Comments by "Peter deWolf" (@StoneShards) on "Five Strange Facts about Me" video.

  1. I'm right handed but kick most naturally left-footed. It's too dangerous to trust scallops anywhere. I hate sweet pickles! I've lately tracked down a problem with RAW onions that seems to be a thing shared by others. You said, "Berenstein", not, "Berenstain"...hmmm...I was only bored with the "language" classes: English in junior high I read "Dracula" during class time; that really pissed off teacher. German class in high school I read Shirer's "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" during class time; that really pissed off teacher, since I didn't know German and wasn't learning German (I tried initially, but the effort just didn't make sense to me). The secret of riding a bike: the wheels function as gyroscopes. The faster the wheels spin, the more stable the bike. Let the bike do the work, and ride the gyros. To turn successfully, you must change the axis of gyroscopic motion: you have to TILT the bike to the side, left/right, that you intend to turn to. And there's always the sense of balance in play. How much to tilt is a matter feeling, and depends on the speed and the amount of turn. At high speed a sharp turn would require a drastic tilt, running the risk of losing traction. You can practice doing the tilt even if you're not turning by creating different degrees of tilt by changing the balance of you and the bike. There's a natural tendency to do that when you stand up on the pedals and pedal hard. It's just something you feel as you search for efficiency.
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