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Women's bike handling skills

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crazy crazy people

there is bicycle ballet in Durham next bank holiday monday as part of some dance day thingymajig
 
Jul 23, 2009
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Yeah so the other day I was doing a wheelie on my fixie, backwards, in circles, without hands, out of the saddle, with my buddy standing on my shoulders.
Jesus, that's pretty good isn't it?!
 
Oct 27, 2009
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Amazing control when they were standing on the bars and turned 180 degrees. Imagine all the time it took in practicing...
 
Jun 16, 2009
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That vid has been posted here a few times but its still awesome to watch. even more so when you consider that they are just one team in a competitive sport - just how many people have that kind of skill out there that we don't know about?
 
on3m@n@rmy said:
...and crashing while practicing. And it's not like that can be practiced on a mat! Thanks for sharing that gem, Offtheback!

Yeah. They must've used a lot of practicing exactly for how long they needed to pedal in order to get enough motion to stand on, say the handlebars, for a sufficient time!
 
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Would those bike's be weighted in a certain way i.e. alot of weight in the rear of the bike for stability ... or just fixie's and some serious practice?? Any one?????:confused:
 
Barracuda said:
Would those bike's be weighted in a certain way i.e. alot of weight in the rear of the bike for stability ... or just fixie's and some serious practice?? Any one?????:confused:

I'm not an expert obviously, but 'twixt the fixie and the unflattering leotards, I think there is naught but skill and guile. :)
 
L'arriviste said:
I think there is naught but skill and guile. :)

zing!

also interesting is how they're already setting up soccer goals while people are still to applauding. at first i thought this was rude but then i realized that they're probably setting up for cycleball, an almost equally interesting sport if you've never seen it.
 
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The Hitch said:
Given that this is a thread talking about how good womens bike handling skills are has it not occured to anyone that the men in this sport must have been even better;):D

Uhhh...nope. At least not to me.:cool: 'sides, I thought the tards looked pretty good and I'd spot them anyday.
Fixies with chixies rule!