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02-16-2004, 04:56 PM

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 19:11:17 -0500, David Kerber
<ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote:

>In article <40314592.644FF74E@erols.com>, esande@erols.com says...
>> >Try looking down while you ride.
>>
>> Do NOT do that. It is a basic mistake. In traffic it can get you
>> killed.
>
>Talk about paranoid! If you can't hold a decent line for a few seconds
>while looking down at your tires, you shouldn't be on the road at all.
>Just pick a time where there's no imminent traffic danger.

....like a weekend empty parking lot.

Eric operates in DC, #2 traffic city in North America, at least at
peak hours. He's right to be paranoid--it keeps him alive.

his "don't look down" advice is sound. Hell, it helped me learn to
clip into my pedals those many moons ago.

-Luigi
www.livejournal.com/users/ouij
photos, rants, raves

>
>
>> Instead try running the bicycle by hand, preferably on a stand, or if
>> you don't have that option lift it by the seat tube and work the cranks.
>
>Without weight on it, you might not see anything.
>
>...

02-16-2004, 04:56 PM	#16 (permalink)
Luigi de Guzman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Bizzare Tire Wear On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 19:11:17 -0500, David Kerber <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote: >In article <40314592.644FF74E@erols.com>, esande@erols.com says... >> >Try looking down while you ride. >> >> Do NOT do that. It is a basic mistake. In traffic it can get you >> killed. > >Talk about paranoid! If you can't hold a decent line for a few seconds >while looking down at your tires, you shouldn't be on the road at all. >Just pick a time where there's no imminent traffic danger. ....like a weekend empty parking lot. Eric operates in DC, #2 traffic city in North America, at least at peak hours. He's right to be paranoid--it keeps him alive. his "don't look down" advice is sound. Hell, it helped me learn to clip into my pedals those many moons ago. -Luigi www.livejournal.com/users/ouij photos, rants, raves > > >> Instead try running the bicycle by hand, preferably on a stand, or if >> you don't have that option lift it by the seat tube and work the cranks. > >Without weight on it, you might not see anything. > >...