[python] Re: riding attempts
- From: Olaf Johansson <home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:10:45 +0100
On 18 dec 2006, at 05.01, Ray Schumacher wrote:
At 07:11 PM 12/17/2006, you wrote:
If you do use bars, bear in mind that you MUST consciously decide
whether your legs or arms will be steering;
But you can't.
In order to tame the python you have to relearn your mind/body
reflexes. What has always been natural - to steer with hands and to
use the feet for pedalling - must be changed. Telling yourself that
steering will be comitted with alternatively hands AND legs will
inevitably lead to confusion i the cerebral regions. Especially on
occations where there is no time left to think, only to act.
Actually, I have never seen any rider on a leg steered bicycle being
able to perform smooth coordination between hands and feet while
steering. It seems that as long as you keep the handle bars on the
bike, they will act as a last resort when something unexpected
happens. Letting the hands take command nearly always leads to a
moment of reduced balance.
In other words, if you want to make the learning process harder and
longer, use handle bars. If you want to adopt the mid-steered gefühl
as soon as possible - bite the head of the cat and do some serious
efforts. I believe one reason why this is hard to learn is that one
underestimates the physical power you will have to use while both
pedalling and steering on the same time. In the beginning this type
of biking is not an experience of relaxation and comfort. But to any
beginner I say: It will be!
olaf
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