[python] Re: Tour Report
- From: "Torben Scheel" <torben_scheel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:40:43 +0100
Jürgen Mages wrote:
> PS: After 4 x 30 min of training, today Maja made her first 30 m.
From now on it is going fast - congratulations!
> Eveline, now after 100 km of experience, rides rather safe now.
> Torben, what about your riding experiences?
My last trip was 30+ km mostly on gravel, but also a bit on normal roads. It
went ok, but the gravel roads was very narrow (2 tracks from forrest
vehicles with grass in between) so I fell a few times. The last drop was at
20km/h on asphalt, when I was trying to look back at the end of the
bikepath, going on to the road. My confidence superseeded my abilities I
guess ;-) As Murphy states, it happened in front of some spectators. I lost
a little skin, but falling on a python isn't very scary - but the bike
itself can make some damage.
Some of the falls was due to my road-gears, others due to sand combined with
narrow tires. My bike is ment for good surface, and that's fine. On a strip
of abandoned road I could test the speed capabilities, and up to 30km/h was
possible for Me before I gor too scared. The gyro force is definately
kicking in then and helping stability.
The bike is back at the workshop as the handlebars allmost broke off and the
seat was banged up a bit in all the crashes. Any ideas for a easy foldable,
crash resistable, light handlebar and a mount? Scooterbars might work..
The progress is updated here : http://www.scheel.net/HPV/Python/default.asp
vh
Torben
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