Originally Posted by
Salamandrine
Most people used to be able to ride no hands. It was usually assumed you could do it if you were a serious cyclist. I only recently realized that this has changed.
I'm still surprised to run across people that have trouble reaching down to grab a water bottle. Maybe it just means that we are coaxing people back onto bikes after an absence of a couple of decades?
Broadening the question a bit... how many of us learned to ride rollers no-hands??
(and how many people even learned to ride rollers?)
When I've ridden rollers at a club event, I was a bit surprised at how much it amazed folks when I rode no-hands. Of course, it's a recreational club, not a racing club.
Steve in Peoria