Danger Panda Pointless Prize

[drevil]

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.

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.

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[Steve O]

@Judd 155153 wrote:

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

Okay, here it is. Doesn’t meet many of the rules, but adds the extra dimension of snow.

[drevil]

@Steve O 155321 wrote:

Okay, here it is. Doesn’t meet many of the rules, but adds the extra dimension of snow.

Thanks for the entry

I didn’t mention it (and am changing my rules now), but let’s limit it to current pix and vids, and not digging into the archive

I got to Kona last night, bumming that I wouldn’t have a bike, but I discovered that they have bike shares, with the bikes being almost exactly the same as DCs, minus the color and built in bike cable lock!

I had to try the no hands and feet action. Secret is to go fast enough and a bike with a low top tube (or none at all)

[drevil]

https://vimeo.com/204691979

[TwoWheelsDC]

Gah…took some good ones today but wasn’t wearing a helmet.

[Steve O]

@drevil 155322 wrote:

Thanks for the entry

I didn’t mention it (and am changing my rules now), but let’s limit it to current pix and vids, and not digging into the archive

I got to Kona last night, bumming that I wouldn’t have a bike, but I discovered that they have bike shares, with the bikes being almost exactly the same as DCs, minus the color and built in bike cable lock!

I had to try the no hands and feet action. Secret is to go fast enough and a bike with a low top tube (or none at all)

For the record, this was taken during freezing saddles 2017, and the way things are going there may not be any more slippery surface opportunities. [emoji22]

[drevil]

@TwoWheelsDC 155325 wrote:

Gah…took some good ones today but wasn’t wearing a helmet.

Be safe, my friend! I mean riding without hands or feet is kinda dangerous, but no helmet? That’s crossing the line!

[drevil]

@Steve O 155331 wrote:

For the record, this was taken during freezing saddles 2017, and the way things are going there may not be any more slippery surface opportunities. [emoji22]

The only reason I knew this wasn’t recent was because I knew you were at the beach, apparently riding topless scaring the locals.

Hands free on snow is definitely next level.

[Steve O]

@drevil 155333 wrote:

…because I knew you were at the beach riding topless, tantalizing the locals.

ftfy

[Mtansill]

Yesterday I was riding my bike around Lake Artemesia. I had gloves on, so I couldn’t take a picture using my phone very easily. However, I improvised by touching the tip of my tongue to the touch screen. Surely that counts for some kind of Danger Panda? Amirite???

Just kidding.

[drevil]

@Mtansill 155361 wrote:

Yesterday I was riding my bike around Lake Artemesia. I had gloves on, so I couldn’t take a picture using my phone very easily. However, I improvised by touching the tip of my tongue to the touch screen. Surely that counts for some kind of Danger Panda? Amirite???

Just kidding.

LPT: use your nose if you don’t want to take off your gloves

[Judd]

@drevil 155362 wrote:

LPT: use your nose if you don’t want to take off your gloves

I’m going to try this, but I think there is a 50% chance that it’s going to result in a really snotty screen.

[Sunyata]

@Judd 155367 wrote:

I’m going to try this, but I think there is a 50% chance that it’s going to result in a really snotty screen.

Apparently you missed me swiping my phone with my nose several times yesterday when I was too lazy to take my gloves off! There may or may not have been a snotty screen afterwards… :rolleyes:

[bikeeveryday]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BQDZ2sADhNV/?taken-by=bikeeveryday

Here’s one from Feb. 3, 2017…

[bikeeveryday]

Here’s a Feb. 13, 2016 #dangerpanda

https://www.instagram.com/p/BBumRRUxD1n/?taken-by=bikeeveryday

[bikeeveryday]

@drevil 155323 wrote:

https://vimeo.com/204691979

Negative BAFS points for riding in Hawaii! :p

[Author]

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