If you ever want to see some of the funniest shit at a bike race, hang out right before T2 at a Tri. I have never seen so many crazy-ass dismounts or stops as I have at races this year. All it takes is one pic in a magazine or watching a pro or good age-grouper do something, and viola tri trend.
What I speak of is the dance of death, or the bike dismount. Done correctly it is fast and saves maybe 5 seconds. For Elite racers that is important. For the other 97%, the acrobatics are just not worth it.
The best examples of dismounts are as follows:
My fave, the step over the top tube. If you are really brave and dumb, make sure your foot is out of the shoe that is still attached to the pedal.
The look staright down and not ahead shoe loosening.
The step through a la cross dismount, but oops, left shoe stays put.
The disengaged $250 shoe gets scraped on the ground, then caught, then flies from pedal.
The one foot out of shoe, one foot in.
Seriously, there should be a rule that if you try a stupid-ass dismount you get a two minute penalty.
If you want to see how stupid and unsafe you are, go watch a race. All the lemmings are doing it.
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