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View Poll Results: Which foot do you put down during a stop (red light)? | |||
Always my left foot | 21 | 21.21% | |
Always my right foot | 6 | 6.06% | |
Depends on the situation, but usually left | 51 | 51.52% | |
Depends on the situation, but usually right | 11 | 11.11% | |
I put both feet down! | 14 | 14.14% | |
I can trackstand. Both feet on pegs while trackstanding | 3 | 3.03% | |
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August 23rd, 2011, 10:27 PM | #1 |
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Lefty or righty? What are you?
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August 23rd, 2011, 10:35 PM | #2 |
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When it comes to the bike I guess I'm a lefty for the reasons he mentioned to keep my left foot on the rear brake.
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August 24th, 2011, 08:52 AM | #3 |
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I put both feet down. I also ride on the right side of the road.
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August 24th, 2011, 10:23 AM | #4 |
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I put my left foot down as I'm stopping, with right foot on the rear brake. If it's flat, once a couple cars stop behind me, a lot of times I'll switch into neutral and leave my left foot on the peg for a quick shift into first. MSF would fuss at me, and truthfully it's probably a bad habit. Having said that, a lot of my riding is unfortunately around the city with lots of red lights, and getting a hand cramp is no fun.
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August 24th, 2011, 11:29 AM | #5 |
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i've encountered a third type of rider... they don't ever put their feet down. they also seem to have an extra wheel in the front or back...
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August 24th, 2011, 01:06 PM | #7 |
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August 24th, 2011, 03:03 PM | #8 |
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I slow to pretty much a stop and kind of smoothly/ slowly put both down. If I want to sit up I pop it in neutral as I am rolling to a stop. This bike is so light I can usually manage to keep it from rolling down all but the steeper inclines.
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August 24th, 2011, 06:30 PM | #9 |
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I suppose that I'm ambidextrous. Left foot, right foot, or both depends on the riding/stopping situation that I am in.
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August 29th, 2011, 06:34 AM | #11 |
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im both. i can write with both hands (mainly my left), eat with my left, play most sports with my right...
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August 29th, 2011, 10:09 AM | #12 |
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Imna have to check next time I stop
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August 29th, 2011, 11:04 AM | #13 |
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I throw with my right hand but catch with my left.
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April 22nd, 2014, 11:46 AM | #14 |
cadd cadd cadd
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Which foot do you put down when you're coming to a stop?
There's no right or wrong answer. Just a matter of preference. Just curious...is it always the same foot regardless of the situation?
I usually put my left foot down (not always). I like to flash the brake light with my right foot when there's a car coming to a stop behind me. I want to make sure he sees me. I can easily trackstand on my track bike, road bike and mountain bike. I'm working on that on the 250 Last futzed with by cadd; April 22nd, 2014 at 02:30 PM. |
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April 22nd, 2014, 11:51 AM | #15 |
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Usually the left, I keep my foot near the rear brake for better low-speed stability coming to a stop.
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April 22nd, 2014, 11:52 AM | #16 |
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All of the above, depending on situation and how lazy I feel
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April 22nd, 2014, 11:53 AM | #17 |
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/moved to riding skills
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April 22nd, 2014, 11:53 AM | #18 |
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April 22nd, 2014, 11:58 AM | #19 |
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usually left, occasionally both.. I try to stay on the pegs as long as I can.. like a little challenge every time you come to a stop..
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April 22nd, 2014, 12:38 PM | #20 |
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I honestly have no idea Ill have to get back to you but I'd assume I always put down the correct one first.
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April 22nd, 2014, 12:41 PM | #21 |
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The middle one.
There's no option for that, so I didn't vote.
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April 22nd, 2014, 12:43 PM | #22 |
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Usually left so I can use the rear for soft stopping.
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April 22nd, 2014, 12:44 PM | #23 |
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Left in most cases but if i know its a long light or something i'll switch it up so i can put the bike in neutral.
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April 22nd, 2014, 12:44 PM | #24 |
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^^^^ msf 101 right there
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April 22nd, 2014, 12:45 PM | #25 |
I'm crazy,your excuse is?
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Tripod?
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April 22nd, 2014, 12:58 PM | #27 |
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Always left, both if a long light. You can flash brake lights with your right hand just as easily.
