The recent thread on idling cokers made me think about learning the idle the 29er. So over the last week I have managed to do about 5 idles on the Big Apple with 125mm cranks but I managed 10 on the Kenda Klaw with 140mm cranks (both on rough tarmac). I’m really pleased with this cos it took me months to learn to idle on the 20" and I can still only do about 33 with my right foot and about half that with my left.
Cathy
Cathy-
The big wheels can be idled as soon as you’ve got the motion down on the smaller ones. Congratulations on your progress. I still tend to try to take my weight off of the seat on my Coker and then I idle in arcs. I put my weight back on the seat and then straighten right out. Keep up the good work and remember the fundamentals.
Thanks.
So far I have/need more control when I’m idling the big wheel and I have to be more precise. The movements are (obviously) slower.
Cathy