velosolex50
New Member
A bit of a long learning curve with this bike. Managed to not crash on the maiden voyage, but had a few episodes of suddenly ending up across the road facing the opposite kerb! Fine if there is no traffic, but.... After a few more tryouts, I was able to manage 4 or 5 miles ok on a cinder track (old railway path) without any drama, but I still feel ill at ease on a road with traffic. I reckon I need at least twice the wobble room as on a conventional bike. It is actually fine at really low speeds, but anything over about 10 mph gets very twitchy, especially when changing gear. Not dared take it over about 16-18. I suspect that riding this bike no hands is not going to be possible for me, after all, I couldn't manage it hands off before conversion. Still, it is so comfortable & easy to pedal I will keep going. A normal upright bike now feels decidedly odd! Do the big wheel conversions suffer this twitchiness at speed? Anyone with more experience of small wheelers?
