Road Cycling Tips - Nobody talks about this.
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- čas přidán 29. 11. 2022
- You want to be safe, clean, healthy and not broke, Check out these cycling tips.
How to look back without weaving into traffic - How to get your chain back on - Group ride etiquette. Not every cycling tip should be about "How to get faster".
About me:
I am Jurgen Beneke, a 50 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 - Sport
Hi there 🖐️Before you add another comment about using a mirror (like the other hundreds of riders) please watch me testing mirrors and a radar. czcams.com/video/tN-bq2RkDtw/video.htmlsi=ic8FO3bfQm8GhhJ0
That neck lifting idea killed me. Live and learn.
Is the chain made of battery acid? Just grab the chain and put it back on lol.
@@dannyphantom121 That's why cycling shorts/bibs are black
"Best bike for you is the one you already own". Love that! So true!!!!
Until it gets stolen
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I remember dropping my chain to the inside going up a low grade climb in one of my early Cat5 races many years ago, one of the more experienced riders put his hand behind my butt pushing me along and said "pedal slowly and upshift". The guy saved my race and taught me your valuable tip #2.
He was likely waiting years to do that, touch another man's butt.
Yeah, the fastest way to recover is using the front derailleur to move the chain back to the big ring.
Did he remove his hand after that?
@@dooleh84hahaha
who could forget a golden palm
Friends don't let friends buy bikes on credit. Love it! Top advice!
Yup, just keep riding that old bike and save up for the new one.
Never trust a bike shop with a finance dept. !!
I do not borrow for anything. No car payments in over 25 years. Ok tiny mortgage .. but that is all
If you really want to buy a bike, save a dime, quarter or dollar per mile cycled each week. You'll get there soon enough.
@@secretagent86 yeah well done you , what a pity that not everybody in life has had your financial availability. To some credit is the only way to attain something . How dare they want something eh , according to your self indulgent mantra they should just do without …
Turning your head really helps us drivers too because we know you are engaged with us. Love tip 3! 😂
Yes, and most cyclists are drivers too. Thanks for the feedback
Your third chance of getting the chain on without getting your hands dirty - keep a pair of disposable nitrile gloves in the saddle bag.
Yep, been doing the same for years.
Learned "turning your head" the hard way. Put new front/back lights on the bike to be able to cycle in the winter (no snow in Houston generally) and kept twisting to see if the rear light was working. Long story short, ran into a curb at speed, body went forward into the handlebar and the gearshift lever punctured my groin through fleece sweatpants. Lot's of blood and a trip to the ER where they determined the lever knicked the artery in my right leg. Funniest part was the instructions from the ER to stop on the way home & pick-up a 10 lb bag of potting soil to use as a compress on the abdomen while the artery healed. Was really drugged and my son told me I loudly kept asking if these were medieval times and were going to send me home with a bottle of leaches as well.
Oof, you REALLY got lucky there! Could've been much worse. Turning my head is something i've been slowly developing for the last 4 or so years as a MTBer since i also use my downhill (and only) bike for groceries or stuff like that. Been riding for far longer but since i've been sharing more and more the road with traffic i've had to learn to check my back whenever needed. It's almost impossible to do with a winter jacket on the rain since the hood blocks most of your view to the sides, not even talking about behind, as much as i hate them i'd consider buyng rear view mirrors for thoose days when i need/want to ride on the rain.
@@Ferrari255GTOI like to put the hood on first and the helmet on top. The helmet straps keep the hood in place when I turn my head.
@@MunichUWH i've been getting unlucky tryng to get a helmet, every time i'm ready to buy that full face helmet i want something happens. Just before this christmas my rear shock blew, and the previous time my front brake pissed itself and since it was of "unknown origin" (Hygia elite) i ended up getting a set of Code R brakes instead
Were you running stem shifters?
And especially slow down if you’re turning your head!
Love your article. I did see that a couple of people did note that you said , " you can't have a mirror on your helmut or your bars". Absolutely , you don't put a mirror on you bars. But, I've ridden over 125,000 miles on roads , and I would never ride without my small mirror attached to my sunglasses. I don't even have to move my head , to be able to see perfectly behind me. Just like driving a car...I spend just as much time looking back , as I do looking forward. Thanks for your tips..... Appreciate it.
I have a bar end mirror-used it for 40 years-suits me!
They're my handlebars so I put a mirror on them because I can.
