Originally Posted by Helmet Head
- Can you ride no handed?
- Can you take a sip from your water bottle without veering into traffic?
- Can you bunny hop over a pot hole instead of swerving?
- Can you turn your head and maintain your line?
- Do you know how to take a turn at a decent speed?
- What other bike handling skills do you have/recommend?
What about the classic... can you wheel stand or "track stand?"
And beyond turn your head... can you look over either shoulder and maintain your line?
And the classic that my wife usually missed... can you anticipate the grade of a hill and shift before loading down. Of course that probably fits into Brian's "smooth shifting" catagory. And these days with index shifting, I believe it is probably easier. (I still friction shift, so I don't know how "index" really is... heck one of my bikes is a downtube shifter... try shifting that and keeping your fingers out of the spokes... GRIN. I bet John E. can do it.)
Oh here is one that is not really a riding skill, but is good for any cyclist to know... can you fix a flat?