how do people get their bike to stand up in photo's?

[sasser]

ok, in some photo's of late ive seen a few bikes standing up on their own.
like, without anything to hold them up.
how is it done, it looke mint!

please explqain, im going nuts trying to figure it out.
the only explination i can think of is for osmone to hold up their bike and let it go, and take the photo before it starts to fall over!!!!

hm, that would probably work!

 

[stinkytodamax]

I hear magic.

I looked at a le toy in post your ride the other day and a strategically placed bit of wood seemed to do a good job.

But I'll stick by magic.

 

[Regan]

I’m not 100% sure, but I think they just photo shop out the object holding up the bike...

 

[RedPill]

Yeah magic does the trick. Takes many years of practice tho. if you ask me it isnt worth it.

 

[north_shore]

i still say super glue.

 

[Inoue]

probably highly unlikely, but maybe fishing line tied to the top tube and some thing above.

 

[Christo]

I looked at a le toy in post your ride the other day and a strategically placed bit of wood seemed to do a good job.

Someone's clever...

 

[fat_tyre_nick]

have you ever thought about resting the rear wheel on a pole and taking the photo where you cant see the pole?

 

[ajay]

^ that is sooo boring!

Where is the creativity in todays youth ?

 

[fred the emu]

the magic is photoshop or somthing placed where u cant see it

 

[R33F]

smoke and mirrors, smoke and mirrors.

 

[davey]

i think if you put it in some sand, and push it in it will stay, and if its on a beach it would make a great photo

 

[ajay]

yeah i love cleaning sand out of my bike too... its especially good when the sand gets through your chain, i love that bit.

 

[sasser]

i still think my way would work betta

 

[Techno Destructo]

Only hockey pucks do the job.

 

[sasser]

hockey pucks?
wtf?
how does a hockey puck do it?

 

[Hopper]

i can sometimes get my bike to stay upright if I balance it proerpy, easiest place to do this (which isn't sand) is on grass. Last race in the mud i just let my bike go and it stayed up, I had to defend it gallantly from the onsluaght of tools and gloves being thrown at it

 

[cheese]

hockey pucks?
wtf?
how does a hockey puck do it?

It doesn't take much to keep it upright, if the bike is balancing in say grass, which it already has a chance uf staying uprght in, putting a tiny something against the wheel will probably hold it upright. As long as a big wind doesn't come round anyway.

 

[Techno Destructo]

hockey pucks?
wtf?
how does a hockey puck do it?

Heh... just a Canadian thing... If you look at bikes photos shot in Canada, stacked hockey pucks are regularly used to prop up the lower pedal.

We've got a lot of pucks over there, y'know?

 

[mattyd]

Just ghosty it (push it and let it go on it's own) down a hill and use a really fast film.