Re: The art of stationary balancing
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 1:08 am
Its funny reading this post, because it brings back memory's from when I was a kid. I used to go out into the back yard every night after school and practice my balancing and slow riding techniques. I got to the stage where I could balance ad nauseam. I started out every night riding in the tightest possible figure of 8's at the slowest speed I could without stopping. I would do this for 30 mins. Then I would static balance for 45 mins or so. In the end i was balancing for the entire 45 mins. It is all about practice. I used to use the bars, I would always have the bars turned about 1/2 of full lock. I would use the pegs and body weight only to correct when the bars were past their limit. Then the legs would fly as a last resort. I would also practice sitting down and standing.
Even to this day, 15 or so years later, I still outbalance all my mates and use trials techniques over logs and stuff. I ride over things on my TE510 that all my mates shy away from. It's all thanks to trials. I can't wait to get a new trials bike!!!!
Keep practising and you will get better and better.
No Stop
CJ
Even to this day, 15 or so years later, I still outbalance all my mates and use trials techniques over logs and stuff. I ride over things on my TE510 that all my mates shy away from. It's all thanks to trials. I can't wait to get a new trials bike!!!!
Keep practising and you will get better and better.
No Stop
CJ