{"id":938,"date":"2009-03-23T07:30:07","date_gmt":"2009-03-22T15:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2009\/03\/23\/training\/"},"modified":"2009-03-23T07:30:07","modified_gmt":"2009-03-22T15:30:07","slug":"training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2009\/03\/23\/training","title":{"rendered":"Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, as some of you know, I got <a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3608\/3371961264_0703f35be2_o.jpg\">bicycles for myself and Cris<\/a> &#8211; and I&#8217;ve been teaching her how to ride. The goal is to be able to get Cris&#8217; riding up to a level where she and I (and other friends) can join the <a href=\"http:\/\/tourofthefireflies.multiply.com\">Tour of the Fireflies<\/a> next month. <\/p>\n<p>We started yesterday at the AHS field where she was able to ride in a few hours. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_938_1('footnote_plugin_reference_938_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_938_1('footnote_plugin_reference_938_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_938_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">1 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_938_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Of course, mostly just keeping herself from falling. But still, she&#8217;s learning from an MTB which is much more difficult for a beginner&#8217;s bike<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_938_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_938_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> At rate she&#8217;s going; she&#8217;ll definitely make it.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3537\/3373086128_2a50de21dd_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"You may click on the image for more details\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3537\/3373086128_6ee89d695c_m.jpg\" class=\"wb\"><\/a><em>Oh, nakapikit pa! Joke lang \ud83d\ude09<\/em><\/div>\n<p>Today was another day of riding for her; trying to ride straight and turn. But it was also my first day on riding with the <a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3557\/3363139764_fc80739368_o.jpg\">cycling shoes<\/a> I got. So both of us were in &#8220;student\/training&#8221; mode a while ago.<!--more--><!-- \/\/ --><\/p>\n<p>Cris beat me; I fell hard <em>thrice;<\/em> <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_938_1('footnote_plugin_reference_938_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_938_1('footnote_plugin_reference_938_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_938_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">2 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_938_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">That&#8217;s what I get for laughing at her wearing leggings the other day<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_938_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_938_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> whereas she only fell once (not even hard&#8230; and on a grassy area). What&#8217;s funny is that all my falls were when I was stationary or coming to a safe stop. How is that possible right?<\/p>\n<p>Now just to give you an idea; I have an excellent sense of balance. I taught myself to ride as a kid without supervision and got it down in a few mins. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_938_1('footnote_plugin_reference_938_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_938_1('footnote_plugin_reference_938_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_938_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">3 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_938_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Okay, probably 10-30 mins<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_938_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_938_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> My friends and I would do tricks during our BMX days, etc. So me falling off a bike is like me drowning; it just <strong>doesn&#8217;t happen.<\/strong> <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_938_1('footnote_plugin_reference_938_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_938_1('footnote_plugin_reference_938_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_938_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">4 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_938_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Unless the road is slippery on a hard fast turn, etc. you know what I mean.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_938_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_938_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The reason: <strong>cycling shoes.<\/strong> I never knew how riding with cycling shoes could be so dangerous as it is advantageous.<\/p>\n<p>For those who don&#8217;t know, cycling shoes are shoes which you screw in cleats on&#8230; these cleats are intended to be used with the pedals that come with the set. The purpose of the cleats is to <em>literally<\/em> lock your foot (shoe, to be exact) to the pedal&#8230; and you disengage the lock by twisting your feet a certain way. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_938_1('footnote_plugin_reference_938_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_938_1('footnote_plugin_reference_938_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_938_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">5 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_938_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">with the lock as the pivot point, you twist your heels outward (or also inward if you&#8217;re on the dual-release types) <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_938_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_938_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>There are numerous advantages of locking your foot to the pedal:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You can easily position your pedal if you have at least one shoe locked onto one pedal; this is best appreciated when properly setting a bike in motion. <\/li>\n<li>Once locked, you know your feet are in the optimal position for pedaling. You don&#8217;t have to adjust your foot placement while riding.<\/li>\n<li>The lock is very useful if you&#8217;re riding aggressively. Like when you try to pedal as hard and as fast as you can<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s also &#8220;safer&#8221; when you&#8217;re in really rough terrain, as the sudden bounces\/shakes of the bike will never dislodge your feet.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The single, MAJOR disadvantage (which I learned the hard way) is that if you <strong>do not<\/strong> commit the &#8220;disengaging motion&#8221; to muscle-memory&#8230; you <em>will<\/em> fall. It&#8217;s very easy to disengage the shoes from the pedal if you&#8217;re aware and purposely doing it. But when you have to do emergency stops, or if you find yourself in a wierd angle (probably often when riding a trail) and your natural tendency is to simply stick your foot &#8211; forgetting that you need a certain motion to &#8220;unlock,&#8221; then you&#8217;re in trouble.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve experienced this THRICE. And it&#8217;s quite embarrassing because from the eyes of someone who doesn&#8217;t know about cycling shoes, it really looks like you just let yourself fall without trying to do anything to prevent it. In short it will make you look like an idiot&#8230; and idiot in pain. At one point, I remember jokingly saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Damn these shoes; I paid about 8k so I can fucking <strong>bleed!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And bleed I did; as I didn&#8217;t have knee-pads on. Choosing to practice on a non-grassy area, and trying to save my bike <em>before<\/em> myself <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_938_1('footnote_plugin_reference_938_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_938_1('footnote_plugin_reference_938_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_938_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">6 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_938_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Wounds heal, expensive bikes don&#8217;t<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_938_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_938_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> didn&#8217;t help at all. But can you blame me? When you&#8217;re riding, you can feel the shoes really helping a lot&#8230; so you tend to want to try them everywhere &#8211; then forget about them when you actually have to stop. I&#8217;m only glad that my bike is intact&#8230; the only nicked portions are the edges of the handlebar handles&#8230; which could be remedied by buying new handles&#8230; <strong>once I get used to riding with cycling shoes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I&#8217;m still looking forward to biking with the shoes though; I&#8217;m going to get used to riding with them even if it kills me (knock on wood)&#8230; The only question now is where can I get knee-guards that don&#8217;t look dorky. I&#8217;d rather they look like those exercise knee sleeves but with low-profile padding in front. I don&#8217;t mind getting bruised for the lack of &#8220;padding&#8221; but I do want to avoid <strong>bleeding<\/strong> like I did today.<\/p><div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_938_1();\">Notes<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_938_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_938_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_938_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">Notes<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_938_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_938_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_938_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8673;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Of course, mostly just keeping herself from falling. 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