Goodnight
Being a year-round cyclist in the Adirondacks, the head-turn is probably the single most important tip to follow when on the road. I know when I'm driving a cyclist with their head on a swivel is much more noticeable than one with their eyes laser-focused ahead. And since it's a form of communication/recognition of surroundings I think it creates some appreciation from all parties involved. Plus, it's just safer!
1) relax and drop shoulder
2) move opposite hand towards centre of handlebars
3) I'd add stop or slow down on the pedals and practice it somewhere safe. The tendency to swerve could increase in a more tense situation so certainly one to practice straight away and compare turning with and without peddling.
I've just started cycling again after a 4 or 5 year break and the difference in confidence and competence over that time is surprising in particular, for me, flexibility when looking back so maybe some kind of stretching is in order too.
That chain tip is a useful one too.
Thanks for this.
Wow, Tip 1 might be the best safety tip I've heard in a long time. Completely agree!
Great tips. I'll try them next time I'm on the road. A great tip nobody talks about is to signal for the person behind if there is a pot hole, a cone, or any obstacle instead of just avoiding it. When this happens, the cyclist in front is hiding a cone and the one behind cannot see it and may not be able to avoid it. In general, tips like these when people are riding in groups.
I always do this, it's common courtesy.
I really enjoy your video style mate. Also the statement 'The best bike is the one you own' is so true. I'm just getting back into cycling after some bad injuries and my bike is a Giant SCR 3.0 from 2005 with a broken front derailleur (i just ride in the center ring - yes its a triple :) ) I look forward to more from you :)
ahh, the good old triple chain rings. Tell a youngster that you mostly ride in the middle ring is like speaking a different language. :)
I ride a triple. In spring front derailleur broke. I put it in the middle for the two weeks for a new one to arrive. Shocking how often ( who derailleur off) the chain popped onto the big ring.
i have the same year - mine was the least expensive model (ocr 1 or ocr3 i can't recall now). but was so 'embarrassed' that it was a triple. not my newer bike but i love it still.
2005 was a good year. My Trek is from then!
I love triple! Blimey if I'm building a tourer for myself it MUST have a triple up front, I'll hunt one for the build because for me, the more options when distance riding the better.
The head-turning tip was excellent. The other two I had learned over time. Thank you for sharing.
P.s. I love my old bike!
Some of the best no-BS advice ever!
You’re so right about expensive bikes! Here in NYC, as I’m sure I’m other parts of the world too, there’s so much pressure to ride an expensive bike. After playing into that game and spending over 10K on a bike I ask myself “am I really enjoying myself more?”. My honest answer is “no”. As a weekend non-racer the bike only gave me some bragging rights but didn’t make cycling more fun to be honest.
When your dérailleur doesn't get the chain back on, if you have a candy bar wrapper, piece of cardboard, or I your setting there, a vine,shift onto the small chanting, fold it over the (bottom part) chain, pull down and forward, starting to place it onto the chain ring as you turn the crank backwards (no 3rd hand needed, once the chain is tested on the bottom teeth simply continue until it's all back on.
As an older rider, thought I was the only one who didnt have the right knack for turning to look back while in traffic. Thanks for these tips.
PS: per your final comment, I think I'll also keep going on my Marin 18 speed, upright, Lady Fairfax(2018) - so far, so good !
That snot moment got me laughing out loud, mannnn 😂 good one!
This is my first video of u, my friend, and I've subscribed simply because of your choice to encourage cyclists to stay away from credit cards for their dream cycles. The best bike for me is the one I own!
I love it! Cheers, Sir!
Thanks 🙏
There's got to be a market for cycling snot
For those who might struggle w/#1 as I do, I'd suggest a garmin varia radar. Been a game changer for me.
Also don’t forget the super powerful balancing skills you gain being able to look back, could save you in an emergency situation
WTF use is that on a 70 mph FREEWAY when you are looking for a gap to cross a merge lane??
Half of my highway rides involve hundreds of big and BIGGER trucks going by.
I have no use for Saturday peloton pussies rides.
Hoping it was an icecream... 😅 Thanks for great tips!
Never buy your bike through Internet, it's not wedding. Always try it in person.
Great video! All cyclists, seasoned or not, could use this refresher. Tip 3 is invaluable.
