I found a really great railing to ride today. I've set
myself a really really difficult challenge (for me anyway)
that will most likely take about 2 years to complete. You
can see the rail here -
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that's only about a quarter of it and it continues around in
a tighter curve.
Anyway, I observed some intersting things today when I was
attempting to ride the last bit of it. Freemounting , and
even standing (without the uni) on a rail like this is a
real challenge for me. The fact that's it's round seems to
make more of a difference to the freemounting experience
than the riding experience, for a start. Also, I found it
easiest to balance when my foot was at about 30 or 45
degrees to the railing rather than perpendicular. The
problem is my shoes are shaped so that they seem to want to
lock into place at 90 degrees to the railing.
But the main thing I wanted to mention was that I found it
easier to balance with my second foot in position on the
pedal rather than free to swing around. Is this a common
feeling amongst rail riders? What I seem to do with rails
this size and height is place the uni in position while
I'm still on the ground, step up with my right foot,
wriggle around for a while like some sort of uncoordinated
acrobat, slowly place my left foot on the back pedal,
maintain balance mainly by moving my right arm up and
down, and then mount.
What sort of techniques do you other rail riders use, and
what have you observed?
Thanks, Andrew
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