My gf cant stand up while riding a bike. she has to have her butt planted?

Question

its annoying since im a skilled stunt rider. my question is: what can i do about this, or is there another point of view?

Answer 1

If it's a matter of balance, have her try leaning forward a little bit while doing it to place more weight over the front wheel, this will help keep it from wobbling all over the place.  Also, have her try riding with a wider grip on the handle bars for stability.

Another possibility is that the bike physically does not fit her, so standing on the pedals produces an uncomfortable position.  Make sure that the bike fits.

In all honesty though, it's not really a REQUIRED skill.  It helps for hill climbs and sudden bursts of speed, but overall it's bad on your joints and rather inefficient due to bobbing back and forth on the pedals, so really, does it matter that much?

Answer 2

She is a Girl Friend, not a competitor.

Be glad she rides; bet you big time there are some things she is pretty good at that you would not trade for the world.

Girl friends do lots of things that annoy guys.  Learning to  tolerate it makes for a very nice life.  Letting it  get under your skin makes for a quite lonely life.

Your choice.

Answer 3

What's wrong with wanting to have your butt planted to the seat? You should be glad that your GF actually rides a bike! There's nothing you can do about it if she doesn't want to change.

Answer 4

Try holding the bike for her still, and letting her stand on the pedals as if she were riding.

Bottomline: Some people really aren't meant to be good cyclists.

Answer 5

maybe she doesn't have good balance..

ooorrr shes scared she'll fall and such.

Answer 6

Relax.  At least she's riding.  

Trying to remake your mate into a mirror image of you is always a mistake.  

I don't ride with my wife very often, because its not a big thing with her.  She does have a decent bike though, and often surprises much stronger riders on climbs because she knows how to use the gears.    Her butt stays planted, and she shifts to keep her rpm's in the power band at all times, making it look as though she isn't working very hard.