doomkin

did it on the first try. easy breezy - don't sweat it.

Iser@n

Quite easy, although my saddle got caught in my jacket the first time. The only thing is that maybe it's a bit too much of showing off.

joshuastar

i still can't do it. i think i push down too hard on the right pedal and the bike leans to the right, and the seat stays bash the side of my knee.

no good.

i can't dance, either.

Fugazi Dave

I once did the rear dismount having forgotten I had one of those seatpost-mount racks on, and not only did I end up laying on the ground, I almost broke off the rack, castrated myself, and flipped my bike over in one motion.

That said, without rack it's a breeze. I've moved on to the flying side dismount, but I should work up the rear dismount again.

Serendipper 

Just get off your ****ing bike already people. Everything is not a "cool move". Jesus.



Actually, the thought of skinny hairstute nerds trying to be cool by dismounting a bike in front of uninterested onlookers is frankly hilarious for a second....then it becomes silly and ridiculous again. The part where you filet your leg is just sad and tragic. Holey moley.

Fugazi Dave

Having a good moving dismount under your belt can actually be pretty handy, whether you intend for it to be neat or not.

Serendipper 

Nobody is going for practicality here. Let's be honest.



I just became uber-aware of the transference of shetty American values (one-upmanship, consumerism, unrealistic expectations, delusions of granduer, fame) to "bike culture".

Something which really should just be about exercise, and to a degree self-expression has turned into the extra-special Olympics/American SSFG Idol.


Ugh. I am dutret's left aorta.

Fugazi Dave

That's not quite a fair assessment of the situation.

doofo

haha

better to be on bikes for bad reasons than to not be on bikes at all

people who are materialistic and vain will be materialistic and vain in all contexts

dats coo

p.s.

and if that is your complaint you should be happy people are throwing themselves off of their bikes

Serendipper 

**** it. Nevermind. You can all hop to my rear and dismount.





That came out different than I intended. Please don't take it out of context and use it against me in any way.

Sporadicus

Bear in mind everybody, that the "Baconator" is only the first step in learning the fine art of "Ghost Ridin' da Whip".

skanking biker

See, the rear dismount is just too flambouyant. Its like saying "watch me almost kill myself trying to get off my bike because I am desperate for attention." I much prefer the leg O'r the handlebar dismount.

ebawho

yeah, leg over the bars is just like "oh look at me being so casually cooooll" untill you end up getting your pants caught on the mount for your front light and fumbling around for a minute and that falling over... but that could happen with any kind of mount or dismount.

skanking biker

Or just don't wear pants or roll them

icknayvon

Crashing dismounts get the most attention and sympathy if done correctly. I'm still waiting on the patent but the method is as follows. As soon as the instructional vid is up I'll link it.

1. Time your skid so you stop just past where she is walking.
2. Wink and fall just as you pass.
3. Immediately get up and mumble "WTF is wrong with my chain/pedals/wheel/bars"
4. Pick up bike and lean back and sit on the top tube
5. At this point said girl should say something like "OMG are you ok?"
6. Remove bike hat and wipe your forehead before you respond with "Yeah, I just rode like 4,000 miles, give or take a few hundred. Falling just comes with the territory babe, and I fell hard for you."
7. Replace hat, reverse Kevin Bacon mount your bike and ride off into the wind.

Be sure to contact ReLoad, Seagull, and whoever else about the custom bag with "Call Me xxx-xxx-xxxx" on the back.

calculus

2 years ago i dismounted via the baconator in front of the girl I would later be dating (and currently still am) she failed to notice my skillz and insists that me getting the door for her at the coffee shop was a more important moment in our soon to be relationship...

mander

As a teenager snowboarding i did a sweet 360 in front of the girl who would later pop my cherry. But that was possibly the last time i ever impressed a girl with an athletic feat. Somehow I can't ride a bike while appearing sexy. I think i'm manifesting "nerd outcast" instead of "badass outsider".

Serendipper 

Take notes kids. The man speaks truth.

joshuastar

i want to respond to this...but i don't know how.

Zombie Carl

I can't believe I hadn't thought of this...

rduenas

Dismounting by throwing your leg over the handlebars looks way cooler

doofo

no way man

throwing handlebars over leg is way coolest