What niche form of cycling do you like to indulge in? Gravel grinding? Singlespeed cyclocross? Recumbent cruising? Well, we’re afraid to say that no matter how weird you may think your chosen fringe form of cycling is, it doesn’t even come close to these.
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The UCI indoor cycling championships in Stuttgart has just concluded and we took the chance to check out the highlights from the week’s events and investigate some other unusual bike-based sports.
Artistic cycling, because acrobatics obviously isn’t hard enough already
This video hardly needs introduction — those moves are ridiculously impressive. We can barely manage a forward roll let alone a handstand on a moving bike.
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However, it does leave us with a few important questions; How would those 1:1 geared, fixed gear bikes with a head angle that looks close to 90 degrees handle on the road? How on earth do you get into this incredibly fringe sport? And would I look good in one of those leotards?
While we can’t answer all of these questions right now, we’re already scouring eBay for a suitably garish leotard.
Bike ball, because feet are for losers
Are you rubbish at football yet crave the camaraderie of a team sport? Are you decent at track stands, wheelies and turn bars, but run like a foal on ice? If so, bike ball may be the sport for you.
Unicycle football, because goring your shins doesn’t get boring
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