Backward Brain Bicycle

stas

It's hard to believe, and I'd really love to try this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFzDaBzBlL0

ci985

I have a backward bike it is really difficult to master! Havent used it in a while. Good fun and patience building for sure.

JBokeh

Someone had one of them at a school fair when I was a kid, charged like 50p for a shot on it, all I remember was hitting the deck 20 times and being made lighter by 1 pound.

Some lad got the knack of it and was able to ride it in a circle pretty easily, and the chap that owned it was pretty tidy at it too. I might see can I find an old steel framed klunker and weld one up myself, I wonder is it hard to master and still be able to cycle a normal bike. Some part of me says it will be easier to cycle with no hands, including getting moving, and then get used to doing it with the handle bars

check_six

Do the handlebars contribute to the problems getting used to this bike, I wonder? Could it be easier to grip the bars right beside the stem?

In any event, I've had a somewhat similar experience when switching from a three-wheeler taxi bike type thing back to my regular bike. After several hours on the trike (sit bolt upright and steer like you are driving a bus), getting back on a two wheeler was a challenge. Your balance is all jumbled up and if you attempt to sit on the saddle you get very wobbly and start to lose control. Standing up on the pedals helps a lot and after 5-10 minutes you'll be able to sit back down again and control the bike normally.

Very weird experience though, almost like learning to cycle again.