On Tue, 29 Jun 1999, Chris Carey wrote:
> If there were no obsticles, I could ride just as good with eyes closed as with
> them open. But Im afraid I could get so relaxed and the risk for a fall
> increases I’m sure. No spills yet!
>
I agree that riding with eyes shut isn’t significantly harder than eyes open-at
least as long as you don’t have to worry about what you’ll run into.
My question: is it the same for riding backwards? Is it just as easy as forwards
if you don’t get scared?
jh
Re: eyes shut compared to backwards
John hoy <unibum@m-net.arbornet.org> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 29 Jun 1999, Chris Carey wrote:
>
> > If there were no obsticles, I could ride just as good with eyes closed
as
> > with them open. But Im afraid I could get so relaxed and the risk for a
fall
> > increases I’m sure. No spills yet!
> >
>
> I agree that riding with eyes shut isn’t significantly harder than eyes
> open-at least as long as you don’t have to worry about what you’ll run into.
>
> My question: is it the same for riding backwards? Is it just as easy as
> forwards if you don’t get scared?
>
> jh
>
Definately YES I can ride backwards eyes closed just as well as forwards eyes
closed. Tomorrow morning I’m doing a 5 mile backwards ride . From newport beach
pier to balboa beach peir and back. (This is in Southern California)
Cant wait for the BIG ONE. En route right now!!
chris
Re: eyes shut compared to backwards
In article <RVZe3.947$_A1.110746@typhoon-sf.snfc21.pbi.net>, Chris Carey wrote:
>Definately YES I can ride backwards eyes closed just as well as forwards
>eyes closed.
On a nearly related question - I can ride eyes closed easier than I can ride
looking straight up (as in - watching an aeroplaine flying over). If I look up
so I see nothing but sky I fall off within a couple of pedal revolutions, but if
I shut my eyes and keep my head facing forwards I stay on until I imagine I’m
about to hit something and open them. Anyone else get this?
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Re: eyes shut compared to backwards
I’ve noticed that I fall off when trying to look up too. Balancing things on my
chin while idling was really frustrating to learn, and I still can’t do it for
longer than about 5 seconds. I think the reason it is harder than riding wihth
your eyes shut is that you have confusing visual cues because the sky is all the
same distance away, and your balance receptors are confused because you’ve
probably just tilted your head backards, but are moving forwards - the same
effect as falling. Just thinking about what is going on in your head when
unicycling is enough to make me fall off my computer chair though.
cya nic
On 3 Jul 1999, Ian Smith wrote:
> In article <RVZe3.947$_A1.110746@typhoon-sf.snfc21.pbi.net>, Chris
> Carey wrote:
>
> >Definately YES I can ride backwards eyes closed just as well as forwards eyes
> >closed.
>
> On a nearly related question - I can ride eyes closed easier than I can ride
> looking straight up (as in - watching an aeroplaine flying over). If I look up
> so I see nothing but sky I fall off within a couple of pedal revolutions, but
> if I shut my eyes and keep my head facing forwards I stay on until I imagine
> I’m about to hit something and open them. Anyone else get this?
>
> regards, Ian SMith
> –
> |\ /| Opinions expressed in this post are my own, and do
> |o o| not reflect the views of Amos, my mbu puffer fish.
> |/ | (His view is that small snails are very tasty.)
> Amos now on the web at http://www.achrn.demon.co.uk/amos.html
Re: eyes shut compared to backwards
Yes same result. Now I know why the cops do that on the field sobriety test
> On a nearly related question - I can ride eyes closed easier than I can ride
> looking straight up (as in - watching an aeroplaine flying over). If I look up
> so I see nothing but sky I fall off within a couple of pedal revolutions, but
> if I shut my eyes and keep my head facing forwards I stay on until I imagine
> I’m about to hit something and open them. Anyone else get this?
>
> regards, Ian SMith