How do u ride a bike with no hands(as in not using your hands)?

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Answer 1

you have to practice by letting go for little amounts of time then you will then get used to it to ride for a while. on turns you have to lean the way you want to turn ever so slightly. whatever you do DO NOT RACE NO HANDED i raced no handed a mile and on the last lap i flew of and got seriously injured. have fun riding no handed, you will look like the cool girl like i did. (i learned wen i was like 8)

Answer 2

First you leave your brain at home so you don't damage it when you fall off the bike for doing a stupid thing like riding with no hands.

Answer 3

Well first off your handlebars need to be exactly straight. If they arent u need to adjust them, because if they're crooked it messes with your head.

Next get some speed and put both hands out to your side and let the bike take you.

Then try it with a few pedals in between.

After that u should be able to bring your hands in and pedal fine.

Now u can work on turns. Just lean your legs toward the way u wanna go. Not to hard though.

Well thats about all. Hoped this helped.

Answer 4

You have to make sure you are at a fast enough speed that they tire will me able to balance it's self with it's circular motion. This isn't a ridiculous speed but it is fast. Then slowly take your hand of your handle bar one at a time making sure that you continue you to pedal and that your in a gear that allows you to pedal hard. Make sure your on a straight road with no obstacles if this is your first time. If you start to wobble pick up your speed and try to use your legs to help you balance. I hope this helps and make sure you wear a helmet your not cool if you don't.

Answer 5

First get used to riding with one hand.  To do that safely, put your hand close to the middle of the bars...that helps to minimize your leverage and keep from jerking the handlebar too much.  When you feel comfortable riding with one hand and are able to turn your upper body to look behind you without veering to one side, then start to ride one-handed while putting minimal pressure/weight on the steering hand.  Gradually lift it up so that you have no weight on the bars but your hand is close to them in case you wobble badly.

When you're comfy with all that, rise up, sit back, pedal, and relax!   :o)

As other said, pedaling at a moderate speed is necessary and makes it easier while you're learning.  Going too slowly just magnifies any wobbliness.  You want to be in a gear (or rolling along at a speed) that makes you pedal about 65-80rpm with medium pressure on the pedals.  After you get the hang of it you can pedal in any gear at any speed you like.

As you're riding no handed, you'll figure out that you can turn and swerve to avoid holes, etc. just by shifting your body weight to the side a little.  Go really easy with that at first so you don't cause the bars to jerk to the side and send you over the bars when they jacknife.  You'll get the hang of things pretty quickly, just practice a little and work up slowly from two hands to one hand to no hands.  

Hope this helps!  :o)

EDIT:  Another important piece of advice here is that you probably should learn this skill on smooth tires.  Knobby mountain bike tires (especially ones with large cornering k***s) are a bit unstable unless you're rolling fast.  If all you have is knobby tires, then be extra careful when you sit up no handed the first few times and be ready to grab the bars if you get squirrely.  Don't be scared, which will cause your muscles to tense up and make it hard to ride smoothly....just be ready to steady the bars if need be.