[python] Re: Indoor riding
- From: Mark Garvey <lazybee45@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 06:28:21 -0600
Rollers are fun! But i am not nearly smooth enough to use them effectively.
Just be careful that you dont' do carpet sprints!
HAHAHAHA!
(carpet sprints are when a rider on rollers slips off the edge and does a
fast burnout into the wall on the carpet!)
mark
On 11/9/05, 25hz <25hz@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> As the local weather is consistently colder and often raining now, I
> shifted
> to riding indoors. I'm up to a about 650km now and managed to move my top
> speed up to 61kph, but I'll have to wait for warmer weather to improve on
> that. I took the tailbox off the python and bought a set of rollers and
> have a big 15km on them so far with the python. I can't balance the python
> on the rollers yet as it feels much like when I initially started riding
> the
> python as far as balance goes. It's coming along though. I use a mark on
> the wall to keep myself centered on the rollers because I can't see the
> rollers to tell where I am on them. I have the front wheel in between the
> two rollers right now. Steering is a little "heavy" due to the two contact
> points on the front tire, but I'll try it for a week and see if my balance
> improves any. Right now, I have a chair on either side of me that I rest
> my
> arms on to help correct my balance. If after a week, I don't think I've
> improved enough, I'll switch it around so the rear wheel is in between the
> two rollers, and the front wheel is on the single roller, like a normal df
> bike is used on them. We have a small local 1/4 mile track that we're
> slowly trying to clean up and Saturday's weather is supposed to be a sunny
> 13 C. If so, maybe I can do some timed runs with the python and see what I
> can come up with for speeds and times.
>
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