>Wow, cookies and clean teeth at the same time! > >Oreo cookies for breakfast? hmmmmm
don’t worry Rick - you’re not the only one who eats oreos for breakfast!! I
eat absolutely anything in the mornings - brownies, pizza, doughnuts, barbecues,
etc. This morning I had oatmeal choc. chip cookie dough! (at least the oatmeal
part is “traditional”).
And while we’re on the subject, how do you transition from wheel walking back to
the pedals? Whenever I try I send my uni flying…
> breakfast!! I eat absolutely anything in the mornings - brownies, pizza, > doughnuts, barbecues, etc. This morning I had oatmeal choc. chip cookie dough! > (at least the oatmeal part is “traditional”).
Ride a lot and you’ll burn off all the calories…
> And while we’re on the subject, how do you transition from wheel walking back > to the pedals? Whenever I try I send my uni flying…
Keep your non-dominant foot on the tire while your dominant one seeks the pedal.
It doesn’t matter too much where the pedal is, but it shouldn’t be at the top.
While learning, I recommend catching the pedal at the rear. This way you can
pause momentarily while you put your other foot down, then ride away.
But you’re not done learning it until you can do it without looking…
> Also while on the subject, does anybody have advice for how to keep your foot > aligned on the wheel when trying to glide? My initial futile (and > frustrating!!!) attempts always end up with my right foot skittering off to > the right side. (and my uni also goes flying…).
Gliding is an assymetric process. Whichever foot you use (unless you use both?),
it’s coming in from the side so it won’t be directly above the tire. It sound to
me like you have to try tilting your foot more to the left, to help hook it over
the top of the tire. The tire should be contacting the middle of your foot; you
should be able to tell by a wear spot there.
Another thing that might help is your other foot. I find that a good tight grip
on the fork with my left foot helps lock me on there.
Also while on the subject, does anybody have advice for how to keep your foot
aligned on the wheel when trying to glide? My initial futile (and
frustrating!!!) attempts always end up with my right foot skittering off to the
right side. (and my uni also goes flying…).
-Kris.
>And while we’re on the subject, how do you transition from wheel walking back >to the pedals? Whenever I try I send my uni flying… > > >Tammy > >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >
Kris Holm, B.Sc. Geologist, Forestry Group, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.
Suite 550, Sun Life Plaza, 1100 Melville Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 4A6
Tel:(604) 685-0275 Fax:(604) 684-6241 Email: kholm@eba.ca
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