Do you dismount on one side only?
03-15-11, 09:53 AM
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No, not really.
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Oh yeah, left side for me too. Just feels right. I mean correct.
03-15-11, 10:27 AM
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03-15-11, 10:36 AM
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Yeah, now that I think about it the kickstand makes a lot of sense. There was a little trick where I would flick the kickstand up with my right toe, put my left foot on the pedal and swing my right foot over.
03-15-11, 10:38 AM
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03-15-11, 10:39 AM
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Right side for me.. my right foot is better at clipping in/out than my left.. i dunno why.. I clip in left foot then mount.. then at stops, i unclip my right foot and lean on it.
03-15-11, 10:44 AM
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Left.
I'm ambidextrous but unclipping my left still feels intuitive. My right foot has to be in the 6 o'clock position before I unclip though. If i ever have to unclip mid-stroke, I usually curse the heavens.
I'm ambidextrous but unclipping my left still feels intuitive. My right foot has to be in the 6 o'clock position before I unclip though. If i ever have to unclip mid-stroke, I usually curse the heavens.
03-15-11, 10:48 AM
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03-15-11, 10:52 AM
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Yeah, ok, I guess I'm still considered relatively new here. But really? What's next....which leg do you put your bib on first? Or another dilemma, do your sunglasses go over or under the helmet strap? In fact, what do the pro's do and that's what I'll do cause it's cool. Just sayin'.
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03-15-11, 10:55 AM
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Yeah, ok, I guess I'm still considered relatively new here. But really? What's next....which leg do you put your bib on first? Or another dilemma, do your sunglasses go over or under the helmet strap? In fact, what do the pro's do and that's what I'll do cause it's cool. Just sayin'.
Submit to SNL's "really?" sketch.
Submit to SNL's "really?" sketch.
Also, before long you will start threads much more inane than this.
03-15-11, 11:16 AM
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I'm a left dismounter too. Never thought about why before (and even would think I'd want to be a right dismounter as l'd want to start off pushing down with my left leg as it's my power leg), but I think you're right.
03-15-11, 11:17 AM
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Also, if you do CX, you pretty much train yourself to always dismount and remount on the left.
03-15-11, 11:24 AM
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Yeah, ok, I guess I'm still considered relatively new here. But really? What's next....which leg do you put your bib on first? Or another dilemma, do your sunglasses go over or under the helmet strap? In fact, what do the pro's do and that's what I'll do cause it's cool. Just sayin'.
Submit to SNL's "really?" sketch.
Submit to SNL's "really?" sketch.
03-15-11, 12:14 PM
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What a useless thread. I mean seriously, what difference does it make?
It's just a list of left, left, right, left, right....
It's just a list of left, left, right, left, right....
03-15-11, 12:33 PM
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03-15-11, 01:35 PM
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03-15-11, 01:44 PM
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Same here. Gotta pay attention, though, if you are stopping on some sort of cross-slope, or if there's someplace solid to put your foot down. I stopped on my mountain bike once on the side of a hill, and out of habit put my left (downhill) foot down, overbalanced and fell over, struck my knee on a rock and broke my kneecap.
03-15-11, 02:06 PM
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As for me, if the edge of the bed is on the right , I dismount to the left... and vice versa
Oh, you meant bikes ? I always unclip one foot, then the other.
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See above.
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03-15-11, 05:06 PM
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I'm more coordinated on my left side. The right side seems stronger. If I had to elbow someone I'd do it with my right. If I tried to elbow someone and missed I'd want it to be with my left. GL
