How to get on/off a bike
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- Here are four ways to get on and off your bicycle. Every ride starts and ends with one of the most underrated techniques. The mount and dismount. Some techniques are good, while others are better.
In this video I show the bad, good, popular and professional way to get on and off your bike.
About me:
I am Jurgen Beneke, a 52 year old Bicycle nut, dog fanatic and recovering raceaholic. Former MTB World Cup winner, X-Games Winner and National Champion. Owner and operator at www.dahanger.co
For the longest while, I rode to work with heavy saddlebags and even (sometimes) a trailer. So, basically, I got used to lifting my leg over the top bar. It's become a habit. (Still, it looks ridiculous, and more than one of my friends comments on my style!)
saddle bags are a really good reason to lifting your legs over the top tube. I do that too when bike packing. Thank you for bringing that up, totally forgot about it. :)
We need to do that for children riding on the back seat!
Also team top tube here. Got so used to carrying stuff in a basket that it got a habit. Also comes in handy when lugging around bulky stuff in some panniers. Don't wanna get my leg stuck in the back while doing somewhat of a split, or kick my luggage off my bike.
Never even thought about children, but damn.
@@Daniel-rr8ihyou can hybridise the technique of titling the bike and lifting your leg over the now lower top tube (which I've always called a cross bar) as long as it doesn't topple the luggage
Thank you, finally was able to get off from a bike.
I’m still stuck on my bike. Been pedaling for a couple weeks now for fear of falling off.
Older, clipless pedal guy here and definitely the lean, throw the leg over technique for me. The older you get, the more the lean lol. The run and mount method just looks so painful for men. Not sure how it's done without one racking himself. Thanks for taking a fall over for the sake of the vid! Last time I did that, it was painful. Some good creative video techniques in the vid.
You say no, I say yes to the skateboard to speed technique and I surely don't dig horses. Been perfecting this technique for 55+ years.
As a bike delivery guy, I love the slide through dismount. I learned to do it towards the left and right side, depending on which way my destination is.
I'm 65 and do the horse mount both on and off, no problems. If you don't feel stable to do that, do it like this video shows.
Been doing the "cowboy mount" as I call it for over 50 years, I'm 6 foot plus and I"ll be 69 in a couple weeks. I've only wiped out once.... it was on a test ride, I forgot to tighten the stem bolt and the bars spun just as I cleared the saddle. I face planted right into the cement driveway, fortunately there were no injuries except my pride and a scrape on my chin. I still cowboy mount but ever since then I triple check the stem bolt before any test rides LOL.
I watched this because you present so well! Not sure I learned anything new, but you engaged me!
Thank you for watching 🙏anyway
@@cyclingskills Now looking for more of your videos!
I'm 75 and have done everything on a bike. I find this very useful as an elder who is now paying for the abuse I inflicted on myself some decades ago. One small detail: As you get into your 70s you may notice that one leg is shrinking more slowly than the other. Over ten years this can add up to an inch or more. You might find that now it's hard to get on the bike. If your longer leg is the right one, it means you're standing on your shorter leg if you mount the normal way. If this is the case, just get used to going around and getting on the bike from the right side. Problem solved.
Or just mount the normal way but face backwards…
If that’s the case don’t forget to add some shims under the cleat of the shorter leg, makes a huge difference to comfort and position on the bike. Usually shims do not need to be the full amount of the shorter leg. I have a fused ankle, so right leg shorter, a shimm of a few mm made a huge difference…
I was a track cyclist in the 80's (I'm dating myself here), the classy mount is the "swing leg over the handlebars," fixed gear riders adapted this too.
Wow you are a life saver, didn’t know getting on a bike could be so easy 😂
I use the first method you demonstrated that isn't comfortable with a top bar. I have a low step bike. I do the bike lean and leg swing with my other bike.
Hah, I liked the intro sequence. Good video overall.
I am 52 years old and use a technique that you probably don't know yet?
In my opinion, it is the most elegant, most effective and least strenuous.
My stomach is facing the saddle and I only hold the handlebars with one hand, the free hand just dangles loosely down the side of my body.
I only have to lift my thigh until my knee is only slightly above saddle height, with my thigh and lower leg at about 90°.
Once the knee is slightly above saddle height, I let the dangling lower leg circle behind and around the saddle in a minimal radius.
That's it, the leg then automatically finds its way to the ground.
I don't have to lean the bike towards me or lean my upper body towards the stem because I have both hands on the handlebars, nor do I have to keep my leg stretched out.
Everything happens with an upright posture and an upright bike, in a small, minimal movement.
Hm ... when I think about it more carefully, it's almost a bit like elegant bicycle aikido, hahaha.
Enjoy!
Commenting twice cos content is soo good, and you fall off the bike like a pro. 🔥
The Dutch quite use the "skateboard" technique you mention here. I always feel I give myself away as a foreigner when I slant the bike, swing my leg over, pedal. Seems the young and old in the Netherlands are masters of a casual, smooth, "skateboard" maneuver.
I guess there is a 5th way. Being almost 70, I find it easiest to mount by holding the handlebar with both hands (like I ride) and while lifting up on the front I allow the back wheel to roll forward til the bike is essentially vertical. I then step behind the bike and allow the bike to come back down between my slightly spread legs being sure to allow the saddle to safely pass under my groin before the front wheel touches down. Very easy to do and I don’t have to worry about swinging my leg over the 61cm size tall bike. I use this technique both to mount and dismount my bike.
