How to Ride a Bike Down Stairs

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Find a short set of stairs with small steps to begin with.

   Go too slow and you will bounce your way down the stairs.
   
   Too fast and you're likely to end up airborne.
   
   Ideally, you should be going about jogging speed. ,, This moves your center of gravity rearward, making for a smoother and safer ride. , If you need them, apply your brakes slowly and softly; otherwise you will take an alternate route to the bottom of the stairs via a flight over your handlebars. ,, Get back, relax, look past the bottom of the stairs, and have fun!
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   Step 2: Pick up a little speed.

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   Step 3: Ride straight toward the stairs

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   Step 4: standing with legs and arms relaxed and slightly bent and eyes looking past the bottom of the flight of stairs.

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   Step 5: Slide your rear off the back of the seat as your front wheel begins to descend.

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   Step 6: and ride down the stairs using your bent arms and legs to absorb the bumps.

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   Step 7: Finish the flight of stairs

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   Step 8: slow down

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   Step 9: and look toward your next obstacle.

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    Step 10: Locate a larger and steeper flight of stairs once you are comfortable riding down the short one

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    Step 11: and apply the same fundamentals to a larger extent.

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