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From: maciag@spar.UUCP (Chris Maciag)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: left turns
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Date: Mon, 22-Jul-85 19:28:16 EDT
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I have found that the closest to a sure fire method  is to take one foot
out of the toeclipe and lean the bike over, so that the top tube is as
close to the ground as possible.  Most of the time you can see lines in
the road where the loop is located.  I always hated doing this, because
I can balence on my bike (both feet in pedals with toeclips, bike
stationary) for at
least 15 minutes.  I attatched a small piece of metal to my pump.  Rather
than ask city officials to dig up old loops and put in ``figure-8''
loops (expensive with patching and all), you have a better chance of
getting the city to paint a square around the loop.  Then you at least
know where abouts to lie your top tube or drop all your change, tools
and other metal items.

BTW:  If you want to learn how to balence, I suggest you set up a bike
as a fixed gear (track style).  Balencing on it is much easier.  Once
you learn it, you will easily be able to balence a road bike for almost
any traffic light.

-Chris