{"id":605,"date":"2022-03-13T15:09:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T15:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/?p=605"},"modified":"2022-03-22T02:17:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T02:17:55","slug":"learn-how-to-ride-a-bike-with-no-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/learn-how-to-ride-a-bike-with-no-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn How to Ride a Bike with No Hands"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-606\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mountain-bike-no-hands-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"mountain bike no hands\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mountain-bike-no-hands-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mountain-bike-no-hands-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mountain-bike-no-hands-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mountain-bike-no-hands.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/drdul\/180848598\/in\/set-72157594185949280\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Richard Drdul \/ Flickr<\/span><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/span><\/a><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/learn-how-to-ride-a-bike-with-no-hands\/#Riding_a_Bike_with_No_Hands\" >Riding a Bike with No Hands<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/learn-how-to-ride-a-bike-with-no-hands\/#Steps\" >Steps<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/learn-how-to-ride-a-bike-with-no-hands\/#No_Hands_Going_Right_or_Left\" >No Hands Going Right or Left<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Riding_a_Bike_with_No_Hands\"><\/span>Riding a Bike with No Hands<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this article, we&#8217;re going to learn a vital skill for commuter&#8217;s; we&#8217;re talking about <strong>riding with no hands<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Riding with no hands is very useful because it <strong>frees you up to do useful things<\/strong> like taking something in your backpack, putting something away, texting, and whatever it is you like to do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>First of all, &#8216;Safety First&#8217;, so do not forget to wear your helmet and any other protection just in case you are going to fall.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steps\"><\/span>Steps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>First, ride in a straight line.<\/li>\n<li>Lean in the direction you want to go.<\/li>\n<li>Take off your hands off the handlebars.<\/li>\n<li>Pinch your seat with your knees to stabilize yourself.<\/li>\n<li>Keep going straight and practice your balance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_Hands_Going_Right_or_Left\"><\/span>No Hands Going Right or Left<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do the same with the first steps but this time, <strong>try to lean gently to the direction you want to go<\/strong>. Just don&#8217;t lean too much or you will just fall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just <strong>keep practicing<\/strong> until you get comfortable riding with no hands, you don&#8217;t have to worry, everything&#8217;s going to be okay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you get scared, that&#8217;s when you&#8217;re going to fall off, and bad things are going to happen, so <strong>confidence is the key<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riding a Bike with No Hands In this article, we&#8217;re going to learn a vital skill for commuter&#8217;s; we&#8217;re talking about riding with no hands. 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