Learning to Ride (Track vs Street)

[Trip]

Originally Posted by the chi

and getting out to some of the more metro areas would give you the practice you'd need.

So there's the answer. It's not something you learn at track.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Trip

So there's the answer. It's not something you learn at track.

You will not learn to ride in rush hour traffic at the track.

Did you really need a thread to tell you that?

(Legal) riding in an urban environment is not what many would consider "riding well", it is survival riding.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by shmike

You will not learn to ride in rush hour traffic at the track.

Did you really need a thread to tell you that?

(Legal) riding in an urban environment is not what many would consider "riding well", it is survival riding.

thats why I offered him up a trip to manhattan on a nice afternoon LOL

[Trip]

Originally Posted by shmike

(Legal) riding in an urban environment is not what many would consider "riding well", it is survival riding.

Riding well doesn't have to be knee on the ground, just more than capable of riding in the environment you are in.