This was an informative, humorous video even though the chain hack was the only one I hadn't heard of. It's not a trick I could use (long story) so I make use of latex gloves leftover from Covid. I really like the 'sponsored by nobody in the bike industry' statement at the end. 😅 Very clever. 😊
Yes, dropping the traffic-side arm is a really great technique. But the primary safety strategy is to keep a sustained and easy view of following traffic by good use of a high quality rear view mirror.
Yes agree 100%, I finally found a good mirror after trying several, and living on a busy high speed narrow country road I ride with one eye on that mirror all the time. It's wide angle gives me a smoother view when handlebars move and the optically even convex makes it more predictable as to how many seconds I have until the approaching vehicle passes.
One of my spare bikes doesn't have one (yet) and I find it way more challenging to ride and dealing with traffic, especially ultra quiet EV's.
Even with a mirror an inexperience rider can drip into traffic without knowing.
@@xmateinc I use the mirror to monitor traffic and actually deliberately "drift into traffic" to ensure they get the wake-up call that they must overtake with a suitable safety margin. They need to 'change lane to pass'.
* Stay Safer; Ride Wider!
@@petesig93 Good strategy. It's probably a good thing for them to think you haven't seen them either, that will encourage them to give you a wide berth if your line isn't dead straight.
@@alasdair4161 yes, that is my exact strategy. I monitor the mirror routinely and any approaching vehicle that appears aggressive, or in any dodgy road/traffic setting I utilise what I call 'the wiggle' - a calculated wander out into the road, when the following car/truck is 100-200 metres behind me.... sometimes even when just 50-70m back.
It. Works.
*Stay Safer; Ride Wider!
I appreciated the tips on looking back without swerving. I can’t go on a bicycle ride without my rear view mirror, still there’s times when I turn around to see something… I will Always remember those two tips.
Holding your bike up with your neck to fix the chain- Great tip !!!
Taking a hand off the bar to look back? This is what caused me a bad crash. Just before I got my hand back on the bar I hit a bump that bounced me forward and I missed the bar, fell forward over the bars, landed on my back on burning hot asphalt shattering my scapula.
Tip 1. Just the other week I was slowly riding on some gravel, heard something coming up from behind, looked round, obviously pulled on handlebars a bit and the front wheel slid out from under me. At least it was the left side so no damage to the bike's derailleur. My ribs are still a bit sore, but not as sore as my pride at making a fool of myself in front of the neighbour's 8 y.o. kid! 😀
Sending healing vibes
Although I know this video applies to riding on the roads, I would also add using trail etiquette as well. I’ve seen way too many occasions where riders do not announce when they are passing walkers. This is easy to do but yet so many bikers fail to do it. Recently, I was riding and coming toward me was an elderly couple probably in their mid-80s, out for a leisurely stroll. Behind them also coming towards me, was a biker moving at a pretty good clip. He decided to pass this elderly couple just as I was passing them, meaning he was in between me and the elderly couple. He nearly gave the elderly woman a heart attack as he almost clipped her arm. This kind of stupidity gives all bikers a bad reputation. If I would’ve thought about it sooner, I would have turned around and apologized to the elderly woman on behalf of all bikers.
thats what the bell is for......😊@@escapedfromnewyork
@@escapedfromnewyork You (the biker) are the one moving at speed. Are you waiting til too late? Especially with older walkers, ringing a bell or speaking up 50 - 70 feet out isn't too early, to avoid startle reaction. I could be in the middle of conducting an orchestra on my earbuds and throw my arm out at the bassoons just as you spin by. The one coming from behind is the one responsible for not having a collision; you might even have to slow down (gasp!).
As a bassoonist and a cyclist, I find this very funny
I've experimented with bells and vocal warnings at different distances away from pedestrians, and it NEVER fails to startle the daylights out of them. I feel terrible, but better than a collision. But truly no distance seems perfect.
@@arterialturns I have also done this type of testing.
The best and safest method is to approach at speed with a silent drive train. Do not let the hub click.
Aim right at the middle of their back while watching their walking pattern.
About ten feet before you get to them swerve quickly to the left side and around them.
Often they are starteld and jump, but who cares you are past them at this point.
I have actually called out to people while 200 feet back, and had them movve to the side...then JUMP IN FRONT OF ME at the last moment.
I really like these tips. Thanks. I'll give the dropping my shoulder and the chain tricks a try.
