now or spring?
09-27-06, 08:47 PM
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now or spring?
So i was gonna buy a IRO mark V,but I live in wisonsin and the weather is crazy.I was wonderin do you think its to late in the year to but it or should i just wait til the spring?I was thinking maybe jsut get a trainer for winter then i could get use to it and build up some leg muscles.What you think?
09-27-06, 09:22 PM
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**** the Mark V, buy my Pake!
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but it now, and practice to trackstand in ur living room and u'll be set for spring.
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Buy it now, and then by Spring you'll be ready for another bike. Or at least another set of wheels.
Unless you've spent a fair amount of time on a bike you are won't get the perfect bike right off the bat. By Spring you'll have some sense of what you can change about your bike, or if you need/want a different bike all together.
These insights only come with time in the saddle. You will only have more experiential knowledge by getting yourself onto one. Don't wait.
Unless you've spent a fair amount of time on a bike you are won't get the perfect bike right off the bat. By Spring you'll have some sense of what you can change about your bike, or if you need/want a different bike all together.
These insights only come with time in the saddle. You will only have more experiential knowledge by getting yourself onto one. Don't wait.
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Originally Posted by dylandom
but it now, and practice to trackstand in ur living room and u'll be set for spring.
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Originally Posted by Zen Existence
Unless you have carpet in your living room.
09-28-06, 08:59 AM
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i think learning to trackstand in the smallest space possible is good, it makes you want to stay stiffer or something. i have to jump out of my bathroom door immediately onto the bike and stop where i used to practice. picked up long stands within an hour.
