figure 8's

Practice spins; riding in small circles. At first, you will notice your
tire makes an inconsistent scuffing noise, as your circle has "corners"
on it. The more you can smooth out your riding, the more constant the
tire noise will be.

Practice riding into and out of sharp turns (not necessarily fast). You
only need to be leaning when you're making the turn. Try to keep your
body more or less in line with the frame, from side to side, rather than
tilting toward the inside. Instead, turn your upper body in the
direction you want to go. In other words, if you're circling to the
right, put your left shoulder forward so your upper body faces into the
circle.

Repeat until you get dizzy.

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Thanks for the specific and clear pointers! I have some uni-time
tomorrow morning to try out the tips. I'll let you know how it goes.

I can see already from your suggestions that I was tilting my uni
towards the inside, but my body was leaning the opposite way to
counterbalance, so I think I was actually fighting against the turn with
my body.

I did successfull ride off the seat with the seat out in front for the
first time today. So progress is in the making!

Thanks!
Blake

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Thanks for the suggestions!

Leaning with my shoulder certainly helped out a lot. I think I have the
feel so that I'll be practicing towards the right end.

I still need to go into the turns with some speed, but I can see how
they will smooth out in time.

Thanks!
Blake

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