Originally Posted by boroSS
can anyone do backwards circles? how the heck do you get past the 12/6 o'clock crank position?!?!
I can't do them, but what you need to be able to do before you can is be able trackstand in all four positions.(If you want to be able to do both clockwise and counter clockwise circles)
1. Left foot forward wheel turned to the left.
2. