In Soviet Russia...bike dismounts YOU!

superman dat hoe.

...how has no-one said that before.
I dismount the same way you described and have found it gets smoother over time. Just keep practicing.

in my defense, it was late and i had work i didn't wanna do.

i can't wait to try the rear dismount, sounds great
right now when i bike somewhere i start to slow down then i trackstand and then just get off...i don't really think about it too much

Actually I never even THINK about how I get off my bike. I just do it. It's like asking someone "how do you go down stairs"... After reading this thread though, I was thinking about it, and it turns out the way I tend to get off my fixed gear is significantly different from how I get off a freewheeled bike.

As I'm slowing to a stop, I pull the top foot out of the clips just as it goes past top dead center. this is a natural movement, because the pedal is pulling forward, so just pull your foot back as the pedal goes forward. That shifts my weight to the bottom pedal. The weight on the pedal resists the momentum, so my bottom leg will rise lightly (1/8-1/4 revolution) as I come to a complete stop. If I'm still going pretty fast I'll use enough brake to come to a complete stop as my rear leg gets to the right point, then just tip my weight to the side with the free foot, pull out the bottom foot and swing it over the back.

Written out it sounds like a complex chain of events, but they all happen at once, and it looks and feels like nothing. It's certainly nothing fancy. It's just how I get off my bike, but I suppose it's a method I developed over time without thinking about it.

Now for the Snarky bike nerd answer...

You want us to help you dismount?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WCRk8bvNiE

woah i'm watching that now on my DVR Holy ****. WIERD!

So you are new here...

i just have a series of rollers in my house so i never have to get off the bike.

I actually rear dismount both my fixed and my road bike if i am coming in hot.
but if i am just standing there i swing my right leg over the front. because my bars are lower than my seat.

it really is just a matter of practice. I have screwed up rear dismounts in the past.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sCnT...eature=related

The Handlebar Dismount--Part Five of Fixed Gear 101
by Greg Goode

The basic handlebar dismount is the reverse of the handlebar mount. You straddle the bike, then pass it away from you while bringing your leg up, over, and toward you. Here are the steps in greater detail:
1. Riding the undersides of the pedals, come to a complete stop. Finish with the pedals in a comfortable 3o'clock/9o'clock position, the R pedal towards the front wheel and the L pedal towards the rear wheel. Step off the L pedal, then the R. You are now straddling the bike.
2. Grab the L handlebar with your L hand and allow the bike to lean slightly to the L.
3. Using a gentle thrust, pass the bike from the L to the R, so as to catch the stem in your R hand. At the same time, raise your R leg up, forwards and to the L, passing it over the handlebars and back down towards the L leg. The bike passes under to the R as your leg passes over to the L. (When I do this dismount, my left hand actually meets my leg over the bike and slaps the inside of my thigh.) Half a snap later, your R hand catches the stem and your R foot is back on the ground.

^^^That is so much more complicated than it needs to be. Just swing your effin' leg over the front.

For some reason, I have never been able to do a rear dismount, but I love doing the moving dismount over the side. I unclip both feet while slowing and let the left pedal lift/launch me off to the side, swinging my right leg around the back, all while holding onto the bars normally. Then I just grab the stem once I hit the ground. Basically the opposite of mounting. It's even more fun when moving faster than walking pace.

can anyone do these fancy schmacy dismounts with clipless?

this one's pretty funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p2EMzpTE38