MailSeanBell
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Well... I didn't think it was possible the first time I rode this bike but... I did a little no hands today.
Specifically, in a wide open parking lot, going at a slight downhill in a straight line at 17km/h with no attempt to adjust anything or change the cadence of the pedals I was able to go for a few seconds without hands.
So I thought I would share how I got there.
I spent about 10 mins going in circles, I started wide and got smaller and smaller till I couldn't balance. I'm no where near the demo video tight corners but it's coming. But I think that by doing all these circles and figure 8's I found some new balance and then spontaneously, I went straight and let go and the legs just kept going and the bike just went straight.
What a feeling!
(of course, the part I didn't mention was after I did this for 5 min's I got cocky and dropped my hands to my side and sent the bike into massive gyrations and dropped my foot off the pedal and jammed my ankle into the ground and nearly capsized because... well.. that wasn't the cool part... be careful!)
Specifically, in a wide open parking lot, going at a slight downhill in a straight line at 17km/h with no attempt to adjust anything or change the cadence of the pedals I was able to go for a few seconds without hands.
So I thought I would share how I got there.
I spent about 10 mins going in circles, I started wide and got smaller and smaller till I couldn't balance. I'm no where near the demo video tight corners but it's coming. But I think that by doing all these circles and figure 8's I found some new balance and then spontaneously, I went straight and let go and the legs just kept going and the bike just went straight.
What a feeling!
(of course, the part I didn't mention was after I did this for 5 min's I got cocky and dropped my hands to my side and sent the bike into massive gyrations and dropped my foot off the pedal and jammed my ankle into the ground and nearly capsized because... well.. that wasn't the cool part... be careful!)