble lifting off the saddle, you could practice standing on the pedals while coasting. It's easier to lift off the saddle if it's set at the right height. Then it's just a matter of anticipating your stops, disconnecting (from the pedal) the foot you want to put down, lifting off the saddle, and ... stopping. Rather than just flopping over and sticking your foot out to break your incipient fall, bend your knee -- the one attached to the leg that's still attached to your bike -- and gently lower yourself down. The next trick is reconnecting to the pedal when you get going again ;-) cheers, Tom -- -- Nothing is safe from me. Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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Wed, 09 Mar 2005 15:13:26 -0600, , Roger
Daniel Pease wrote: I've been cycling for almost a year now. Right now I stop by unclipping both pedals while remaining on the seat and letting my two feet balance me when I reach a complete stop. If I need to move I 'duckwalk'. A lot of riders I've seen will keep one foot clipped in and stand over their bike (unseated) while stopped. Is that an easy habit to get into? Should I just accept that I will fall a few times if I try to learn that? Any suggestions for ways to master that habit? Practice. I also suggest learning how to do it backward in case some idiot decides to back-up. I generally un clip one foot and dab the other. Which foot depends on road crown. As opposed to track stands, I believe a dabbed rider is easier for drivers to "read". They're less hesitant about taking their right of way and replacing your foot on the pedal sends the message that you're going to move. Sometimes, in some locations, I'll leave both feet on the pedals (one un clipped) and do a track stand or stabilise my self by hanging on to a convenient post, pole, news paper box, litter bin etc. -- zk |
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On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 15:13:26 -0600, Roger Daniel Pease
wrote: Is that an easy habit to get into? Should I just accept that I will fall a few times if I try to learn that? Any suggestions for ways to master that habit? there is a knack to trackstanding.. and best practiced on soft grass without being clipped in.. then once you have it down pat, you can trackstand remaining clipped in.. here are some tips on how to get going: http://pages.prodigy.com/CharlieB/trackstands.html charlieb in ct. |
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Roger Daniel Pease writes: A lot of riders I've seen will keep one foot clipped in and stand over their bike (unseated) while stopped. D'oh! Now I'm confused. Are you talking about trackstands (stopping with both feet remaining on the pedals,) or stopping with one foot on the ground? cheers again, Tom -- -- Nothing is safe from me. Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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One foot clipped in is easy to do. I keep my right foot clipped in and at
the 10 o'clock position so I can take off quickly. What's really neat is trackstanding, which is keeping both feet clipped in and balancing the bike at a standstill. I'm afraid to pull one in traffic, but I've seen an oral surgeon friend of mine do it in a turning lane. He's the man, because if he screws up and falls it's on a busy two lane highway... :-) |
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Zoot Katz writes: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 15:33:41 -0800, , (Tom Keats), responded to Roger: A lot of riders I've seen will keep one foot clipped in and stand over their bike (unseated) while stopped. D'oh! Now I'm confused. Are you talking about trackstands (stopping with both feet remaining on the pedals,) or stopping with one foot on the ground? It sounded, to me, like they're questioning the difference between double dabbing from the saddle as opposed to single dabbing while straddling the top tube. That's how I originally read it. Their statement: Right now I stop by unclipping both pedals while remaining on the seat and letting my two feet balance me when I reach a complete stop. If I need to move I 'duckwalk'. makes it sounds like the saddle is too low. I had the same inkling. If it really is too low, that would make lifting off of it in order to stand more difficult, hence the original poster's reservations. Maybe there's a 'bike fit' issue here? cheers, Tom -- -- Nothing is safe from me. Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 15:13:26 -0600, Roger Daniel Pease wrote:
I've been cycling for almost a year now. Right now I stop by unclipping both pedals while remaining on the seat and letting my two feet balance me when I reach a complete stop. If I need to move I 'duckwalk'. A lot of riders I've seen will keep one foot clipped in and stand over their bike (unseated) while stopped. Is that an easy habit to get into? Should I just accept that I will fall a few times if I try to learn that? Any suggestions for ways to master that habit? Don't fall. This is no harder than gettig off an escalator. As you approach the stop coast while standing on one foot with that pedal down, unclip the other. As you come to a stop put the free foot down on the ground with a bit of a forward "step" motion that puts you in front of the saddle. Done. Only in a world of undersized frames can people not know this drill. Ron |
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"Gooserider" (clip) He's the man, because if he screws up and falls it's on a busy two lane highway... : ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Not only that! He's got to be able to put his fingers into a patient's mouth. Not too easy with bandages. |
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