That's a good addendum Andy. Copying without evaluation is useless.
But copying is the essence of experimentation. Try to see if it works and reject or modify if it doesn't. 800 mm bars didn't work for me, although I didn't realize it at the time, but riding them taught me something about riding 29ers (more weight forward is essential to making them work). The same might be true for levers that are closer to level, but that remains to be seen.
I also want to spend a week or a month riding with my non-chocolate foot forward. If nothing else it will give me an option when my left leg gets tired, but I'll likely improve on my right as well. Similarly I got better at table tennis right handed by learning to play with my left.
So much to explore!
May 14, 2020, 11:36 p.m. - Cam McRae
That's a good addendum Andy. Copying without evaluation is useless. But copying is the essence of experimentation. Try to see if it works and reject or modify if it doesn't. 800 mm bars didn't work for me, although I didn't realize it at the time, but riding them taught me something about riding 29ers (more weight forward is essential to making them work). The same might be true for levers that are closer to level, but that remains to be seen. I also want to spend a week or a month riding with my non-chocolate foot forward. If nothing else it will give me an option when my left leg gets tired, but I'll likely improve on my right as well. Similarly I got better at table tennis right handed by learning to play with my left. So much to explore!