Arkansas Footdown Championships

2012 12 14 Vinny Footdown 1

What, we’ve found yet another ridiculous bike-related thing to do?  Ummm.  Yep.

Avoiding ‘foot down’ is a highly valued skill in bike polo; if you can’t balance on your two wheels and your mallet, and your foot touches the pavement, you’re penalized.  I suppose it’s also good to be able to balance without touching down in things like cyclocross and mountain biking, too, since putting a foot on the ground would mean a loss of forward speed and rhythm.  Even road bike people like to be able to ride very slowly so that they don’t have to unclip from their pedals.  And it goes without saying that people who ride tall bikes and unicycles should avoid the need to put their feet on the pavement.  Learning to improve balance, in all kinds of cycling, is important. Continue reading “Arkansas Footdown Championships”