Stop and Idle

Who needs stopping? Just ride and eventually the stopping will come.

David

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Keep your weight on the seat. Practice riding with as little pressure
on the pedals as possible. Once you learn to ride lighter on the pedals
you'll find it easier to come to a quick stop and easier to idle and
easier to come to a stop and go right into an idle.

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I learned by riding toward a wall and it just started happening. It
also helped me learn riding backward. I would ride toward the wall,
stop then idle a few times and start pedaling backwards.

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press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of
speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who gives us the
freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who
serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who
allows the protester to burn the flag."
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john_childs said:

*Keep your weight on the seat. Practice riding with as little
pressure on the pedals as possible. Once you learn to ride lighter on
the pedals you'll find it easier to come to a quick stop and easier to
idle and easier to come to a stop and go right into an idle. *

I feel so out of control with less weight on the pedals. It scares me
and I fall (I know, mental barrier, right?)

But my pedals are practically smooth and so are my Chucks. My feet slip
when I mount the thing.

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PopeSamXVI said:

*

I feel so out of control with less weight on the pedals. It scares me
and I fall (I know, mental barrier, right?)
*

Nah, it's a practice barrier. 🙂
More practice.

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Bugman:

What is your source for the following quote in your replies:

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"It is the soldier, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the
press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of
speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who gives us the
freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who
serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who
allows the protester to burn the flag."
~Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, Sergeant, USMC

************************

I thought it was interesting and sent it to a relative, an Army person.
He liked it, too, but he was under the assumption that all clergy are
commissioned officers in the military. I have not been in the military
myself and don't know the in's and out's of this topic. If you have a
source, I would be interested in finding it.

Thanks!

Phuni

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john_childs said:

*
Nah, it's a practice barrier. 🙂
More practice. *

Then I'm off!

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Try riding as slowly as you possibly can. When the cranks come
horizontal, try and hover there momentarily. Slowly work into rocking
the cranks back and forth, concentrating on staying relaxed--especially
relax your stomach.

In other words, slow down into this rocking action. You can also
practice the rocking/idling action with a hand against a wall or a truck
or a fence.

Getting in and out of tricks or techniques is as hard as the technique,
so pay attention to the transition.

Then practice for a few days and you'll have the basics.

JL

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I actually did it! I somehow managed to stop with my right foot in the
right position to idle. For whatever reason i can't idle with my left
foot as easily, though I learned to mount and ride with both feet. Oh
well. I need to figure out to stop on the correct foot to idle with.
I'll try stopping with them horizontal.

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