It took me a long time to learn. I practiced out on my balcony of my
apartment and in the hallway cause I needed to hold onto something on
both sides. After I got fairly confident of how my balance worked, I
got out into the parking lot and practiced by holding onto a pole to
mount, taking a rotation or, if I was lucky, two and then losing it and
having to start all over. This went on over the course of several
months. Finally, got to the point where I could ride the width of the
parking lot, which wasn't very wide, but it was a huge accomplishment
for me. I didn't ride very often, a couple times a week or so, and I
haven't ridden in the winter yet, so I've taken the past 3 Nov - Apr
periods of the year off from riding.
I've had my uni for about 3 years all together now. I ride to work
whenever I can. It's about a 5km trek up hill to work and down hill
home. I've noticed my skill level has gone up considerably this year,
free mounting is becoming a breeze and last week I just started to try
and learn to ride back wards. I was able to mount, pedal forward a
bit, then take a revolution backwards and then continue forwards twice
in about a half hour period. Haven't had any time to ride since then,
but now I can't wait to get on it again. Pretty sure this year I'll be
riding straight through the winter whenever I can now that I'm getting
alright on it. 🙂
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Grinn
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