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hunterloftis 11y ago
"Someone riding a motorcycle isn't working any harder [than someone riding a Segway]." TIL that Paul Graham has never ridden a motorcycle. When riding a motorcycle, your left hand is used for clutch control, your right hand is used for both front brake and throttle control, your left foot is used to shift and your right foot controls the rear brake. Your arms control the front wheel's angle, which creates lean, and balance must be maintained by your whole body at all times: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysQThqrpI1c#t=0m40s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysQThqrpI1c#t=0m40s Motorcycling is hard work; thus the multitude of fitness regimens for motorcyclists: - https://rideapart.com/articles/introductory-strength-training-motorcyclists https://rideapart.com/articles/introductory-strength-trainin... - http://trackdayfitness.com/ http://trackdayfitness.com/ - http://www.soundrider.com/archive/tips/motorcyclist-workout.aspx http://www.soundrider.com/archive/tips/motorcyclist-workout.... - http://www.askmen.com/sports/bodybuilding/the-motorcycle-workout.html http://www.askmen.com/sports/bodybuilding/the-motorcycle-wor... - http://www.sportrider.com/fitness-motorcyclists http://www.sportrider.com/fitness-motorcyclists
- ParadigmBlender 11y ago
  Although I would agree that motorcycling is harder than Segway(ing), I would not say motrocycling is _that_ physically intense[0]. I would argue a bicycle requires more fitness ability then a motorcycle. Ofcourse, even driving a car in a competitive manner requires good fitness. [0] Rode a sports bike for many years and attended multiple days of track school and visits to the track.
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- vaishaksuresh 11y ago
  Riding motorcycle is not as hard as you make it out to be. Unless you're riding liter class or riding it in track, you don't need fitness regimen (see obese Harley riders for instance). Sure all your hands and legs have assigned jobs and the body as a whole maintains balance, but it is certainly way less demanding than say riding a bicycle. When you control clutch, all you're doing is closing your fist. This is true for all the other things you listed. I'm not saying riding a motorcycle isn't hard, but it is not that much harder than riding a bicycle for a normal person. Source: Rode various motorcycles for ~10 years.
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"Someone riding a motorcycle isn't working any harder [than someone riding a Segway]." TIL that Paul Graham has never ridden a motorcycle. When riding a motorcycle, your left hand is used for clutch control, your right hand is used for both front brake and throttle control, your left foot is used to shift and your right foot controls the rear brake. Your arms control the front wheel's angle, which creates lean, and balance must be maintained by your whole body at all times: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysQThqrpI1c#t=0m40s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysQThqrpI1c#t=0m40s Motorcycling is hard work; thus the multitude of fitness regimens for motorcyclists: - https://rideapart.com/articles/introductory-strength-training-motorcyclists https://rideapart.com/articles/introductory-strength-trainin... - http://trackdayfitness.com/ http://trackdayfitness.com/ - http://www.soundrider.com/archive/tips/motorcyclist-workout.aspx http://www.soundrider.com/archive/tips/motorcyclist-workout.... - http://www.askmen.com/sports/bodybuilding/the-motorcycle-workout.html http://www.askmen.com/sports/bodybuilding/the-motorcycle-wor... - http://www.sportrider.com/fitness-motorcyclists http://www.sportrider.com/fitness-motorcyclists

ParadigmBlender 11y ago
Although I would agree that motorcycling is harder than Segway(ing), I would not say motrocycling is _that_ physically intense[0]. I would argue a bicycle requires more fitness ability then a motorcycle. Ofcourse, even driving a car in a competitive manner requires good fitness. [0] Rode a sports bike for many years and attended multiple days of track school and visits to the track.
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vaishaksuresh 11y ago
Riding motorcycle is not as hard as you make it out to be. Unless you're riding liter class or riding it in track, you don't need fitness regimen (see obese Harley riders for instance). Sure all your hands and legs have assigned jobs and the body as a whole maintains balance, but it is certainly way less demanding than say riding a bicycle. When you control clutch, all you're doing is closing your fist. This is true for all the other things you listed. I'm not saying riding a motorcycle isn't hard, but it is not that much harder than riding a bicycle for a normal person. Source: Rode various motorcycles for ~10 years.
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