Originally Posted by
JimCanuck
Your now talking about getting on a horse. When your completely off your bike. Something that would be quite impractical doing on the road at every red light.
That's why I don't dismount from my bike at stop lights at all! As I said above in great detail, I have no problem reaching the ground with my toes (and supporting my bike) without getting off the saddle. At the same time my seatpost is fitted in fully "traditional" way.
Originally Posted by
wphamilton
You dismount and stand beside the bike at stop lights?
No. See above.
Originally Posted by
wphamilton
Aside from that, why is that a better method and why is the "normal" procedure childish?
Hmm... I'd say for purely historical reasons. What it known as "women's bike" has greatly lowered top tube specifically to facilitate straddling start. Also, this kind of start is typically recommended for children learning to ride as the "easy" way to start up.
Meanwhile, I don't see any features on normal road bikes that would suggest that they should be straddled to start up.