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April 22nd, 2014, 01:07 PM | #28 |
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because i switch to rear brake at around 5mph, i'm always already using my right foot when i stop at a light
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April 22nd, 2014, 01:13 PM | #29 |
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I do the same thing, but I like to do with the front brake lever. I hit it like I'm rapid-firing a paintball gun
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April 22nd, 2014, 01:16 PM | #30 |
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I sometimes do that as well, but afterward I remember I had @CThunder-blue install a rear brake flasher for me so I didn't have to do it manually...
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April 22nd, 2014, 01:49 PM | #31 |
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Am I sensing a bit of sarcasm? Lol.
@misfitsalior - yes, sometimes I do use the front brake to flash. However, I like to lean back a little with only left hand holding the clutch lever. If I'm at a long light, I shift up to N and sit back to relax and only shift back down to 1st when I see a vehicle approaching on my 6. It's weird, I racked up over 4000 miles on my bicycles when I lived in NYC (commuted) and I almost always unclip and put my right foot down. The only time I really put my right foot down on a motorbike is when I'm stopped at a light or at any strip mall exit and have to make a sharp right turn immediately from a stop. This way, I can lean the bike a bit even before I have to accelerate out to make that sharp 90 degree turn. Makes the turn so much easier and so much tighter (at least for me). |
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April 22nd, 2014, 01:50 PM | #32 |
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Consistently right foot down.
I rarely use the rear brake, never for stopping.
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April 22nd, 2014, 02:23 PM | #33 |
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@cadd - Having re-read my comment it does sound sarcastic! It's not meant that way though. I'm genuinely pleased you mentioned that! If I'm the first to stop behind the line at some lights, I generally watch my mirrors to see if someone's coming in hot behind me. I'll probably tap the brake while watching my mirrors now.
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April 22nd, 2014, 02:35 PM | #35 |
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Left always. On windy days, both sometimes.
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April 22nd, 2014, 02:46 PM | #36 |
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Depends on which side of the lane I am in. If solo and riding on the left side of the lane, I will ride in the tire tracks of the car in front of me and put my left foot down on the raised portion of the lane. If behind another bike in the left side, I'll put my right foot down on the raised side. I'll will rarely put my foot down in the center of the lane to avoid the grease and oil that has built up there.
I always keep it in first and use my hand to flash the brake for any approaching vehicle.
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April 22nd, 2014, 02:54 PM | #37 |
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It always seemed illogical to me to have redundant control for brakes and nothing for transmission. For the riders from which I learned, putting two feet down or duck walking was the most obvious sign of a marginal rider. We do have an old thread about this subject: https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?p=617313 Motofool's style is putting the right foot down slowly only after the bike has stopped completely and quickly up before the bike starts moving forward. I use counter-steering and front brake to make the bike consistently fall onto the right side. It is not better or worse than other ways, but it has always worked well for me and I like it.
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April 22nd, 2014, 03:02 PM | #39 |
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Usually left for the same reasons as stated above. The only time I would be right footed only is if there was a strange angle to the road or something like that. I like to be in gear at the light. Sometimes if it is a really long light and there is already a huge line of cars behind me (not gonna get rear ended) I'll pop it in neutral and put both down to chill a little.
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April 22nd, 2014, 04:16 PM | #40 |
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Off topic: The only time I get a tad nervous is when I know the light is going to turn green within 5 seconds and a car is approaching from the rear 200ft away. I know it'll turn green before he will be fully stopped. In that scenario, I keep my right foot on the brake to signify that I am still at a full stop.
Once the light turns green, I accelerate like I'm drag racing. But even before it turns green, I'm constantly scanning cross traffic to make sure there are no red light runners and also making sure there are no cars making a left turn in the opposite direction (left hook) that may jump the light once it turns green (this is in additional to keeping an eye on the mirror to make sure I won't get rear ended). I just hate the vulnerable feeling from a car stopping short behind me. I also point my wheels towards the middle of the two lanes (ready to filter if I feel he/she won't stop in time). But if you're first in line, right in front of a red light, what recourse do you really have as an escape route if someone comes in too hot from the rear? You obviously shouldn't accelerate through the intersection running the light and get t-boned. What do you guys do? What is your escape route in that situation? |
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