how hard does it get?

country_style17 said:

*i have been riding for a while now and i can do lots of
stuff but the thing that is getting me very frustrated
would be riding backwards? how do you do it? thanks sean *

It's a lot like riding forwards, just very awkward. Practice
is the key. It's very much like learning to ride all over
again, and it will take at least as much time (from my
experience at least). The "lean forward and pedal like hell"
idea works in reverse when learning to ride backward.

It's going to take time and the most important thing to
remember to have fun while you are doing it. That's what
it's all about.

Warning: I was learning to ride backward when I got my first
dose of hard pedal to shin contact.

Daniel

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I'm just learning to ride backward, and can usually go three
to seven revolutions before falling. I have not been
frustrated learning this skill, but I put in a lot of time
(and some frustration) learning to idle before trying to go
backwards. Someone here recommended the super-idle (idling
with an extra 1/2 revolution each direction) as a good step
towards backwards proficiency, and I've worked on that
enough to get bored, but not proficiennt. At this point
going backwards seems just as rewarding.

Oh yeah, there were a couple of people who had hard falls
learning to ride backward. I've been keeping my speed under
control and haven't had any trouble.

Good luck!

Ken