Re: Getting old is not for sissies

On 3/1/2025 9:27 AM, AMuzi wrote:

 SETF?

As Zen said, "It's all a matter of Skills, Experience, and Testicular Fortitude (SETF)."

+1 on bunny hops at speed. Virtually impossible on fixed but common, even trivial, on a road bike.
 er, or anything which coasts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI2gyx2sU90

I'm puzzled by the video's advice to avoid pulling up on the pedals "as it's bad technique." I'm pretty sure I do pull up when jumping the bike. What's bad about it?
And more on that video. In slow motion as they showed, the physics is pretty obvious. The rider gets his body mass moving upwards, then essentially pulls the bike up with him. That's where I think I pull up using the pedals.
What's less obvious, I think, is how a skateboarder with zero foot attachment can bunny hop a skateboard. It's interesting to think about.
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- Frank Krygowski