Picking up a fallen bike.

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Dec 3, 2007 | 02:34 PM

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choochoo

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RE: Picking up a fallen bike.

yep! Just don't go too far or you will be doing it again from the otherside.

Dec 3, 2007 | 02:40 PM

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Bluzmn59

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RE: Picking up a fallen bike.

I actually had to use that technique. It just so happens that I had watched that video a little over a year ago and a couple of weeks later, for the first time in probably 15 years, I had a bike go over - parked sideways on an incline away from the kick stand and my old Electra Glide slowly tipped over. I remembered the video and tried the technique and it worked slicker than sh*t.

Dec 3, 2007 | 04:01 PM

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pkenyon1

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RE: Picking up a fallen bike.

Sounds great...

but how to stop if rolling / wobbling away again if youre trying to do this on a hill.

Not so easy to hold brake lever, keep bars turned, walk backwards..

Certainly wasnt easy for me!

Dec 3, 2007 | 04:06 PM

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pkenyon1

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RE: Picking up a fallen bike.

I suggest maybe you have back problems because you WERE a weight lifter...no pain no gain, as they say.

Dec 4, 2007 | 05:22 AM

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RE: Picking up a fallen bike.

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ORIGINAL: chiefparry
tried a dead lift

That's the problem. What Questor posted is correct. You DO NOT dead lift the bike, you lever it upright driving it backwards with your legs while keeping your butt in the seat. Keep the handlebar tucked in and your arms close to your sides.

This is the second thing I demonstrate when I teach my Ride Like A Pro classes. The first thing I teach is the proper way to step off and away from a falling bike. It really surprises them when I straddle my Ultra, lean it over, and drop it. But it's the only way to learn.

Mark

Dec 4, 2007 | 06:42 AM

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RE: Picking up a fallen bike.

One thing to keep in mind when picking up a fallen bike or even if your picking it up to put in a van or trailer with no ramp. Always lift from the lowest and firmest point you can find. If your lifting a smaller bike...like a jap bike and putting it in a van lets say, with two people. Each person gets one hand under the fork slider, and lift to get the front wheel onto the bumper, bed or back of the van. Then go for the back half the same way.

Picking up a fallen bike you do the same thing. Look for something low to grab onto. Then once you have most of the bike's weight on its wheels hold it there and drop the side stand.

Dec 4, 2007 | 08:06 AM

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billnourse

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RE: Picking up a fallen bike.

"Ride Like a Pro VI"will teach you how to properly pick up a bike as well as teaching you how not to drop it in a parking lot to start with. It is well worth the price of the video.

Bill

Dec 4, 2007 | 08:19 AM

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RE: Picking up a fallen bike.

I just wish they would bring this class to Dallas. I have watched the video a half a dozen times, but would definitely take the class if it were to come to my area.

Jeff