Fixie skid with no hands?

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I was riding home in the beautiful seattle weather today without my
hands on the handlebars, then reached down to grab them to skid to a
stop on my fixed gear. And I wondered: is it possible to skid "no
hands?" Anyone ever done it or seen it done?

Dear H.,

Chinese acrobats are even more infuriating when they get on
bicycles, but this may be what you have in mind:

http://www.oldskooltrack.com/files/skids.frame.html#top

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

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I was riding home in the beautiful seattle weather today without my
hands on the handlebars, then reached down to grab them to skid to a
stop on my fixed gear. And I wondered: is it possible to skid "no
hands?" Anyone ever done it or seen it done?

Yes, it's a useful messenger technique that allows the rider to give
cars two middle fingers.

-Vee

Quoted message said:

I was riding home in the beautiful seattle weather today without my
hands on the handlebars, then reached down to grab them to skid to a
stop on my fixed gear. And I wondered: is it possible to skid "no
hands?" Anyone ever done it or seen it done?

Yes... a coworker of mine does so. Careful bracing is required. Full-face
helmet is recommended during training... your position is pretty much are
doing a swan dive off the front of the bike.
--
Phil, Squid-in-Training