jond
Zen MBB Master
as a new vendetta rider i can understand the temptation to stabilise the front end.
i am a rank beginner 260klm on the v2. it is a tough gig but i find solace in the forums here with all the guys and gals who have trodden the same path albeit unique to themselves. with or without a steering damper .....mostly without as far as i can see. therefore i will keep on learning without the damper. incremental gains and practice practice practice.
mike i know you said you had only nine weeks to learn but i believe that is enough to tune yourself and the bike in.
personally i am still dialing the bike in. especially the headrest. i am finding the more vertical the head is the better my balance. i am seeing less and less of the veering off line and the "death grip" is starting to relax about 40% of the time.
john tolhurst designed this bike to be ridden as is but if modification helps then help away.
last night up a 2-3% grade i was challenged by a roadie. suffice to say i passed he chased and chased over the 7 minute climb. he never passed but that might have been because of my stability and wide handle bar. but i like to think the personal record (my first one on the v2) was the reason. point being whilst being chased i never veered off line as i pushed hard. once over the hill i did not see him again. so like everyone has discovered the "shazam" wow the V can climb.
( cannot wait to put the power meter on once i am competent. i figure on at least a thousand klm for basic competence. )
so mike ride a thousand kilometers over the next nine weeks and i am sure you will have the confidence and competence to ride the v past thousands of DF riders in a very relaxed fashion.
new bullhorn handlebars should arrive today profile airwing o/s but i am starting to get used to and liking the original bar more . i have gone from rolling down the incline thinking oh no what have i done to laying back and doing slow figure 8's in the carpark counterbalancing with upper torso and leaning out. i have followed the advice of members here in how to learn and take my time.
now i have started riding clipped in. wow . scary scary but only when i come to a stop and have not managed to unclip. no embarrassing slow fall overs but some images i would not like to see in print best wishes mike for the adventure. jon.
i am a rank beginner 260klm on the v2. it is a tough gig but i find solace in the forums here with all the guys and gals who have trodden the same path albeit unique to themselves. with or without a steering damper .....mostly without as far as i can see. therefore i will keep on learning without the damper. incremental gains and practice practice practice.
mike i know you said you had only nine weeks to learn but i believe that is enough to tune yourself and the bike in.
personally i am still dialing the bike in. especially the headrest. i am finding the more vertical the head is the better my balance. i am seeing less and less of the veering off line and the "death grip" is starting to relax about 40% of the time.
john tolhurst designed this bike to be ridden as is but if modification helps then help away.
last night up a 2-3% grade i was challenged by a roadie. suffice to say i passed he chased and chased over the 7 minute climb. he never passed but that might have been because of my stability and wide handle bar. but i like to think the personal record (my first one on the v2) was the reason. point being whilst being chased i never veered off line as i pushed hard. once over the hill i did not see him again. so like everyone has discovered the "shazam" wow the V can climb.
( cannot wait to put the power meter on once i am competent. i figure on at least a thousand klm for basic competence. )
so mike ride a thousand kilometers over the next nine weeks and i am sure you will have the confidence and competence to ride the v past thousands of DF riders in a very relaxed fashion.
new bullhorn handlebars should arrive today profile airwing o/s but i am starting to get used to and liking the original bar more . i have gone from rolling down the incline thinking oh no what have i done to laying back and doing slow figure 8's in the carpark counterbalancing with upper torso and leaning out. i have followed the advice of members here in how to learn and take my time.
now i have started riding clipped in. wow . scary scary but only when i come to a stop and have not managed to unclip. no embarrassing slow fall overs but some images i would not like to see in print best wishes mike for the adventure. jon.