4 years riding, and im still learning 👍👍
10 years and still :D :D :D
Thanks so much for the "no swerve" advice!! I never thought to bring my shoulder down. Will give it a try on this weekend's ride. Cheerios!
Had to give this video a thumbs up after receiving that snot to the face haha great work!
Love the BOOGER tip ❤😂
As a mountain biker [who avoids road riding as much as I can, except to commute to the trails] #1 was really helpful 👍🏻
Great, thank you for sticking around as a MTB-rider. Bikes are bikes.
@@cyclingskills I tried it out today, brilliant!
I too know some MTBikers who get 🤯 when 2 cars pass them. What lame whiners 😋
@@gerrysecure5874I like @cyclingskills attitude! 😊 Yours....
Great tips! Btw at 2:35 there's one more option to get the chain back on: pick a stick from your surroundings to help guide the chain.
..while easing the chain tension by pulling the rear derailleur pulley wheel slightly forward. I hope your r.d. is clean!
Or some leaves to grab the chain with, so you don't touch it directly.
@@vidarv.9010 I use 2 sticks, one in each hand. First I dismount and rest the bike on its saddle, so that I'm not wrestling with a bike with a mind of its own. I push the (ususally dirty!) r.d.with one stick, using the other to lift and guide the chain back on. Time doesn't matter, as I'm retired and don't do cycle racing!
The trick I use is get off, grab the chain at the bottom of the chainring, plonk it on the ring and spin the chain ring counter clockwise. If you keep doing it by the slow peddle way you'll eventually bugger up your front mech.
I do by grab chain and lift on but joy of waxed chain, personally I haven't had a chain issue in say 12 years, even SRAM etap front derailleur doesn't throw chain
I find bar end mirrors much safer than turning around . You always know what’s coming , so much better then the occasional look back. It’s impossible to be turning to look back at every car or truck. But yes sometimes you might have to turn for some reason and you do want to keep your line without swerving for sure.
The bike you own is really the best bike. I have a mid-90s part-carbon bike, and I pass and "race" lots of people on the bike trails who have much better bikes, but just aren't as fast or as demented, haha. It's always more about the rider than the bike (btw, it's not about "beating" anyone, it's more about racing against yourself and having fun).
I'm French woman
I'm 72 years old and I've been cycling since I was a child, and not to play racer as I still see it now.for chains I was already doing that when I was 10 years old.
I'm surprised to see that bikes don't have rear-view mirrors.
because when you turn round the road in front of you may have changed.
In car parks I could always spot my bike with its mirrors.
Don't forget that your only bodywork is your bones and that all the technology in the world won't protect you from a collision with metal or stone.
Love this, I will make a bike mirror video very soon. Curious to see which ones work the best and does it eliminate the need to turn your head???? Thanks again, be well.
@@cyclingskills I've got those little ones that fold into the end of your handlebars. I was skeptic because they're really small, but they have a sort of fish-eye lens so it works great. And I also can't understand why the majority of cyclists don't have one (some even have a rear radar.... WTF???)
You can purchase a mirror for your helmut, no helmet, you can add a mirror to your bike bar. I'm 75 and some of my cycling videos are about safety, I have a mirror on my helmet.
I just got back into cycling after about 40 years of motorcycling. I have a mirror and definitely encourage that. I also drive a dump truck and can't for the life of me understand why cyclists don't think they need to see me coming on the narrow 2-lanes up here on the north shore of Lake Superior.@@cyclingskills
69 last week, neck went away 20+ years ago, turn like that and I see stars. "Thirdeye" for this guy on all my road bikes since. Good infomative video.
Brilliant, don’t swerve into traffic and don’t spit on people.Thanks a lot there Tips.Shouldn’t be on the road without a rear view mirror!
Hi Jurgen thanks! And in response here are my top 3.. feel free to make a vid on them:
1. City riding at stops just drop the big ring down 1. Your knees will thank you as you start up and spin. Then just gear up the big ring and your back to where you were before having to stop.
2. On climb, fully sweep levers on both left and right at the same time. You will go from big chainring to small chainring but will be about 1 gear down. This sets you up for further downshifting without having to manage a big ring change on its own.
3. Riverbed riding under bridges, or any short valleys.. push as hard as you can on the down, and you’ll thank yourself as you exit the up at nearly the same speed you started.
Have fun out there everyone!!
