It’s so easy - just cross your right foot over the sloping top tube, feather your brakes and step off into a walk!
Claudia - you can only initiate your first response to a thread or make a post from a laptop or iPad. But you can respond via iPhone from your email after that. Irritating, I know.
I tried to learn Leah's dismount years ago and nearly killed myself. She's lythe and limber and talented, I am none of these things! 🤣 On Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 5:14:35 AM UTC-7 claudia Jacobs wrote:
oh, and Leah's dismount is FABULOUS!
On Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 8:12:32 AM UTC-4 claudia Jacobs wrote:
I'm a wee late to this party, but, I just needed to share that IMHO, whatever ride you have, it's ALWAYS coolest and sexy to mount it by swinging your right leg completely over while in motion! The fact that I don't mount my Platy and never mounted my previous Mixte of 30 years like that out of basic fear of trying is a character flaw I have apparently chosen to live with!. RIDE ON brothers and sisters no matter how you ge your arse in the seat!
(PS. It was SO great to meet and see many of you at the expo this year! I know thats another message thread, but, I've FINALLY figured out and succumbed to the fact that no matter how I try, I can only respond to this list from my lap top so...I made it here but am feeling a bit lazy....hmmm....is it fear or laziness that has kept my leg darting through the frame.....) ;)
Nope, I still swing my leg over the saddle. Oddly, all I own are step-through bikes (Platypus and Susie). I do appreciate the extra clearance when stopped, though, especially on the Platypus which is a little too big for me. The low top tube on the Susie is nice on trails with sudden surprises.
On Friday, March 21, 2025 at 9:17:04 AM UTC-4 Herman Michaels wrote:
Just bought a Clem for that purpose. Started having trouble throwing my leg over
(especially dismounting) after 22 years with Parkinson's.
I had to train myself to step through my Platy to make it a habit. My first year I threw my self over the saddle, but one day I forced myself to step through, because isn't that supposed to be one of the main benefits of a step through frame? Now in my 2nd year of riding the Platy I have successfully trained myself to step through and find myself trying to do it with my new Appa lol.
One of the things I do to work on mobility is put my socks on in the morning while standing up. That’s what stepping through my Platypus reminds me of. And having a Sackville on the back makes swinging the leg over tricky. I guess about as much as hoisting my knee to my chest. I go back and forth between the two. Mike
I bought a Clem for the reason of it being a step-through frame set. I have grown older with difficulty in throwing my right leg over the back of end of a standard top-tubed bicycle without pain in my hip and leg joint.
I have no experience with a Platypus bicycle. I just own a Clem.
Kim Hetzel. On Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 4:59:24 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:
I do! Hot tip below…I get a little confused when it’s me and Charlie though…On Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 6:52:37 PM UTC-4 Roberta wrote:
I tend to step thru but not always.
My issue is when I tried to step thru my top tubed Homer Hilsen the other day. I also most fell over.
On Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 10:56:43 AM UTC-4 Andy Beichler wrote:
This is not exactly an important question but I am curious. I bought a Yuba cargo bike last Fall. It has a low top tube to make it easy to mount. However, I still find myself throwing my leg over the saddle. Do the Clem, Platypus and other low top tube bike owners here actually step through?
I think the main reason I don't is habit. I have been throwing my leg over the saddle of bikes for about 50 years. Since I have three other bikes that require me to go over the saddle, breaking the habit is unlikely.
What about you?
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