[python] Re: riding attempts
- From: Rhisiart Gwilym <Rhisiart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:34:12 +0000
Siwmae pawb!
Reading all the comments on learning to ride, some questions occur to me:
Are we looking at drastic differences in rideability between different designs?
Is it in the details, like the precise combination of head-angle,
trail, seat height, seat position relative to steering joint,
wheelbase length, actual angle of recline of the seat, etc?
It seems we must assume differences in aptitude anyway, between
riders, and I suppose that's just a matter of luck. But that aside,
we seem to be seeing objective design considerations that make a big
difference to a python's rideability.
I remember several of the pioneers on the list saying that small
modifications to their pythons, after their first attempts to ride,
made marked differences to the ease of learning. And I believe that
some listees have had the chance to ride several different designs,
which must have suggested that some are just easier to ride than
others - ?
So - does anyone yet get a sense of what rules of design are emerging
here, to make the difference between a sweet-tempered, kindly python
and an arab-stallion python?
Apologies if this ground has been covered before and I've missed it.
Ghislaine's translation of Laurent's design rules seemed to go some
way to teasing out the rules-of-thumb of good design. Does anyone
feel able to restate what we think we know, so that an old fuckwit
like me can get a grasp of it? It takes me so long to get anything
done these days that I'd like to get as mature an idea as I can of
what design parameters are crucial before I cut, bend and weld any
serious mistakes into my current collection of parts.
Thanks for your patience!
Cofion, Rhisiart
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