Newbie subscriber here. Saw your video in my side bar. Clicked out of curiosity. That first tip is awesome. I cycle a TREK Hybrid FX 1 Stagger and I ALWAYS find myself sweerving all over the place when I'm doing shoulder checks. That shoulder check tip is a keeper. Now I know what I've been doing wrong.
Great tips, good advice, making people laugh and think...whats not to like?!
Love from England bro 🙏
That’s actually fun, on point, concise and highly beneficial.. what caught my attention to the video is the thumbnail, suggesting the way to turn you head while riding, and the auto demonstration of the video confirmed it.. this is an issue that I’ve seen no one talking about. This is really important and it’s a struggle for those who don’t know how to turn their head back while riding “me included, but not anymore”. And for the best bike for you is the one you already own, that’s the truth! I’d love to watch more of your content🎉
Thank you so much. Really appreciate your comment. 👍
... top tip for not having dirty hands if your chain drops. Wax the chain, don't use liquid lubes. Might not be everybody's cuppa but it surely leaves drivetrain much, much, much cleaner that the best dry lube. So contact with your hands will leave you with no marks or very, very little.
Top marks for turning your head/upper body. Such a underrated skill.
Cheers!
I.
I've always wondered about number 1 and now thanks to you I need wonder no longer! Very helpful indeed!
Coolio -thanks
Get a mirror!
wow, such a fresh air kind of stuff there comparing to boring GCN videos! keep it going!
Tip 2 is pretty neat! Will try it at the next opportunity. Chance 3 would be to wax your chain, not perfectly clean to touch but fairly close. Plus I've never had it mark long pants legs & if you have to bring your bike into your home it's not smelly or liable to stain anything nearby.
As someone who has been riding bikes since I could walk I never thought the head turn was something people needed to learn. I thought it was just second nature. Great tip for teaching my wife, she recently expressed interested in road riding
Exactly, not everyone has been cycling forever. Simple tasks can be hard for beginners. Thanks for the comment 👍
Tip #1 - Get a Garmin Varia RTL radar unit. Then you don't need to turn around nearly as often. Just to double check when turning across traffic making a left (in the US) or right (in the UK) turn.
I love my Varia but my buddy who rides with a mirror knows there is a car behind us before I do. Still, I prefer the Varia
@@zimmejoc Is your Varia's audible alert turned off? Mirrors are great but you have to be looking at them, Varia alerts you. Plus gives you 10-15 actual speed readings for the vehicle (about every 10 yards) as it approaches, and logs that into (together with location and time) into your .fit file for that ride. Can be handy later at court f something bad happens.
@@paulflory3532 the beep is on. It’s just he sees a car in his mirror about a second before I get the beep. I know how fast it is coming though, he does not. He’ll say, “car”, I’ll hear a beep and I’ll say “It’s coming at 45 mph” it actually works really well.
@@zimmejoc I mostly ride solo, and I guess I just like to focus forward, enjoy the scenery, and not stare at a mirror. To each his own. I also frequently hear the vehicle, sometimes before the Varia picks it up.
@@paulflory3532 I'm not a mirror guy either (hence the varia) but depending on wind conditions, I don't hear the car until I get the beep. When I used to ride in Texas with the speed limit being 75 and cars often approaching at 80+ mph the beep would sound and the car was on me within a second. Thank goodness for super wide shoulders.
the number of times my cycling buddies swerve into traffic because they can't keep moving straight while looking around is too many.
Plus holding the bike with your neck is a great trick!
A great video with excellent tips; your have excellent humour; thanks much. Flats
Great video, love your sense of humour. Thanks for the tips, ride safe 😊
Great video! Been riding since the 70's and all of your tips are right on, one thing for sure I have never done was to drop a chain, new tech is not for me, I'm still pushing steel bikes with friction shifting along with tubular tires, one of my best riding rigs was a Steel TRACK bike frame that was Modified to a road bike a screamer it was, I've done many 100 mile plus rides on it with many mountain rides in the mix as well. I'd ride from Down town San Jose over the Santa Cruz mountains to the Santa Cruz and back. One thing I would do when riding when hearing an approaching car coming from the rear, I'd stick my arm out while pointing out a few fingers to let them the motorist know that this is my space, this way I am able to continue with my ride without braking my pace, this also worked out well for me when approaching and navigating my way through high way over passes. Keep on peddling.
