anybody else think this is kind of silly "how to handlebar dismount"
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this is my standard mount and dismount, but reading all that confused the hell out of me. now i'm not sure i can do it anymore. don't think! just do.
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That's a "fixie thing"? Who knew.. I was making fun of some guy I saw get on his bike like that recently. I didn't realize I was getting on my bike wrong..
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you all can stop holding your breath now. nobody's found you out.
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i do this sometimes. i also mount normally sometimes. actually i guess i usually mount this way. but i did see some guy with super wide bars try to do this the other day, and ended up kicking his bars really hard. it was pretty funny. wide bars are the devil.
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I do the handlebar mount/dismount now and even on my road bike. Less chances of splitting your pants. Ruined a couple of pairs of pants throwing my leg over the saddle. and no my pants weren't that tight.
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i actually read that before i had my fixie, just poking around 63xc.com (it's a great site). it's a pretty anti-climactic article, kind of builds you up like it's going to be this awesome double-backflip move, when really you just... swing your leg.... over the handlebars..
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i think that site left me with more questions than answers when i first read it
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I do it all the time, cause my bars are lower than my seat. That's a pretty insane description though...
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mine are too but i don't think the action is silly just the explaination
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Originally Posted by tehz
i just lean my bike over and put my leg over the top tube...is that bad?
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I remember reading that for the first time. Picture is worth 1000 words... heh. soo confusing. but its the only way I mount.
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to see it in action watch this video https://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/dev/trailer.html
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aww, i thought it was going to be a how-to video on mounting, to go along with the description from the site.
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micahhh you dont live muskegon any more
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Originally Posted by griffin_
i think that site left me with more questions than answers when i first read it