Riding whilst holding onto seat

I've been trying to practice holding onto the seat while I ride for off
road stuff but am finding it difficult to balance without using both
arms.

Will this come with practice and I become less balancly challanged? Or
is there some kind of knack to it?

Thanks.

Cath


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try to start by putting one hand down by your side and then move it up
to the handle soon you will be able to cross your arms while you ride


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Thanks.

Cathy


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patience + persistence + practice = PERSEVERANCE!
You'll get it!!


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red_rider wrote:
patience + persistence + practice = PERSEVERANCE!



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basically practise just recetally i had 2 learn how 2 turn sharply while
holding a sign the more you do it the easier it will get trust me


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I used to rely on my arms, but now i can just hold my hands in my pocket
in the fornt of my sweater i wear and keep my balance fine, and i never
ment to be able to not have to move my arms to keep balance, it just
happened.

So just keep riding, itll come to you and youll get use to it without
even noticing =p


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Practicing riding with both hands holding onto the back of the seat, or
just behind you, will help you get used to using your body and leg
movements for balance. Riding sif also is harder because the extra side
to side movement of pedaling is reduced by the seat when it's in, so it
will naturally be harder and once again, as others have said on here,
practice and perseverance are the biggies.


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cathwood wrote:
I've been trying to practice holding onto the seat while I ride for off
road stuff but am finding it difficult to balance without using both
arms.

Will this come with practice and I become less balancly challanged? Or
is there some kind of knack to it?

Thanks.

Cath



I went through a short bout of the same thing when riding offroad, it
just sort of came naturally to me after a while. I also quickly learned
that when I gave up a bit of extra balance from two arms to hold onto
the seat when I Muni'd, I could increase my amount of balance two-fold
and also, for some reason, pedal much faster.


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dudewithasock wrote:
I could increase my amount of balance two-fold and also, *for some
reason, pedal much faster*.


It because, while holding onto the seat, you pull your body onto the
seat, thereby allowing faster pedaling, because the pedaling motion
won't rocket you off the seat


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cathwood wrote:
employmentability



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