Great comment, thank you 🙏 Ride on
Old school,
I too like steel frame from Germany
Wow, did you ride on 9?
@@arterialturns There are much better routes than 9...up OSC, cut across on Summit, and absolutely fly down Soquel-San Jose Rd to Capitola!
Nice video. Appreciate the straight forward tips and no bs
The look-behind is a good thing for recreational cyclists to practice before testing it out in traffic.
I love this. Turning around without swerving has always been difficult for me.I'm going to try your tips
You got this!
Love that first one especially. Learned some surprisingly useful 'why didn't I think of that' tips from taking a motorcycle safety course recently that applied to (solo) road cycling. My favorite is bobbing slightly to the left and right (with a front light on) as you approach an intersection or driveways/parking lot entrances. Vastly increases your visibility to oncoming left turning cars and cars pulling out in front of you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Stumbled on this.
Wow. You are charming and educational.
Thanks.
I follow all these good guidlines. The video is GOOD, full of humor, good sense, And NOT SPONCERED BY ANYONE! Attaboy!
Great advice. I've actually recovered the chain that way several times over the years. Thank you!!!
just get a mirror for $30 and you can see well ahead for any wide loads, trucks, cars when they are coming and may be a problem to you.....problem solved as you know well ahead of time.....😊
I sold my last deFaileur bike 5 years ago. Good riddance. I still do solo 100+ miles anytime I feel like it on my 50 and 70 lb IGH steel is real bikes. My 2 tours had 120 lbs for my Rohloff14 to scoff at. LOL.
If you don’t want dirty hands, WAX YOUR CHAIN!!😂
That, and if you don’t want to be buying a new chain every 2000 miles… wax it. EASILY triples the lifespan of your chain and reduces wear on the entire drivetrain.
@@user-us6pp3un4i Yes!!
You have a great style, Jurgen- funny and informative!
Favorite part about riding bikes is the awesome snot rockets that you produce. Simple things in life.
Riding my '96 Benotto 850 Itslia with rim brakes, downtube mechanial shifters and loving it.
Great tips! Stay safe!
Thank you. Down tube shifters 👍 yeah 💪
I've never thought to lift with my neck from the saddle. Great tip! Btw - the third way to reset a chain without ever getting your hands dirty is to use a waxed chain. Definitely agree buy what you can afford. That said - my priority is cycling. I drive a 2012 pickup and live in a modest dwelling. So I can spend on my passion without any guilt whatsoever. For me, new kit is inspiring and I like to be inspired to ride.
Love it - shiny expensive cars are so overrated. 100% agree with you. I only have one hobby and it’s cycling. So that’s where I spent my money. Cheers-
I've actually never heard about the downshift/upshift trick to fix a dropped chain, brilliant!
Love the visual demonstrations. Hilarious! Thanks for the good tips.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Best cycling tips video I have seen on YT in a while ! Subscribed instantly ! Greatings from France
I wax all my chains so I have no fear of dirty hands…. Great video!! 👍🏼👊🏼
Is the chain made of battery acid? Just grab the chain and put it back on lol.
When an automobile overtakes and immediately shows brake lights Watch Out: They are about to do something sketchy.
Yeah, learned that the hard way. Crashed into a Porsche Cayenne last year who decided to overtake and brake to park on the road.
Smashed one of his rear lights, those things are pretty expensive 😕
That snot rocket part had me cackling!
I have a tip for all who live and cycle in countries where cars sometimes ruthlessly pass by super close without any traffic coming on the other side . So when you hear a car coming quickly from behind ( I also turn around regularly anyway ) then try to fix the car with your eyes for some seconds before it is passing -- you can see how close it is coming and you also signal the driver that you are aware of him/her and that often makes him or her being aware of you and taking care a bit more !
Easiest way to look behind you without weaving is to use a mirror.
Easiest way to avoid dropped chain is to use belt drive
This is the easiest way to make a fool of yourself, too. No cyclist uses a mirror.
@@MatzeMumpitz honestly, if you're afflicted by that kind of vanity, biking might not be for you :l
@@KRIGBERT Biking with a mirror is not for me, yes.
@@MatzeMumpitz and that's okay, just don't go shaming people for not caring about stuff like that.
Another way to put a chain back on is with a stick. Run the stick up above the chainring and you can put the chain back there. Where I ride there is always a stick within 10 feet.
