Slow paced riding
01-16-20, 02:52 PM
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For some serious bike handling skills practice, hit a university campus during class change times. Slow walking kiddos glued to their phones...the training is priceless. HRM and cadence sensors highly recommended.
01-17-20, 09:13 AM
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When I was a kid, I used to get up to speed, then see how far I could go without pedaling on streets with no discernable downgrade in the direction I was traveling. I became quite adept at really low speed swerves to catch little slopes from the crown of the road and so forth.I remember this as being pretty damn fun and I think I made it an entire mile once, I may have to give it a shot as an old fart.
With all that said, I find riding at walking pace kind of useless - too slow to get any workout, doesn't get you from A to B faster than walking, and is too fast to present any real challenge as far balance goes. Usually if I join on my bike someone who is walking, I'd get off the bike and walk along.
01-17-20, 09:49 AM
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01-17-20, 09:51 AM
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Interesting day on the bike. I pull out of my driveway and run into a pleasant neighbor who was walking the neighborhood. We started chatting and we were doing around 3.5 miles per hour. (Me on bicycle and him walking). We did this for around an hour and a half. I found the cycling to be interesting. More bike handling skills. The neighborhood is tight and we turned many many times. At times I was track standing in the turns to allow him to make his turns and continue as we had our conversation. My overall slow speed handling skills and balance have improved today. Not so something I would do everyday (no cardio workout of course).
Any my thoughts on this?
Any my thoughts on this?
01-17-20, 10:04 AM
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My handling skills went up when I started on bicycle patrol. During that period of time, being on the bike was nearly as stable as being on my feet.
01-17-20, 10:06 AM
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I have done that as well. I also found out that I can get up to 10-12 kph and maintain it just by turning the handlebar back and forth in a fairly aggressive manner. It's rather tiring though, I'm not sure for how long I could keep it up.
With all that said, I find riding at walking pace kind of useless - too slow to get any workout, doesn't get you from A to B faster than walking, and is too fast to present any real challenge as far balance goes. Usually if I join on my bike someone who is walking, I'd get off the bike and walk along.
With all that said, I find riding at walking pace kind of useless - too slow to get any workout, doesn't get you from A to B faster than walking, and is too fast to present any real challenge as far balance goes. Usually if I join on my bike someone who is walking, I'd get off the bike and walk along.
I think a lot of this might depend on individual physical factors. I find slow riding considerably easier than walking a bike because I find having the bike off to the side just a bit awkward, and also find that some bikes are easier to walk than others. It's not a real issue, though, just kind of find it interesting that people have different preferences.
I do tend to get off the bike to talk to someone, but mostly because it puts us on the same level physically.
01-17-20, 12:08 PM
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I volunteer with the local running club. I ride bike sweep for all their races. So I spend those days doing no more than 3 mph most times. It does work on your handling skills. Sometimes I go so slow that my Wahoo auto pauses because it thinks I'm stopped.
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I think it finally stopped doing this, but Google Maps was routing out of the way to send bikes through the center of the Harvard campus. This is not a fun place to ride unless you really want to improve your human slaloming skills.
01-17-20, 02:02 PM
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I started riding seriously as an adult during my last two years at Penn. Locust Walk is the main artery connecting most of the buildings where classes were held. It was also lined by some frats, a major dining hall and three high rise dorms. It is where I developed what could become awesome human slaloming skills. These day, bike are prohibited during most of the day. 8-4 last I was out that way.
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I started riding seriously as an adult during my last two years at Penn. Locust Walk is the main artery connecting most of the buildings where classes were held. It was also lined by some frats, a major dining hall and three high rise dorms. It is where I developed what could become awesome human slaloming skills. These day, bike are prohibited during most of the day. 8-4 last I was out that way.My theory on why Google Maps routed bikes that way was that the Stanford alum who worked there either thought the Harvard campus is as bike friendly as Stanford, or they know it is not, but they thought it was funny to plague Harvard with a bunch of lost riders.
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Too slow, what a waste of time...Don't you know that bicycles are supposed to be ridden fast all the time...Shame on you for not maintaining 35 MPH for 90 minutes straight.
01-17-20, 08:43 PM
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every once in a while you have to mix it up (give your heart a break with a few less ticks while still being on the bicycle)
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Too slow too long for me. Being a big rider, I need the force of the pedaling action to help raise me off the seat a bit for comfort.
I can ride slow climbing and track stand type stuff. Maybe for 30 minutes farting around.
But 1.5 hours full weight on saddle? Ouch
There have been times I tried to ride with people at 13 mph. After 30 minutes, I got to go. Uncomfortable sitting full weight like a brick on the saddle. I need a little lift.
I can ride slow climbing and track stand type stuff. Maybe for 30 minutes farting around.
But 1.5 hours full weight on saddle? Ouch
There have been times I tried to ride with people at 13 mph. After 30 minutes, I got to go. Uncomfortable sitting full weight like a brick on the saddle. I need a little lift.
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The making of the photograph Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico
01-18-20, 05:53 AM
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As an aside, sometimes Ansel Adams took "snapshots" (an impression or view of something brief or transitory) that turned out quite well.
The making of the photograph Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Ar5ZPuKUM
The making of the photograph Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Ar5ZPuKUM
One of his many that I've long admired.
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Don't know if it is still a thing, but there was a tradition that the first day of classes in the fall quarter, upperclassers would set up lawn chairs and watch the carnage as the frosh tried to negotiate the bike traffic circles.
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But yes it developed low-speed riding skills, and skills of chatting with females!
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