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Riding a 'bent (was: Anybody ever rend a cycle in Dublin, Ireland?)
Chalo Colina wrote:
[...] The only bike I ever rented was a BikeE, because it was the only one I ever found for rent that could be adjusted to fit my size. It was educational, in that it taught me to avoid BikeEs and other similarly ill-conceived bikes from that time forward. You must relax your upper body and only use light forces to steer on a 'bent. I always have new riders hold the bars with only their thumb and forefinger to prevent over-controlling the bike. On a proper SWB 'bent, you just think where you want the bike to go, and it does it. -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 I am a vehicular cyclist. |
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Riding a 'bent (was: Anybody ever rend a cycle in Dublin,Ireland?)
Tom Sherman wrote:
Chalo Colina wrote: [...] The only bike I ever rented was a BikeE, because it was the only one I ever found for rent that could be adjusted to fit my size. *It was educational, in that it taught me to avoid BikeEs and other similarly ill-conceived bikes from that time forward. You must relax your upper body and only use light forces to steer on a 'bent. I always have new riders hold the bars with only their thumb and forefinger to prevent over-controlling the bike. On a proper SWB 'bent, you just think where you want the bike to go, and it does it. Thanks, Obi-Wan. I'll have to try harder to stretch out with my feelings. http://www.wavsource.com/snds_2009-1...tretch_out.wav Chalo |
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Riding a 'bent (was: Anybody ever rend a cycle in Dublin, Ireland?)
On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:34:41 -0600, in rec.bicycles.tech Tom Sherman
°_° wrote: On a proper SWB 'bent, you just think where you want the bike to go, and it does it. I think I wanna go where there's a cold beer... maybe two! ... aye! ....and the laughter of harlots! |
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Riding a 'bent
Chalo Colina wrote:
Tom Sherman wrote: Chalo Colina wrote: [...] The only bike I ever rented was a BikeE, because it was the only one I ever found for rent that could be adjusted to fit my size. It was educational, in that it taught me to avoid BikeEs and other similarly ill-conceived bikes from that time forward. You must relax your upper body and only use light forces to steer on a 'bent. I always have new riders hold the bars with only their thumb and forefinger to prevent over-controlling the bike. On a proper SWB 'bent, you just think where you want the bike to go, and it does it. Thanks, Obi-Wan. I'll have to try harder to stretch out with my feelings. Too impatient, you are. Yoda |
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Riding a 'bent (was: Anybody ever rend a cycle in Dublin, Ireland?)
"Tom Sherman °_°" wrote in message ... Chalo Colina wrote: [...] On a proper SWB 'bent, you just think where you want the bike to go, and it does it. -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 I am a vehicular cyclist. I tried that not too long ago. It fell over. Just kidding. When I try that with my trike, it just sits there. Somewhere along the way I have to stop thinking and start pedaling. -- gotbent aka FRT rider |
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