onewheelkoregro Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Just like the title says. Kingsong is on the charger rn and I gotta go to the hardware store for a soldering iron, solder, and heat shrink electrical covering. Was fixing my ebike and in my frustration accidentally severed a wire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrelwood Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Moved the thread to a more appropriate subforum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewheelkoregro Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 4 hours ago, mrelwood said: Moved the thread to a more appropriate subforum. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcatraz Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Is there a question here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, alcatraz said: Is there a question here? Yes there is. So 300 miles - what have you learned so far? Can you ride already backwards? Do pendulum? I have done about 550 miles so far. Now it's like riding regular bicycle. Edited May 14, 2023 by Funky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewheelkoregro Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 9 minutes ago, Funky said: Yes there is. So 300 miles - what have you learned so far? Can you ride already backwards? Do pendulum? I have done about 550 miles so far. Now it's like riding regular bicycle. I'm going out to the yard rn to try to pendulum at least then ride backwards. Think I can do it because when I decelerate I feel like I can keep doing that and go the other way. We shall see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbera Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, onewheelkoregro said: pendulum at least then ride backwards. Yeah, good luck with that The bridge between pendulums and backwards riding is a surprisingly long one ! I wouldn't tackle backwards until right at the end of my trainings; it's not a skill that is useful for anything except showing off, and pride comes before a fall etc etc ! Edited May 14, 2023 by Cerbera 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbera Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 (edited) 29 minutes ago, onewheelkoregro said: I think I can do it because when I decelerate I feel like I can keep doing that and go the other way. We shall see! Yep, that's certainly how you start ! It's the 'keeping going and then turning' whilst awkwardly twisting the body / neck / head to try and see what is behind you that is the fun bit. I eradicate that last bit using mirrors, which definitely helps, as your body can remain 100% properly aligned. Edited May 14, 2023 by Cerbera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFartRides Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Cerbera said: … it's not a skill that is useful for anything except showing off…. Oh contrare Pierre, learning / riding backwards well is as satisfying as riding forwards. There’s a street in my town has about a two percent grade and a crown running the length of it in the middle, so it slopes to the gutters on both sides nicely. I practice riding up and down it backwards, crossing the crown and then changing directions from uphill to down and visa versa, and oh is that a tricky bit of fun. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbera Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Yeah, I should have excepted doing it for the challenge itself...or the sheer fun of it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 4 hours ago, Cerbera said: Yeah, good luck with that I slowly getting hang of it. Before i could not even stop and start going backwards. ~5 tries latter i'm already stopping from going forwards and am available to ride 1-2 meters backwards, before loosing balance. Slowly, but surely it's getting better. I normally try it for ~10 mins time to time. And over night it's getting better. When i can ride ~10 meters backwards. Then i will start to look backwards and relearn riding backwards while upper body is sideways. 4 hours ago, Cerbera said: it's not a skill that is useful for anything except showing off, and pride comes before a fall etc etc ! Actually it is useful. Like if you need to hard brake and then go back really quickly. Like in front of car, or something.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrelwood Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 17 hours ago, Funky said: am available to ride 1-2 meters backwards, before loosing balance. Nice! Then you just have to start steering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 2 hours ago, mrelwood said: Nice! Then you just have to start steering. You don't say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circuitmage Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 I practiced backwards riding for about 2 hrs....got to where I could go back 10-15 feet if I'm lucky. 'nuf that stuff. Now I just ride forwards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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