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maestro8
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The dreaded wheel-walk: People say it takes longer to learn this skill
than it does to learn the free mount. I haven't been able to
wheel-walk in over a year of half-hearted attempts.
Yes, I've read the 1,001 threads with WW tips and tricks, pictures and
videos, etc. I'm fairly sure I know where I'm going wrong... I'm not
leaning back far enough!
I had an breakthrough last night while riding to my car from class on
my 20er. Even though I hadn't tried in a few weeks, I was easily able
to wheelwalk 5m and even get my feet back on the pedals. 2x in a row,
even!
What was the difference here? I had on a backpack with two thick books
in it. *The weight of my backpack* moved my center of gravity back far
enough to compensate for my lack of leaning.
Yeah, it's just a crutch... but being able to WW even a short distance
brings back the feeling of those first few free mounts! Hope this
helps some of you aspiring wheel walkers...
--
maestro8
Those are my principles. If you don't like those, I have others. --
Groucho Marx
The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to
contemplate the extent of human stupidity. -- François-Marie Arouet de
Voltaire
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than it does to learn the free mount. I haven't been able to
wheel-walk in over a year of half-hearted attempts.
Yes, I've read the 1,001 threads with WW tips and tricks, pictures and
videos, etc. I'm fairly sure I know where I'm going wrong... I'm not
leaning back far enough!
I had an breakthrough last night while riding to my car from class on
my 20er. Even though I hadn't tried in a few weeks, I was easily able
to wheelwalk 5m and even get my feet back on the pedals. 2x in a row,
even!
What was the difference here? I had on a backpack with two thick books
in it. *The weight of my backpack* moved my center of gravity back far
enough to compensate for my lack of leaning.
Yeah, it's just a crutch... but being able to WW even a short distance
brings back the feeling of those first few free mounts! Hope this
helps some of you aspiring wheel walkers...
--
maestro8
Those are my principles. If you don't like those, I have others. --
Groucho Marx
The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to
contemplate the extent of human stupidity. -- François-Marie Arouet de
Voltaire
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