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Jayne Za
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I am getting SO FRUSTRATED at my lack of progress. After my
breakthrough I haven't managed to get further than 4 pedal
pushes, closer to 3 when I'm at home on the paving. What
bugs me most about the paving thing is that, when I borrow a
shoulder, I get the whole length smoothly and in a fairly
straight line. When I go solo I'm lucky to get up to three
pedal pushes and veer off to the left. I'm also noticing a
nasty tendency to roll to my pedalling side. I KNOW this is
nothing to do with my seat being too high as this is not a
problem when I ride with assistance.
After reading other posts about progress problems I have
lowered my seat just about as far as it will go without
changing the seatpost. This has helped with the rolling, but
I think I need to find a way to switch my brain off before I
go riding. I have moments when it feels right. I am
balanced, pedalling is smooth and easy, and most of my
weight is on the seat. Then my brain kicks in and starts
yelling "This is impossible" and tells my body to jump off.
Right now I feel like I am never going to get this right. If
only progress was linear, but what I can get right one day
often seems impossible the next.
I have decided that I can't take this ANYMORE! Tomorrow
there will be no jumping off. I will ride until I hit the
paving. I am wrapped up in protective stuff and shouldn't
get too badly hurt. I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED BY SOMETHING WITH
ONLY ONE WHEEL!
Jayne
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breakthrough I haven't managed to get further than 4 pedal
pushes, closer to 3 when I'm at home on the paving. What
bugs me most about the paving thing is that, when I borrow a
shoulder, I get the whole length smoothly and in a fairly
straight line. When I go solo I'm lucky to get up to three
pedal pushes and veer off to the left. I'm also noticing a
nasty tendency to roll to my pedalling side. I KNOW this is
nothing to do with my seat being too high as this is not a
problem when I ride with assistance.
After reading other posts about progress problems I have
lowered my seat just about as far as it will go without
changing the seatpost. This has helped with the rolling, but
I think I need to find a way to switch my brain off before I
go riding. I have moments when it feels right. I am
balanced, pedalling is smooth and easy, and most of my
weight is on the seat. Then my brain kicks in and starts
yelling "This is impossible" and tells my body to jump off.
Right now I feel like I am never going to get this right. If
only progress was linear, but what I can get right one day
often seems impossible the next.
I have decided that I can't take this ANYMORE! Tomorrow
there will be no jumping off. I will ride until I hit the
paving. I am wrapped up in protective stuff and shouldn't
get too badly hurt. I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED BY SOMETHING WITH
ONLY ONE WHEEL!
Jayne
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Jayne ZA - Learning to ride on a Coker
Being a statistician means never having to say you're certain
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