[python] Re: Lovely spam! wonderful spam
- From: Hanno Hirsch <superhanno@xxxxxx>
- To: python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:26:12 +0200
Hi Carl,
> Another shameless "monty Python" link (sorry Jurgen), my bike shall
> now be known as "Spam"! (Spanish-Python-?-?)
> I went to work on the bike earlier today & I thought to myself "at
> what point will I be able to ride it?" Then it occurred to me that even
> though it doesn't have brakes or a way of changing gears, if I put a
> chain on it & used about a hundred plastic zip ties to hold my half
> finished seat* on I would be able to have a go.
> Well, I tried to ride it for about half an hour, in that time I only
> managed to ride about 10 meters, a few times, the rest of the time was
> spent hopelessly swaying from side to side. I don't intend to finish it
> until I can ride it.
Nice bike,
I'll advise you to finish it anyway.
Learning to handle a mid-steer bike takes a big amount of willpower, it
is a man-over-machine thing.
You have to show the beast, who is in control, otherwise it will take
control, at leas over the direction where you go.
In process of learning to ride, there are ups and downs, don't get
discouraged, there will be the moment where you notice: "I ride it!"
tips or driving lessons are useless, for any individual has to find his
own way to get it.
Just be sure you will get it!
after mastering it, you could be proud to be in the high leage of the
mid-steer riders, jealously admired by those who want, but don't dare.
I hope this gives you enough motivation to keep on learning.
For me, learning to ride was a kind of esoterical experience, I suddenly
felt that I should be calm and relaxed, somehow I did it, and then I had
my first ride of significant distance.
After mastering the mid steering bike I looked for new challenges and
found the Unicylce.
first time on the unicycle it felt quite similar like first trying to
master the mid steer.
It was sometimes the same disencouraging, but I always remembered like
it was learning before and not to give up upon drawbacks.
actually I have the same challenge on Heelys (see www.heelys.com)......
Hanno, hope to help
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