For the first time I think that this uni thing is not impossible. I even pedaled out of an off balance or two. I think I hit 10 feet a few times. I still have a loooooong way to go. I have about 1.5 hours practice time in so my progress may be a bit slow based on comments I have heard here.
Question: Is learning in the grass easier or harder? I think I 'wuss out' some because I don't want to hit the concret (I'm 42, not 24 and the hard ground as gotten harder)
Sorry for the boring reports, but learning this thing is exciting to me and it helps keep me motivated.
That's great that you're making progress. And you are also right to try and stay motivated because it can be the most frustrating time when you've had some success but you can't duplicate it. Don't give up!
Also, it depends on what kind of grass. Are we talking about nice, smooth, even ground or hard, bumpy, uneven ground? Personally, I've found grass to be harder to ride on. Get some biking gloves (and wrist guards if you want) and ride on the concrete.
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I have about 1.5 hours practice time in so my progress may be a bit slow based on comments I have heard here.
On the contrary, your progress is in the 'upper half'. If you keep this practicing schedule, you'll be riding around the block in about a week.
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Question: Is learning in the grass easier or harder?
Harder. Concrete is easier but might be frightening. I learned on a gym floor which I think is the ideal surface to learn on.
While concrete is harder than grass, grass is harder to learn on. :-)
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Sorry for the boring reports
No no, keep them coming.
Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict -- I have a feeling you might need two points of contact with the ground for such a thing to work? Or at least training wheels on the front and rear. - John Foss commenting on a picture of a one-wheeled vehicle he saw on RSU.
