Help needed with balance and riding

G'day.,

I'm seeking some advice about learning to ride. I have a slight balance
problem. Nothing too serious, but standing on one leg is a trial. With bike
riding, I'm finding low speed maneuvering to be a real problem. Has anyone
encountered such an issue before and if so, is there a solution? I have seen
several doctors, but they can't seem to figure out the problem. I've taken
numerous exercise and yoga classes, but the balance problem persists. I'm
fine as a pillion passenger. Thanks for your time.

Cheers


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how do you go riding a bicycle ???

low speed manoeuvres are prob the most difficult

I would see how you go riding a push bike and go from there as some bikes
will be easier than others to ride slowly

 

I hadn't thought of that. Haven't been on a pushbike since school in '85.
I'll give it a go. Cheers

 

Couple of things to try with the slow riding.
Always keep your head and eyes up, looking forwards at where you want to go,
not the ground, not the dash, not the front wheel.
Grip the tank of your bike as tightly as you can with your knees, as an
instructor once said, "like you mean it"

This goes without saying, keep your upper body loose and relaxed.
As for standing on one leg, you'll get used to it in time. If not, you'll
wobble in the wind, like me..

TB

 

Ride a pushbike to get your confidence up.
on a motorcycle look where you are going don't look at the road directly
ahead of the headlight.
When you get used to looking ahead rather than down then you will find
low speed manoevering a doddle.

 

TB wrote:

You are a strange man Tharanga.

 

You're bloody quick Nick! only posted that a couple of seconds ago!

TB

PS. When the bike weighs 3 time you do, and you're a bean pole with a
relatively high CofG you try not looking strange...

 

Ahhh
I thought your standing on one leg was some strange tantric thing.

 

Well.. I don't like to talk about tantric things in public...

TB

 

Training wheels until you get used to the bike.
James

 

well not when stiffler is around anyway

 

"put your hands up!!"
"I'm stuck!"

TB

 

..... at Goaty's request, snipped shitloads.

Tantra?

John

 

As others have said, try a pushbike to see how you go. I don't imagine
you will have a problem riding.

However, You could be in serious trouble when it comes to putting on wet
gear. If you can't stand on one leg to pull on wet weather trousers,
you'd better only ride in dry weather. Better get a Ducati, just to be
sure.


Moike

 

Lots of good bike info already given. Did the doctors check your ears and
hearing? A friend of mine has a some sort of middle ear condition that
causes her to completely lose her balance to the point where her ability
even stand on two feet is gone. Only happens from time to time mind you but
there is supposedly no cure for whatever she has.

 

If i want to see a tantrum, all i have to do is say hi to my little sister.

Mike.S

 

John said....

Could be. Plural of tantrum, where you get a sore foot from stamping it
so much, that you have to stand on one leg to relieve the pain.

It was immortalised in the movie, "The Karate Kid". Recommended therapy
is getting a job in a car wash.

 

Diogenes said....

And I take it that the Panadene Forte hasn't been all that effective....

 

That's an oxymoron, isn't it? ;-)


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