The "cowboy" start technique.

[MossCommuter]

Mossy .. i had you down as a run alongside and leap on rodeo style kinda bloke

We are still talking about cycling... aren't we?

 

[amnesia]

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Gotta love the bloke who just walks on by like nothing happened

 

[yello]

Used to do it but I reckon I stopped around the same time I started riding with cleats! I just can't imagine trying to clip-in with the leading foot... that's just asking for an off surely?!

 

[Peter10]

Always do it on and off on my mountain bike, never tried with my roadie though.

 

[rockyraccoon]

Always do it on and off on my mountain bike, never tried with my roadie though.

+1.. MTB all the time.. cannot do it on my road bike..

 

[TheDoctor]

Pfffffffft!!!!


That's very good

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I mount and dismount cowboy fashion, the missis loves it

with a loud yee-haa! I hope

 

[sheddy]

Cycling in a shopping centre ? Tut !

 

[Garz]

Ha ha I get it now Paul, how embarrassed were you on a scale of 1-10?

 

[tyred]

I've never managed to master it

 

[dan_bo]

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Waheyy!!

 

[snailracer]

The "cowboy" start is bad for your wheels and frame, because crashing is bad for your wheels and frame (and everything else).

 

[tyred]

There is a old guy of about 75 who comes out on vintage bike rides with us. He has a Rudge three speed sports bike which he bought new in 1951, he still rides it regularily after all these years and always mounts it "cowboy" style. Thinking on Sheldon's article, I asked him if the wheels were still original, and he said they were. I think if a set of wheels cans survive being mounted cowboy style for 59 years, then it doesn't do too much damage.

 

[asterix]

Do this mount occasionally. I like the way the frame springs as I climb on!

 

[CanucksTraveller]

Overwhelming evidence that it causes no damge then, (save for the crashes).

I'll stick to my cowboy ways then, (Sorry Sheldon) but I think I'll stop short of ambidextrous mounting. I've never tried it from the right and I feel that the result would probably be another youtube clip. (And thanks for that, very sporting of you!)