[python] Re: Gyro Stabliization

Late reply, but don't give up on it.  When I first started with the python,
after watching my friend learn to ride it in about 5 minutes, and with me
being athletic with tons of DF time, I figured I'd pick it up fast too.  Not
the case.  It took me more than a week PLUS a bunch of mods, two pairs of
worn gloves and some repairs before I finally "got it".  In that span of
time I was pretty discouraged too, but I figured if I built the damn thing,
I ws sure as hell going to learn to ride it.  The fact that my friend could
ride it meant that it WAS rideable (which gave me a very, very small bit of
comfort) so the only issue was how bad I wanted to learn to ride it too.  I
kept at it and by the end of two weeks of practicing at lunch hour, I could
ride around being at least 50% sure I could point it where I wanted it to go
in the parking lot at my work.  It was exhausting but extrememly satisfying.
It was cool to think that such a seemingly unrideable contraption was slowly
being tamed.  Thinking back on it, I remember my thoughts/emotions pretty
clearly, and it still makes me smile :)  Put in the work - it's completely
worth it.  You're going to have to learn the python from scratch, because
it's completely unlike anything you've likely ever ridden.  With what I
learned on the first python, we modded the 2nd one, and then made a
"learning python" that 5 different riders ended up being able to ride in
under 15 minutes.


> OK, so the flywheel needs to have spokes, and weighted on the outer rim.
>
> What do you think? would this thing keep me headed in a straight line?
> I'm about to call it quits on the python.
>
> Crash


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