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> ..you sometimes can feel the curb "sucking" you towards it when you try to avoid it I was shopping for a kids carrying bikes, called bakfiets[1] (I think) in
by vishnugupta 4y ago
> ..you sometimes can feel the curb "sucking" you towards it when you try to avoid it
I was shopping for a kids carrying bikes, called bakfiets[1] (I think) in the Netherlands. The salesperson offered me a trial ride, his advice is something I still remember. Don't bother about the front wheels (they are far out in front), just look where you want to go and your hands will take care of steering and balancing.
[1] https://www.bakfiets.com https://www.bakfiets.com
Edit: fixed thanks to the correction by “isoprophlex”!
- isoprophlex 4y agoDrop the space between "bak" and "fiets". Just "bakfiets", otherwise you don't mean the noun for cargo bike, but the imperative "bake a bike" ;)
- vishnugupta 4y agoFixed, thank you :-)
- sasawpg 4y agoTarget fixation - you'll go where you look, for better or worse. Inexperienced riders will often stare right at the obstacle they're trying to avoid and ride right into it.
- KeplerBoy 4y agoYou went bakfiets shopping as a novice rider? Sounds brave. Did it work out?
- Jolter 4y agoI'm sure the poster meant it was their first time riding a bakfiets, not that they never rode a bike before. The length of the bakfiets makes it a bit of a challenge.