Newtouni: Day Two

Learning comes in big spurts sometimes. Don't get
frustrated. You'll get there. keep your weight on the seat.

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harper - Statuesque

-Greg Harper

B L U E S H I F T

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Bil

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When I learned, I didn't really progress for about 2 weeks.
It didn't help that i had a uni that was too tall for me and
i couldn't adjust it any lower. I think that was the biggest
problem for me. I would think that it would take a few days
to develop the skills necessary to ride the thing any
significant distance.

I agree with harper in that learning comes in spurts. The
first spurt takes a bit of time to reach. After a bit,
you'll find that you'll go from 2 rotations of the pedals
all the way up to 10 or so.

In my experience, one of the biggest parts of learning is
determination. But don't overdo it when you go out. You'll
find that you'll progress a little bit, but if you push
yourself too much, you'll feel like you're progressing
backwards. So go out for a bit, then take a good break, and
later on, try again. It's your mind that needs a break, not
your body. keeping yourself balanced over one point on the
ground uses a lot of brain power. I've taught a couple
people to ride, and to me it seems like encouraging them to
take a break at the right time speeds up the learning
curve. Maybe somebody else has observed that as well. I'd
say try for 30 minutes at a time max; you'll figure out
what a good time is for you after another day or so (if you
haven't already).

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