On Mon, 10 May 2004 11:13:52 GMT, Velvet <[email hidden]>
Quoted message said:Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:>
Quoted message said:
It's much simpler than that. Put the pedal at two o'clock, stand just
forward of the saddle with one foot on the pedal and the other on the
ground, apply both brakes firmly, straighten the leg whose foot which is
placed on the pedal, release the brakes gently and drop onto the saddle.
This is much easier and more intuitive than it sounds (I had to think quite
hard what it was I do when starting off, it's pretty much automatic).Ah! Brakes! Haven't thought of that as a way to counteract the rapid
descent of pedal. Wonderful idea, maybe this is what's missing... if it
works, I'll let you know (as ever!) :-)
Hi Velvet
As well as doing as Guy suggests (I think I do the same), I try to
ensure that I'm in the "correct" gear when I stop. By "correct" I mean
neither ridiculously high nor stupidly low. Using the Chapman Method
(TM) enables you to use your own weight to get the bike moving. During
that initial freewheel you can get yourself planted on the saddle and
place your previously grounded foot on its pedal. How Guy does this on
his 'bent I'm not sure.
Of course, there are times when you will be unable to stop in the
"correct" gear. This is usually because of traffic lights suddenly
turning red (SMIDS them), traffic (SMIDS it) or, heaven forefend,
entirely your own fault (SMID see it coming). In these situations
you'll just have to grin (or curse) and go for it. Guy's suggestion of
break application always works for me.
If in doubt, "correct", at least for me, tends towards to lower end of
the range. Lazy b*****, etc.
James