good foot, bad foot

"w e i" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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hi there i went on trail with friends on sunday (graham hill, ny) and one odd idea came to me:
"what if i put the other foot in the front?"

found out that i could do anything at all! i am way too used to having the good foot in the front.

i have started practicing since, leave my good foot in the back whenever i can... it's a very
strange feeling.

does this happen to you too? did you overcome it?

w

Ride trials and that won't happen, you will learn to use both feet equally. Your most dominant foot
is known as the "chocolate foot" (don't ask me where that term came from), practice with your weak
side to power up onto and over obstacles. Start small, such as a small log or rock, once you are
confident, move on to bigger obstacles. The more you do it, the less you will think about it when
you are riding.

BTW, do you ride Graham Hills often?

- CA-G

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

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Quoted message said:

hi there i went on trail with friends on sunday (graham hill, ny) and one odd idea came to me:
"what if i put the other foot in the front?"

found out that i could do anything at all! i am way too used to having the good foot in the front.

i have started practicing since, leave my good foot in the back whenever i can... it's a very
strange feeling.

does this happen to you too? did you overcome it?

w

First of all, if there's anything at Graham Hills you can't ride on a road bike (or rollerblades,
for that matter) your problems are far greater than which foot to put forward.

Secondly, there's nothing wrong with having a sweet foot. Most everybody is stronger to one side or
the other.

Cheers,

-Andrew

w e i said:

does this happen to you too? did you overcome it?

I don't think you have to overcome it, in normal riding. On really, really long downhills my back
foot sometimes gets cramped, so I do try to switch off from time to time - but I'll ride the easier
sections with the weak foot forward (happens to be the right foot for me).

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w e i said:

hi there i went on trail with friends on sunday (graham hill, ny) and one odd idea came to me:
"what if i put the other foot in the front?"

found out that i could do anything at all! i am way too used to having the good foot in the front.

i have started practicing since, leave my good foot in the back whenever i can... it's a very
strange feeling.

does this happen to you too? did you overcome it?

w

I'm not even sure I have one. I find myself with either foot in front or even straight down.

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"w e i" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

hi there i went on trail with friends on sunday (graham hill, ny) and one odd idea came to me:
"what if i put the other foot in the front?"

found out that i could do anything at all! i am way too used to having the good foot in the front.

i have started practicing since, leave my good foot in the back whenever i can... it's a very
strange feeling.

does this happen to you too? did you overcome it?

Everyone has a preferred foot they lead with, try and bunny-hop with your feet switched and see how
hard it is.

Steve.

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Quoted message said:

hi there i went on trail with friends on sunday (graham hill, ny) and one odd idea came to me:
"what if i put the other foot in the front?"

found out that i could do anything at all! i am way too used to having the good foot in the front.

i have started practicing since, leave my good foot in the back whenever i can... it's a very
strange feeling.

When it becomes a natural thing to have either foot forward, you will be a smoother rider.

JD

thanks for the suggestion, i have been putting the other foot in the front

it was our first time to graham hill. imo it's a great trail for us from the city since the commute
was quick. we enjoyed the blue trail a lot and would definitely go there more often.

trials?...... (well, one of my street bike is a size 14 cro-mo RM soul with a nice sloping top...
maybe after the current fixie project)

i am not afraid to admit there are parts of trails i found challenging even with the good foot in
the front. if someone here thinks he can clear them with a roadbike, my hat to him. and please
kindly provide some good technics so we can all learn.

thanks w < rubbing the back in a office chair

Quoted message said:

Ride trials and that won't happen, you will learn to use both feet equally. Your most dominant
foot is known as the "chocolate foot" (don't ask me where that term came from), practice with your
weak side to power up onto and over obstacles. Start small, such as a small log or rock, once you
are confident, move on to bigger obstacles. The more you do it, the less you will think about it
when you are riding.

BTW, do you ride Graham Hills often?

- CA-G

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

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