FEEDBACK on Long Log Rides Long narrow rides are a great low risk and really fun way to work on your balance. This is break down on the steps to approach them; 1. Make sure the approach is nice and slow so you can be accurate. If you are fast, a slight wobble will compound and get worse over the length of the log. So get slow and accurate on the approach. If you balance isn't able to do this, go work on slow fig of 8s till is ready to go. 2. Clutch pop to assist the front wheel so the front is light and absorbs nicely and doesn't destabilise you. 3. Clutch pop to help the rear wheel on, and make the transition on, smooth so the rear doesn't catch you and destabilise you. 4. Once on the log - Accelerate. Not heavily, just a gentle constant acceleration to load the bike and build a little gyroscopic force with the wheels and crank. Once you are stable and have a straight line you can coast/roll or slow things down on the brakes if need be. 5. When on the log try to reduce the use of the bars to adjust your balance. You want to use more of your body and legs to adjust. Keep in mind though that these do far less than turning the bars to correct your balance so you will need quite significant movement, and it may require faster than normal movement. To really simplify the overall process, we wont to get on to the log in a slow, stable and accurate manner - then accelerate along the length, with small corrections with your body.

Posted by Neil Price at 2025-01-28 05:00:05 UTC