Danger Panda Pointless Prize

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  • February 13, 2017 at 3:41 am #919092
    drevil
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    If it’s not too late, I’d like to offer a pointless prize:

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    This is what’ll getcha it.

    For you selfie daredevils out there, this is the Danger Panda Pointless Prize:

    To qualify, you must:

    • Take a current pic or vid from overhead and have at least a little of both the bike and yourself in the picture
    • Have both hands off the bars
    • Be in forward motion and not be leaning on anything or anyone
    • Be riding a bike. Tandems and trikes don’t count.
    • Be looking into the camera (at least 1 eyeball visible)
    • Not crash after taking the picture
    • Wear a helmet. We don’t necessarily have to see the helmet, but if it’s clear you’re not wearing one, it won’t count.

    Doing all the above will get you 1 point. The following will get you more points:

    • +1 for each foot visibly off the pedals
    • +1 for each foot on the top tube
    • +1 for video of and done by yourself in the danger panda position (3 second minimum)

    If you’re crazy enough and do all of the above, you can max out at 6 points (1 for entry, +2 for both feet off the pedals, +2 for both feet on the top tube, +1 for video). This danger panda pic of Dirt (which I’m using without his permission) is an almost perfect score of 5. A vid would have gotten him 6 points.

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    IMG_1500 by Pete Beers, on Flickr

    Each picture is graded separately (i.e., points are not cumulative from all your entries). The pic with the most points wins. If there are ties, there will be a vote by the forum for a winner.

    Please accept your own actions, and do NOT:

    • Get hurt
    • Attempt if you don’t know how to use a camera while riding a bike
    • Try it if you aren’t totally comfortable riding with no hands and doing silly stuff on the bike.
    • Try this in traffic or around cars
    • Sue me

    I won’t take responsibility for anyone hurting themself!

    Post the picture or video in this thread, or a link to it so it’s easy to find. Entries accepted now (2/12/17) until Freezing Saddles 2017 ends.

    Begin! :)

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  • February 13, 2017 at 3:49 am #1065951
    jrenaut
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    This is a good opportunity for me to ask a question I’ve been kind of afraid to ask. What is the secret to riding hands-free? It can’t be purely a disregard for one’s safety. I see people ride for blocks without touching the handlebars. It can’t be JUST a core thing – while my core strength isn’t winning any awards, I can do something resembling a track stand on the longtail with 125+ pounds of children on the bike.

    What am I missing?

    February 13, 2017 at 4:00 am #1065953
    drevil
    Participant

    @jrenaut 154859 wrote:

    This is a good opportunity for me to ask a question I’ve been kind of afraid to ask. What is the secret to riding hands-free? It can’t be purely a disregard for one’s safety. I see people ride for blocks without touching the handlebars. It can’t be JUST a core thing – while my core strength isn’t winning any awards, I can do something resembling a track stand on the longtail with 125+ pounds of children on the bike.

    What am I missing?

    I can do some silly stuff on the bike, but I’m not a great instructor because I forget to mention things that I don’t think about. With that said…

    Two things that I think people that can’t ride without hands don’t do:

    1. Go fast enough
    2. Lean back enough after letting go of the bars

    I’ve found that once you get to a certain speed (which is different for every bike), the bike will stay upright on its own accord. When you figure out that speed, let go of the bars and shift your weight back. You can then steer the bike leaning slightly with your hips.

    Once you get that down, unclip… ;)

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    Look Ma, No Hands No Feet! by ricky d, on Flickr

    Also, it helps to use a bike that doesn’t have floppy or twitchy steering. When I tried it on some friends’ fat bikes, if you turn a little, the front wheel will flop immediately and you’d go down quick. As for twitchy, I can’t ride no handed for too long on my Brompton. Maybe I just need more practice on that one.

    February 13, 2017 at 5:00 am #1065956
    TwoWheelsDC
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    @jrenaut 154859 wrote:

    This is a good opportunity for me to ask a question I’ve been kind of afraid to ask. What is the secret to riding hands-free? It can’t be purely a disregard for one’s safety. I see people ride for blocks without touching the handlebars. It can’t be JUST a core thing – while my core strength isn’t winning any awards, I can do something resembling a track stand on the longtail with 125+ pounds of children on the bike.

