[LarryM]

Here are a few more thoughts:
Practice by raising one hand an inch or so off the bar until you get comfortable. Then increase the distance.

If you have a road bike with drop bars, don't try steering with only one hand on the drops or on the hoods. Put your hand on the top of the bar between the hoods and the stem.

How fast are you riding? The bike is more stable in the 8 -12 mph range than in the 3-5 mph range

[dpeters11]

Originally Posted by LarryM

Here are a few more thoughts:
Practice by raising one hand an inch or so off the bar until you get comfortable. Then increase the distance.

If you have a road bike with drop bars, don't try steering with only one hand on the drops or on the hoods. Put your hand on the top of the bar between the hoods and the stem.

How fast are you riding? The bike is more stable in the 8 -12 mph range than in the 3-5 mph range

As I've been told by some, I have a toy bike, just a Trek FX hybrid, so flat bars. I'm usually hitting 10-15 on flats depending on if it's a leisurely ride. Coming back from the grocery downhill, having to brake to not go over the speed limit? Both hands on bars

[Saugus18]

Originally Posted by momule

I think the best advice from us is to relax and not push it. And please, stay off the cell phone when you are moving; I would like to have my oncoming bike traffic on a trail to be paying attention to what they're doing. Cell phones on a bike are for emergency purposes.....like, "help, I've fallen and I can't get up" kinda stuff. Noone will be impressed with your trick riding if it makes you fall down in traffic or on the trail.

I actually saw a guy on a bike riding on a busy street using his cell phone for something, he wasn't talking on it, just looking at the screen and texting? I don't know. Doing this kind of thing is bad enough while driving a vehicle, but while riding a bike? Seriously? It amazes me that some people can't even take a freakin bike ride without doing this!

I can hear the conversation at the scene of the accident... "But officer, I wasn't being distracted by using my phone... the guy on the bike was!"

Face on police officer >