{"id":179922,"date":"2020-10-14T15:05:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T15:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=179922"},"modified":"2020-10-14T15:06:22","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T15:06:22","slug":"level-up-with-the-nose-pivot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/10\/14\/level-up-with-the-nose-pivot\/","title":{"rendered":"Level Up with the Nose Pivot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I can neither wheelie nor bunny hop but, for some inexplicable reason, I can do a nose pivot. Nose pivots can help you change direction when travelling at zero kph \u2013 useful when stuck in cleats on my long wheel-base road bike. So, why should you bother learning this skill?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=kPy9l5VgkXI params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/kPy9l5VgkXI\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>Thomas explains that nose pivots are useful when navigating \u201chacking paths\u201d \u2013 ancient pedestrianised trails that weren\u2019t designed with a bicycle in mind. Hacking paths are narrow and hairpin turns are a regular obstacle. So, how do you learn the nose pivot? Check out Roxy\u2019s excellent Ride &amp; Inspire channel.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=7MAD_gEMuV8 params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/7MAD_gEMuV8\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>In this next video, Lahsaan Kobza shows how to integrate the nose pivot into a longer combo of \u201ctricks\u201d and manoeuvres. There\u2019s no inherent practical value to this in Lahsaan\u2019s world \u2013 it just looks cool. Check it out.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=aokHfPak8es params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/aokHfPak8es\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>My own experience is that there is a practical value in learning to nose pivot. Although my town is blessed with independent cycling infrastructure, there are points where pedestrian and cycling needs meet. Wherever this happens, there are inevitably bicycle-traffic calming measures.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=8WiLeydo3Mk params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/8WiLeydo3Mk\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>The chicane featured above successfully slows cyclists joining an estate where pedestrian traffic is highly likely. This chicane is a perfect example of a problem that can be fixed with the application of a judiciously planned nose pivot. Why slow when you can stop, pivot, and accelerate off quickly?<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=DrgIJixkR7M params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/DrgIJixkR7M\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>As Thomas said earlier, any problems posed by a pedestrianised route can be fixed by a nose pivot \u2013 even stairs. It\u2019s time you levelled up and learned the art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I can neither wheelie nor bunny hop but, for some inexplicable reason, I can do a nose pivot. 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