So several hours ago I was reading this thread and then shortly after hopped on my bike to do an errand—I found myself so conscious of how I was adjusting my weight and approaching turns…
@flip86—that video makes me wanna try that bike just to try and prove that I can learn it faster than 8 months. Every time he says “you can’t do it” makes me wanna try that much more… I imagine the hard part is that you have to anticipate the corrections to keep balanced, and it would be hard to anticipate corrections that are so unfamiliar…
Resuming a family bike ride, I tried to get back on my bike in a fancier way than usual, fell, and the handle bars twisted askew—holding the wheel straight meant having my handle bars point ~30* left. I was biking around the parking lot and telling my family I was good to go—it was a lot of fun with the off-direction handle bars, and I was able to bike around without much difficulty—they disagreed. They said if I got into a problematic situation I’d revert back to muscle memory, yank the handle bars forward, and cause myself to fall or veer into something… they made me sit there while one person went home for a car. Not the same as opposite-direciton turning, but as close an experience as I have.