Haha! Funny. Somebody should tell guy #2 to knock off those high-speed S curves as they can lead to some uncontrollable gyroscopic chaos called "high speed wobble". Just when you think you've recovered and the instructor was wron WHAM! bike will slam itself into the pavement. Former shipmate ran a drugstore; not in Peoria. He quit after getting shot.
Told my kids when teaching them to ski and to ride motorcycles that slow speed can at times be your biggest enemy. Speeding things up a little bit usually makes it easier to control and prevent a crash. Not Ninja speed, but just enough to get past 'old lady' speeds that will screw you up. IOW, speed it up just enough to hit the sweet spot, but not too much. As they got older we would discuss things like the Risk:Reward ratio. I still remember the daughter making superb use of the kill switch to keep her from going off the hill side one afternoon when navigating an S turn-Mom would've killed me if she only knew. Sometimes they do pay attention to what you are saying.
And that's God's truth....
ReplyDeleteNailed me.
ReplyDeleteUsed to know guys like no.1 they are all dead, the guy like no.2 owns a drugstore in Peoria.
ReplyDeleteHaha! Funny.
ReplyDeleteSomebody should tell guy #2 to knock off those high-speed S curves as they can lead to some uncontrollable gyroscopic chaos called "high speed wobble". Just when you think you've recovered and the instructor was wron WHAM! bike will slam itself into the pavement.
Former shipmate ran a drugstore; not in Peoria. He quit after getting shot.
That's me... even to the hairline and the "stache", although I don't look good in plaid
ReplyDeleteGood, good, now do Spandex encrusted road hogging bicycle queers.
ReplyDeleteHey, I don’t wear spandex on weekdays and I hug the edge
DeleteTold my kids when teaching them to ski and to ride motorcycles that slow speed can at times be your biggest enemy. Speeding things up a little bit usually makes it easier to control and prevent a crash. Not Ninja speed, but just enough to get past 'old lady' speeds that will screw you up. IOW, speed it up just enough to hit the sweet spot, but not too much. As they got older we would discuss things like the Risk:Reward ratio. I still remember the daughter making superb use of the kill switch to keep her from going off the hill side one afternoon when navigating an S turn-Mom would've killed me if she only knew. Sometimes they do pay attention to what you are saying.
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