Oh, the memories! It was probably cold spring of 1982 in Leningrad. We were training on the road and a guy in front decided to blow his nose.
A guy behind him received a big old splat on his shoulder and shouting started. One more thing: if you in the front and you pass gas, there will be very unhappy people in the back. You may even hear from them. Although it may be hard to prove who did it. Happy riding!
I have known this technique for over 30 years. Was routine for us on our club touring rides back in the '80s.
For a dropped chain, find a stick on the side of the road to wrap the chain from the bottom of the chainring back onto the teeth to keep your hands clean. Or wax your chain!
Also…
It’s like the algorithm knew I move been wanting to buy a brand new bike, and pushed this video my way. Thanks for that last free tip about keeping up with the Jones’.
Great vid. Im 75, have been riding the same Schwinn (the best $260 investment I ever made) for the last 8 yrs with over 25K mile recorded. Same chain but a new sealed-bearing sprocket unit. My friend's TREK is half the weight and twice the cost (plus the required maintenance he's experiencing). I ride for the exercise. so I guess the Schwinn's weight isn't a negative.
That is awesome! Great $ per miles value on that Schwinn :) Thanks for watching
I'm subscribing just for the comment, "best bike is already owned" tidbit! 😊
Actual useful tips presented at a good pace. What youtube should (and used to) be.
This video has the most information per unit time on all of CZcams! Thanks!
I was trying to pack lots of info in there. 😬 Thanks
So glad you came into my feed, love your personality and your content :-)
Super difficult to not swerve when turning your head. This tip is genius!
Great tips as a 50 years young cyclist,now a LOT of drivers should be taught these pearls of wisdom 😂
So true!
Great tip on keeping up with the Jones’s on bike envy. Great tip. Want vs Need is the perennial battle.
Such a refreshing video from the world of cycling which nowadays only wants to sell you new unattainable gear. Turning around - when on the road I genuinely sometimes feel I'm the only person doing it in traffic or on a group ride..
A a child in the 1960s we had mirrors on the handle bars.
Funny man! And Good man... . I learned the "not-swerving" methods in New York City (Manhattan), biking there for transportation for some 15 years: the methods just "came" to me (as a matter of survival!). Thanks for sharing them here, I'll bet you will save some lives (and/or limbs), and help folks avoid lawsuits. As for your fourth item here, about which bike is the "best" bike, I'd say the same thing that amateur astronomers advise each other about which Telescope is the "best" telescope for you: the one you USE! (or WILL use, the most). No use buying another "door-stop". Be safe out there on the roads (it's obvious in the videos that you are). Thanks again, for sharing your experience, good sense, kindness, and humor, ...plus your video know-how. Kudos!
the over shoulder look is a good tip, my dad taught me to look back by bending my elbows and looking back under my armpit. 50+ years I never really mastered it.
Bester Tipp zum Schluss. Bewart einen vor dem Hunger im Notfall.
Another etiquette measure in group rides is to point out dangers on the road such as holes to those behind you. The tips for backflipping are pure gold, thank you very much.
If a faster bike will help you stay in your group, I say go for it. It's no fun getting dropped and riding alone or holding up riders who are nice enough to slow to your pace. I also rode with a glasses mirror which was great but had a blind spot. Never did learn to not swerve. Great tips.
Also, remember to look ahead before you look behind. Potholes, car doors opening, cars pulling out, sand or debris in the road, pedestrians. Trust me , I know this.
Appreciate the tips!
Another way that I have used to avoid touching the chain, especialy when it is wedged, is to get off the bike and use my foot to manipulate it back onto the gear.
That leaves a hand free to work the cranks and help release the wedge aswell! 🚲❤️
Simple, funny and nice tips! Great for beginners and who knows even the advanced cyclists could profit from them! Thanks!
terrific tips (especially the first and second)- shocking how prevalent swerving is especially when going at a good clip.
First time I watched your videos - loved it! Subscribed and liked and hope for many more, keep it going! 💪🙏
you can also tuck your head under your left shoulder to prevent swerving.
Kudos for suffering with the 'snot' demo 😂 I recommend hivis clothing & lights on day & night also
Never seen that "head on saddle" tip before. Good one. Waxed chains will keep your hands clean but what a pain to wax. Old school way of spitting during a race is between your hand and frame, as if you are aiming at the front of your pedal. Cause when you got to you got to
Try Squirt wax.
Thank you for these tips!