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Re: Turning...one foot riding

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  1. I'm having tons of trouble turning left while 1 foot riding right foot
    down. I call it "turning across" the ride.

    Right foot riding and turning right is smooth. (I'm not great at it. Its
    just smoother)

    Right foot riding and turning left is jerky with arms everywhere and
    typically resulting in UPD.

    What is going on here?😕

    I can't speak for left foot down, because I can't do it yet. But I
    suspect that "turning across" that ride will be similar.

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  2. Memphis Mud said:

    *What is going on here?😕 *


    Sounds like you are in need of more practice. Work on smoothing out the
    pedal stroke. Though your riding position is not symmetrical, it should
    be possible to turn in any direction you want. Just tell your body to
    obey you!

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  3. to practice one foot riding, do tight, S's down the road. not big ones.
    just swerve. then eventually you will be able to do a really wide U turn
    and you will make the U turn tighter as you ride more

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  4. gpickett00 said:

    *to practice one foot riding, do tight, S's down the road. not big
    ones. just swerve. then eventually you will be able to do a really
    wide U turn and you will make the U turn tighter as you ride more. in
    my 'gallery of 3 video's' (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Moiv) i have
    one titiled one foot riding. *

    I have no problem taking advice from a guy with a cast on his arm. He's
    obviously worked out the kinks.

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  5. For me 1-f turning is mostly in the shoulders. Try turning your
    shoulders (and looking) in the direction you want to go.

    Also, for "turning across" it has helped me to think about my foot
    circles and make them full and round. I especially have to reach way
    down with that outside foot to get to the bottom of the stroke.

    Also spend a lot of time riding 1-f, even if it is straight. In order
    to ride straight you have to make little corrections both ways, which
    eventually blossom into full turns both ways.

    Another thing to do is to bend around an obstacle instead of just open
    ground.

    Every day is different so if you get it today, you may not have it
    tomorrow, and v-v.

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