Originally Posted by
sherpakid
That looks more like a controlled skid vs. drifting. When drifting the tires lose their traction, but are still turning which makes it much more difficult to do on a bicycle as opposed to a controlled skid. It's cool looking, but just doesn't seem to be the same as drifting.
True, a real drift involves tires that are rolling and not skidding. But that would likely involve some crashing on a bicycle.
BTW that pic a few replies up with the 2 asian guys... they are not moving, no way. They are surely laying in the road!