>Scott Hone wrote:
>|> Because you can naturally bend over forwards a lot easier and further than
>|> backwards, so if you are rolling backwards you use this leaning forwards
>|> thingy to keep your centre of gravity stable. Is this correct? Jack H? hmmm,
Jack Halpern <jhalpern@super.win.or.jp> wrote:
>In principle, all skill that I know of are more difficult backwards than
>forwards, and I believe coasting is the same. But I am nit the man to ask,
>since I go tumbling down after coasting glorious 30 cm 
Ken, John, and
>dozens of others could respond to this, I guess.
I must agree with Jack that almost all skills are more difficult moving
backwards than forward.
However, one possible exception is wheel walking backward with the frame between
the feet. The forward variation of this skill seems more awkward or one ends up
actually wheel walking one footed with the back foot just touching the wheel in
each stroke cycle rather then really propelling the wheel.
Does anyone agree with this exception? Are there other exceptions?
Sincerely,
Ken Fuchs <kfuchs@winternet.com