I think I actually did this in the last 10 seconds of the video. Check it 😬
@@cyclingskills You sure did, just didn’t include it as a way. Lot easier for me. Maybe you can include it as your 5th way (mount and dismount).
Thank you very much for this Video. It was really helpful.
I’m number two! Always have been. Mom did the horse mount technique 🤷♀️😮🤣
Excellent 👍
Me too, but usually start with the pedal at about the 9 o'clock position and instantly take off...no pushing.
Hm. I have used the horse method since i was 8. Before that we used to start off from a boulder. Since in the old days we would get bikes to grow into..... Never even tried any other way. Stopping in traffic of course, i just unclip a leg, snd step in front of the seat. Unless it is a short stop, and i just keep my balance until it is time to go. With a bit of practice, you can track stand without even standing up. And there is no pushing off and multiple kicks with the off leg. Is is a single fluid motion. I dont think i have ever fallen when mounting a bike.
I’m team wheel up walk over and roll the front down and your are on it. Also works in reverse. Great for crowds as you don’t swing your leg out towards anyone next to you.
Thank you for the video. It really helps a lot. I however disagree with the seat hight. I am 69 years old and have a hard time getting on and off the bike. I set the seat so that I can put both feet flat on the ground when I stop. I can sit on the seat at a stop and wait till I can ride again. It makes it easier for me. I have an electric bike so I have no trouble with hills.
Hmm tougher on your knees and less efficient to lower your saddle so your feet touch the ground but I guess with an e-bike you don’t have the same concern about your knees or being efficient since you have an e-bike (pedal assisted I assume) so it works for you.
the ending 😮
Wow, i have never paid attention on how i get on my bike. I just get on and ride. I'll have to pay more attention. Thanks for the video. .
Great info I can share this with new cyclists !
Personally, I swing my right leg over the top tube to get off the bike (full frame, straight horizontal tube). It's a little awkward because of the cables at the top of the tube, but dismounting is super smooth.
Horse mount til about a year ago at 74, occasionally started catching the saddle occasionally on or off, somehow having lost my flexibility. Been using the lean method since.
Horse riders brought this into fruition.
Thanks 🎉
My advice for the beginners - unclip in down position, when your leg is straight. Much easier and can be done even when the pedal is under full load
I dare you, come to a unpredictable stop on a steep hill, and have time un-clip without falling over! Go on, give it a try!
OMG trillion thanks for your great contribution. You know I ride for so many years. But I still mount and dismount like a clown. After watch your video, I finally can act as if I am a pro when I need to stop at the traffic lights. By the way sir, what is this bicycle of yours?
Ouch! I experienced this a few times in the beginning after I upgraded from flat to clipless pedals. This no longer happens.
Horse method. Clip in at 6, once clipped raise foot to 9 and pedal away while mounting. Clip in other shoe. Not complicated!
You could use a stepladder
Method 2 every time. The horse mount fills me with fear 😮
Horse method!
Started with clip-in horse mount technique, but now, after breaking my hip I'// use the cautious technique. (Left foot dangling - can't clip in quick enough)
Would love to be able to do the cool CX dis/mount, but I'm worried about 'rolling stones'!
I like to hold both brake levers tight so the bike cannot roll when getting on and off.
Yup, that's an important point.
I've found that putting the dismount side pedal DOWN before getting off makes for a more stable dismount, as opposed to how you were doing it, with the 'swing' foot down.
And I'll never ride clips. I've seen way too many people get hurt (TDF anyone?) in emergency situations, where's with 'traps,' I can easily remove my foot with no unnatural twisting and, when my feet hit the ground, there's not a solid, plastic bottom on my shoe that will slip and slide on pavement, as I've seen many times. Wearing regular shoes, you will be far safer when putting your feet down and stop faster.
Horse mount. but raise the pedal first and step onto it to get started. no need to skateboard push.
Any tips on how to start on an severe uphill with clipless pedals?
I reallly like his explanation. However, he forgot to tell us to tell us to bring the gear down before coming to a complete stop so we can an easy start. Like a shift gear car, for a stop we need to be on first gear.
Safety first.
Enjoy your bike ride.
4:55 I think the roots of this horse mounting technique would have actually descended from Penny Farthing.
Interesting, didn’t think about that. Thanks
Guess I'm a horse mount type of person, am 78 yo. Have no probs. mounting or dismounting using this techneque. Don't use clip in pedals. 😊
That’s cool, as long as you don’t look like those horse people (in the video) 😜
He just nonchalantly told us to go on a 100 miles ride...
skateboard tech is probably by kids using way too big adult bikes :) at least this was a thing in a place I was living. Also there was a pedaling technique inside the triangle :D
Thank you for actually falling clipped in for demonstration and for Science 🫡
Did he fall down go ouch???
Hold the brakes get on the bike.eazy
Are your suggestions true for men and women because we’re built different?
Girl's bike, FTW.
Catwalk off, catwalk on, the only sane way to ride :) also people love it when you whip up to the bike rack in a catwalk and just eject yourself backward.
Like your style. Catwalker
YOU LIE!! I’ve fallen off my bike multiple times coming to a stop when clipped in 😢😂. Still new being clipped in though
How to get on/off a bike ?
Don’t get clipped in pedals 🤭
You use the horse method because as a 8 years old, you can't afford your own bike, so you have to ride your dad's bike which is too high for you. And you don't start by sitting on the bike since you wouldn't be able to reach the pedals. Instead, you go below the top bar with your other leg and ride like that.
Wrong! The horse mount is best!
You must have nothing to do in your life!,,, this would be good for a 3 year old
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