    What am I missing?

    The bike itself has some effect too, I think. My gravel bike doesn’t like no hands unless I’m going pretty fast, but my Cinelli seems like it could ride itself at walking speeds. I’ve also found that pedaling helps even out my balance. I’d say pedal yourself up to a decent speed, lean back and relax, take hands off bars, and keep up a smooth cadence and you should be able to do it.

    [video=youtube_share;pzgvIOfbi4U]https://youtu.be/pzgvIOfbi4U[/video]

    February 13, 2017 at 12:10 pm #1065964
    Rod Smith
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    Headset must be well adjusted and no pitting of the bearing races.

    February 13, 2017 at 12:24 pm #1065965
    chuxtr
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    Waiting to hear how many people fall off/crash. :rolleyes:

    February 13, 2017 at 2:25 pm #1065973
    drevil
    Participant

    @chuxtr 154869 wrote:

    Waiting to hear how many people fall off/crash. :rolleyes:

    I see you’re a sadist, chuxtr, since you liked my original post which helped pushed this pointless prize to fruition! :D

    It’s not that hard if you keep your feet on the pedals, so submit one, Chuck!

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    February 13, 2017 at 2:32 pm #1065978
    chuxtr
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    @drevil 154882 wrote:

    It’s not that hard if you keep your feet on the pedals, so submit one, Chuck!

    I’m a former (local) racer and have no problems riding no hands … even riding in a group. Although I can’t make any claims about being able to ride no feet. :) But prefer not to test the limits of my luck taking a selfie while riding. ;)

    February 14, 2017 at 3:50 am #1066049
    SarahBee
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    Extra point for doing this in a panda costume?

    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

    February 14, 2017 at 4:05 am #1066051
    drevil
    Participant

    @SarahBee 154965 wrote:

    Extra point for doing this in a panda costume?

    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

    Sure, why not? :)

    February 15, 2017 at 10:11 pm #1066212
    drevil
    Participant

    Since no one’s playing my pointless prize game, I thought I’d kickstart it off. Plus it was a good way to (hopefully not) test out the new helmet I bought from Chuxtr ;)

    I’ve ruled myself out for the GRAND PRIZE, so c’mon, someone gimme a danger panda! :D

    [video=vimeo;204259611]https://vimeo.com/204259611[/video]

    February 16, 2017 at 12:01 am #1066218
    Steve O
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    I have something in mind, but have not had time to practice and execute.

    February 16, 2017 at 2:02 am #1066225
    Judd
    Participant

    @Steve O 155145 wrote:

    I have something in mind, but have not had time to practice and execute.

    Your riding hands free in the snow pic would be a good preliminary entry.

    February 18, 2017 at 3:07 am #1066360
    Judd
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    Here’s my baby step danger panda. I had a hard time figuring out the picture taking that didn’t involve my hand blocking the camera. Just no hands in this one. I practiced a no hands one foot on the way home tonight but didn’t take a picture.

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    February 18, 2017 at 4:36 am #1066369
    jwetzel
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    @jrenaut 154859 wrote:

    This is a good opportunity for me to ask a question I’ve been kind of afraid to ask. What is the secret to riding hands-free? It can’t be purely a disregard for one’s safety. I see people ride for blocks without touching the handlebars. It can’t be JUST a core thing – while my core strength isn’t winning any awards, I can do something resembling a track stand on the longtail with 125+ pounds of children on the bike.

    What am I missing?

    I’m told the angle of the fork has a lot to do with it. I find that a CaBi is difficult, but I can weave traffic on my hybrid Sirrus. When I first got it, I made an exaggerated push of the handlebars to get upright fast, I think it’s harder if you just try to hover over the handlebars. #commitment

    February 18, 2017 at 10:02 am #1066370
    drevil
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    @Judd 155294 wrote:

    Here’s my baby step danger panda. I had a hard time figuring out the picture taking that didn’t involve my hand blocking the camera. Just no hands in this one. I practiced a no hands one foot on the way home tonight but didn’t take a picture.

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    Not bad, just gotta look up! :)

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