The Handlebar Mount

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how many cats use it ? it's way better when you have a lot of people near you
imho
cheers
http://www.63xc.com/gregg/101_5.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXR14MKTH8M

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bro these cats make me feel like i can't ride off to try again cheers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0AFpq6jFok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaxAEXBBKfY

[Volant]

Isn't this the way everyone mounts their bikes?

Thanks for the video llink. It reminded me of a time when a few friends and I wanted to see how long we could lay down a patch on our fixies. Any guesses on how long of a skid can be accomplished on freshly paved black-top??

[Lifelover]

I want to be able to do that!!!!

I assume those were 4 way stops they were running?

[Volant]

No guesses yet on the length of the skid? Since there's not a lot of suspense for this, the answer is 300 feet + (that's a football field!). The reason there is a "+" is that my friend Al hit a parking block while he still had momentum left. I don't know where that would've ended up. I blew my rear tire a few feet short of that. We also attempted it with a bare rim (tough to get up to speed) and ran out of pavement (a bare rim is very slick and I have a nice scar from going down to prove it!).

[Flat Out]

bro these cats make me feel like i can't ride off to try again cheers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0AFpq6jFok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaxAEXBBKfY

These are great.

Stupid question: Do they lean forward just to take weight off the rear wheel so they can lock it up?

[dvs cycles]

These are great.

Stupid question: Do they lean forward just to take weight off the rear wheel so they can lock it up?
It helps. :beer:

[Blue Jays]

Best wishes for alert and prepared oncoming traffic when running stopsigns. Yowza!

[Blue Jays]

I woudn't look graceful swinging my leg up and over the handlebars! ;)

[Kevan]

Sandy uses a ladder too, along with his walker.


How much crashing must you survive to get as good as these cowboys?

[Samster]

These are great.

Stupid question: Do they lean forward just to take weight off the rear wheel so they can lock it up?
yes. and it's absolute h3ll on the tires.

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bro i like the 180 skid and backup down stairs
cheers

[Volant]

How much crashing must you survive to get as good as these cowboys?[/QUOTE]

A Lot. ;) But, once you get it, you no longer think about it. Remember the first time you learned how to drive a stick-shift (or do a track-stand)? Kinda like that.

It took about 4 weeks of practice every night to learn how to do something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7_DhmsYlt8

Comes in handy when you literally have to get across stopped traffic.

[Blue Jays]

Trials riders are incredibly interesting to watch. Balancing briefly on the thin metal railing? Wow!

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i learned by riding a fixed gear mt. bike on grass well the bike too
cheers

[Mud]

gets in the way

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bro you can use that as a brake .stick jam
cheers :beer:

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gets in the way
like this bro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwVqHaYdC0I

[vaxn8r]

I use the handlebar mount on the tandem, especially if my wife is already back there.

[rounder]

Cool videos Fixed.

[Mud]

that bike messengers had some loose screws. I have watched the videos and now I am sure of it. That being said maybe there is a Pista in my future. :banana: