Riding the python downhill with 70 km/h is only for experienced riders. With p1 it took me about 4000 km until I dared it. So do not expect that you can try it after a few hundreds of kilometers. Yesterday I tried my first longer tour with p3. I went 60 km with 30 kg of luggage. And even though p3 is quite similar to p1 (same steering angle of 67 deg), it behaves different and I felt unsafe from 40 km/h upwards and had to brake downhills. Riding the python (like the flevobike) is some kind of psychological game. If you feel unsafe, the bike will throw you off. Only if you are totally relaxed it works. I think Peter made a similar experience. And it makes me glad to hear that he´s found the key. Regards from Jürgen. ============================================================ This is the Python Mailinglist at freelists.org Listmaster: Juergen Mages jmages@xxxxxx ============================================================