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Gliding
Also do a search here on "gliding." There have been a lot of useful posts on this. Some people have found that practicing gliding on a smooth slope helpful. This worked for me - it helps to develop control with the gliding foot. It will also burn a hole in your shoe quickly. However, you must be quite comfortable assuming the gliding position before trying this. I could glide 4-5 feet comfortably before I tried hills. It's important to find the perfect slope - not too steep, not too shallow. On a good hill, once you get into a groove and you feel comfortable, you can go for hundreds of feet. This kind of practice will improve your comfort level on flat ground. One foot mini-glides are a good idea. Personally, I was a lot more comfortable with gliding once I became fluent with wheel walking. I put in many hours until I could wheel walk and one foot ww figure eights with relative ease. Then gliding didn't seem so scary. Once you get really comfortable, you can work on going straight into the gliding position from a fast riding position. This alone takes a lot of practice, but I've found that you need speed to get any distance on flat ground. Lastly, as your technique develops, you will be able to control the tire in a very subtle way, applying and regulating only a very small amount of pressure on the tire. I wish there were a shortcut to that, but it took me a LONG time. Joe -- merrill - Confinement Loaf Smart Bomb + Dumb President = Weapon of Mass Destruction ------------------------------------------------------------------------ merrill's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/818 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27392 |
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