Over what seems like an eternity I’ve been trying to go directly from riding to
gliding on my DM ATU (as opposed to out of a one-foot wheel walk) and on the
weekend it finally, totally clicked. I’m sure all you gliders out there are
nodding right now but I think this is one of the funnest things I’ve ever had
the pleasure of doing!!!
A few general things I learned: First, gliding on a 26" Muni is way easier if
you have a square fork crown, like the original DM ATU. A bald tire is nice but
not essential at low speeds. Finally, for a while I was exceedingly frustrated
because I seemed to chronically turn to the right, but mysteriously this problem
just went away as I got more comfortable (although turning left is still harder
than turning right).
However, my enthusiasm for gliding was also dampened somewhat by a passerby who
looked over at me cruising down the street, pointed to a nearby, rather mundane
short set of stairs, and said, “OK, but I’d really be impressed if you could go
down those stairs over there.”
-Kris.
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> weekend it finally, totally clicked. I’m sure all you gliders out there are > nodding right now but I think this is one of the funnest things I’ve ever had > the pleasure of doing!!!
Congrats on the gliding. It’s definitely a new realm for a unicyclist. After all
those years of constant pedaling, finally a break! Whee! I’m still unicycling,
but I’m not pedaling!
> However, my enthusiasm for gliding was also dampened somewhat by a passerby > who looked over at me cruising down the street, pointed to a nearby, rather > mundane short set of stairs, and said, "OK, but I’d really be impressed if you > could go down those stairs over there."
It’s just like being a juggler. If you are juggling X objects, a passerby is
going to ask if you can juggle X + 1…
> > It’s just like being a juggler. If you are juggling X objects, a passerby is > > going to ask if you can juggle X + 1… > > Or, in this case, X - 1.
So you mean when people ask you to do a wheelie? That comment is almost as
popular as “where’s your other wheel?”
But I don’t think I’ve ever been asked anything like “Okay, so can you do it
with no wheels?”
John Foss <john_foss@asinet.com> wrote in message news:631B3F1D150FD3118E4D00A0C9EC1BDA227349@SERVER… > > > However, my enthusiasm for gliding was also dampened somewhat by a passerby > > who looked over at me cruising down the street, pointed to a nearby, rather > > mundane short set of stairs, and said, "OK, but I’d really be impressed if > > you could go down those stairs over there." > > It’s just like being a juggler. If you are juggling X objects, a passerby
is > going to ask if you can juggle X + 1…
Maybe a better comparison is…you’ve finally learned (insert your favorite 3
ball trick here, say, Rubensteins Revenge). You’re in the park running it
nicely and a passerby says, “Big deal, my uncle can juggle and eat an apple at
the same time!”
