The question tackled here is of carrying the bicycle, should it require carrying. The non-cyclist is perhaps more inclined to consider carrying their bicycle than is the Cyclist. Examples that come to mind include the navigation of a giant mud pit or a steep twisty narrow snowy descent, where the uninitiated may erroneously contemplate the likelihood of survival between riding the bike as opposed to walking or carrying it. Other examples might be bunny-hopping a 1 meter vertical wall where a slight miscalculation may result in going from being Awesome to merely being OK.
But if one thing is certain, should matters come to carrying the bicycle, it is the shoulder that should be employed for this task, as time-tested by cyclocross riders for well over a century. No further research is required to resolve this matter. And, should the question of leather handles come up, I put it to you thusly: are you a giant hipster douche nozzle, or are you a hardman with Ultimate Rule #5 Leg and balls so big you could wear a sun visor with a gauze stocking cap?
Thanks to KRX10 for making me aware of this abomination of a leather handle.
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@tessar
If you're walking, I doubt it makes much difference. If you're running up a hill in CX or MTBing, that approach won't have the back wheel high enough for you; in order for your feet not to slam into the bike, you need the back wheel up by your ass at least.
Fuckin' timely...now that I'm a proud owner of a V-jersey...I can wear it when cross riding & training, right? Feel a bit bad subjecting it to mud, but it's too awesome to save just for the road. (I'm asking due to the Rule on mtn v. road kit...)
And regarding shoulder. I have dreams all the time that I'm as smooth as a PRO. Those guys are just bonkers. They go faster in sand than I could go on pavement! They dismount, shoulder, run, mount with a ease. Then crank out major power. All while looking so fucking Casually Deliberate. Damn impressive. I guess it's because if you push it too hard in cross you go haywire. Just gotta stay smooth, in control, and...smooth!
@Ron
Refer to Bill Fucking Murray above for smooth and in control. The university advancement team wanted a couple of pictures of me on my commuter as part of a bike project I'm coordinating here. I'd love to get them one of me in full Bill Murray pose here, but I'm lacking the panache to pull that off. I might just send them the Bill Murray pic and call it a day.
@Steampunk
That is about as smooth as rhey come. Man, what a photo. Might have to make it my wallpaper.
@Steampunk
I'm sure the U can find someone around who wouldn't mind photoshopping your mug on there. The wire cutters top it off. So awesome.
@Buck Rogers I've actually encountered one - Russian immigrants brought many Soviet cameras with them after the wall fell. It's unbelievably cool, although the camera itself is quite shit; the East German or Japanese camera bodies for that mount (M42/Pentax Screw) were miles ahead. It also weighs like the brick it actually is.
Speaking of Hardmen - I met Jens at the Tour of Utah yesterday.
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