It hurts to admit it, but I think Sheldon is wrong. First: I have done this without a problem since I learnt to ride in 1948 (but of course I build my own wheels). Second – and the important part: doing the Cowboy Mount – or the Shuffle Start or dismounting in same manner – you lean your body over the bike. The weight is never far to the side and the wheels never at an unfavourable angle.
Still, it was a revelation when I found Sheldon 1996. Olof Daniel D. answered: Sheldon says no to both of us. The Cowboy Mount is popular among cyclists who learned to ride on a bicycle that was too large for them. This dubious technique involves standing next to the bike, putting one foot on a pedal, then swinging the other leg over the saddle while the bicycle is in motion. The cowboy mount places the rider's weight on the bicycle while it is leaning over at a sharp angle. This puts considerable lateral stress on the frame and the wheels. Bicycle wheels, in particular, are not designed to withstand serious sideways stresses, and this poor mounting technique is very hard on your wheels. On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 9:57:29 PM UTC-7, Olof Stroh wrote: Lunginsam - whoever that is - wrote: "My wife used to do this cool way of mounting by: 1. L foot on L pedal. 2. Stand on pedal and kick off with R foot on non-drive side, while body is on non-drive side. 3. Slowly raise right leg straight back like doing ballet and swing over rear of bike and sit on saddle while planting R foot on R pedal. I think she used to reverse for dismounting." Your wife´s way is the most comfortable way there is for your joints, I have never understood why people do it any other way. Unless of course if you hav a kid back there, then a good mixte with long stays is appropriate. Cheers Olof Stroh Uppsala Sweden -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
