Any suggestions for teaching one foot riding? I have been teaching riders to
start by learnig to one foot idle, but I interested in finding what may be a
better way.
John Hooten
Re: one-foot riding
I just learned to ride one-footed about a month ago, so I can try to remember
what I did…
While not necessary, I feel that being able to one-footed idle is important. The
important thing gained from one-footed idling is one-footed balance. The motion
of the foot itself is not necessarily relavent, but balance is always important,
and I found one-footed idling much easier to learn that one-footed riding.
When I worked on one-footed riding, I did not go from an idle to going forward.
Instead, I would ride forward, and remove the one foot while riding. It helps to
be going just a little faster than you normally ride (because it’s easier to
balance if you’re going faster… you may not have to go faster at all, but just
a little bit can be helpful).
Here’s how I think of the foot motion. (For point of reference, I am talking
about riding with the right foot.) You apply force to the pedal from about 1
o’clock until 3 o’clock on the wheel. Now, here’s where knowing how to
one-footed idle hurts you – you must repress the instinct to apply force at
about the 8 o’clock position. This was the single most difficult part of
mastering one-footed riding for me.
It wasn’t until I could ride 50 or 100 revolutions one-footed that I was able to
go directly from one-footed idling to riding and vice-versa.
I’m not sure if that helped or just repeated the same method you’ve already used
for teaching.
jeff lutkus
>Any suggestions for teaching one foot riding? I have been teaching riders to
>start by learnig to one foot idle, but I interested in finding what may be a
>better way.
>
>John Hooten
>
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