Poor Man's Silvio has New Home
- Thread starter cwest
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I'am trying PMS from Mark. My son an I pick it up after our Sunday club ride. I will tell you this Mark make it look so fluid when he is riding. Pulled into the driveway ,unloaded PMS > Told wife to come to look, my son (Kyle) jump on and woble down the street, turned at the end and came back. His commet THIS COULD BE FUN,smiling. So its my turn, got 1ft lost balance,straighten up started pedaling to the end of the street turn right then right up the next street, way easy for me to pedal up hill semi straight but confident, right back home. Kyle got back on and off he goes down the street them left witch is a longer block, he arrive back and is doing circles in front of the house. I get back on and go around the block agin, having trouble with feet posision in the turns. So we park it for the day.
The next day I tell wife I will Be at the church parking lot, It has an large open lot with 3 lite poles in the middle. I pedal out the driveway up the street around the corner to the parking lot . Start doing large circles, easy turn for 10-15 mins, then start to make smaller circles. Feeling good so far, tried some shifting up an down. Now I'am fallowing the parking lot line , up and down the rows. Now feeling good I'am going to do figure 8s around the 3 lite poles in the middle of the lot. This is going real good so I pickup alittle speed, wow like being in a fighter jet diving around the poles. At this point I slow down an make a few more laps around the lot. Thinking about doing alonger block loop, all of a sudden Brain going one way bike an body going the other, when the both get realgin to what I should be doing ,the brain over reacts left-right and nothing good happens. MARK PMS is OK, body is not happy. Nothing bad ,pick my self up, get back on and ride home. Get home, wife was not real happy, clean me up and gives me "THE LOOK" . She said 'I saw Kyle wooble down the street, I knew it could happen". I think she wants PMS to go home.
The next day I tell wife I will Be at the church parking lot, It has an large open lot with 3 lite poles in the middle. I pedal out the driveway up the street around the corner to the parking lot . Start doing large circles, easy turn for 10-15 mins, then start to make smaller circles. Feeling good so far, tried some shifting up an down. Now I'am fallowing the parking lot line , up and down the rows. Now feeling good I'am going to do figure 8s around the 3 lite poles in the middle of the lot. This is going real good so I pickup alittle speed, wow like being in a fighter jet diving around the poles. At this point I slow down an make a few more laps around the lot. Thinking about doing alonger block loop, all of a sudden Brain going one way bike an body going the other, when the both get realgin to what I should be doing ,the brain over reacts left-right and nothing good happens. MARK PMS is OK, body is not happy. Nothing bad ,pick my self up, get back on and ride home. Get home, wife was not real happy, clean me up and gives me "THE LOOK" . She said 'I saw Kyle wooble down the street, I knew it could happen". I think she wants PMS to go home.
The ride quality was very smooth, just did not react to the controls fast enough. There are some other things that have pop into my head, crashes will do that, I have trouble getting my right foot out of the cleat on my own bike, an the release is loose. Also my right foot and calf are weaker, even walking some time I have problems. Could cause an inbalance pedal stroke. Wife wants to know if there training wheels for me!
Mark B
Zen MBB Master
Nope, no training wheels! You'll just have to get Kyle to run alongside!
Remember, if you get into trouble, the easiest thing to do is to stop pedalling and straighten your legs, which effectively locks out the steering. I know it's easier said than done, especially when your mid panic.... But it works.
Mark
