Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:37 am
I only take my hand off the bar when it is safe (ie going straight in light traffic or when I have made myself a lot of wiggle room) and even then only to either wave or scratch somthing 

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Me too.sapaul wrote:I take my left hand off and turn around to look a the bikes behind me, I use both my left hand and right hand for signals, if my back gets sore I take both hands off and straighten up. I also stand up and stretch my legs. Occasionally I do these things while the bike is moving.