How Do You Learn To Ride A Bike With No Hands?

Question

I'm trying to learn how do ride a bike with no hands. I can ride with one, though. I know, I'm 16 and that's pretty lame. But I need some help, please! Thank you!

Listen, The White Devil, right now I can't afford a car, so I go lots of places on my bike.

Answer 1

you have to be good at balancing the bike and the speed of the bike is important too,also you have to kinda steer the bike with your upper legs. this sounds weird but you kinda have to use your butt muscles too and move your whole body into the turns----GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 2

Contrary to some previous advice, I believe learning to ride a bike with no hands is a good thing. It teaches better bike handling skills, so if you hit some obstacle in the road that throws off your balance, you have a much better chance of not crashing.

The easiest way is to find a smooth slightly uphill path or road, and use a gear that you need to keep push in order to keep the bike moving.

Don't do it on a downhill as someone suggested. That's dangerous. The uphill will help keep your speed down. You don't wan't to go _too_ slow, however, since the thing that keeps you up is the gyroscope effect of the wheels. The faster you roll the more stable the bike is. I know, this sounds contradictory to what I said about keeping your speed down, the trick is to find a happy medium.

The riding surface should be as smooth as possible!

Pedal at a medium pace, pedalling too fast or too slow will throw your weight around. So you want your pedalling action to be as smooth as possible.
Sit as far back on the seat as you can, and just keep your fingertips on the bars. You want to keep you weight _off_ the bars.
Do not look at the handlebar or front wheel! Concentrate on the path in front of you, not the bike.
Get to the point where you are just using your fingertips to keep the front wheel straight.
When you feel like you have no pressure on the bars, begin to pull your hands up. Avoid quick jerky movements.

Keep practicing, you'll get it eventually.

Answer 3

The bike has something to do with it - some bikes are easier than others. Best I've ever been on for no hands riding are the beach cruiser types, they have heavy wheels, relaxed angles and the seats in just the right place.

Just keep in mind, even if you're holding the handlebars, it's really your hips that steer the bike.

Answer 4

Ride moderately fast. Make sure the road is straight and free of obstacles. Slowly sit up on your seat and take your hands off the handlebars. Don't panic.

The faster you're going, the more stable you'll be. Just don't go too fast if you're prone to freaking out.

Answer 5

its all about balance when riding a bike with no hands. but at the same time, i find, is how you're sitting while riding your bike as well, it helps with the balance. when riding with no hands, you want your body to be straight up and centred, usually with your legs fairly close to your seat. at first, gradually move further and further away from the handle bar.

Answer 6

I taught my self, yet first I used a bike with 2 small wheels helping the rear wheel, then by ability of time, I got rid of them. So then i began using the bike with 2 wheels in basic terms.

Answer 7

Its all a question of balance..if you can do it with one hand I am sure you can do it without...Get a good speed going, and lift both hands slowly off the bar for just a sec...next time do it a bit longer...you have to balance properly!!! Good luck!!! Don't fall!

Answer 8

Shift your weight off your hands and slowly lift them up at the same time. Don't lift one at a time because you will shift your weight to one side and could fall. Take it slow, starting with a short time and slowly increasing time. Make sure that you KEEP PEDALING! Good luck!

Rae, 15

Answer 9

good balance is the key. try at first to stick the bike in a very high gear = less hip movement will make it a little easier.

have fun!

Answer 10

I've never seen a bike with hands, so I guess I just don't know how you would do that.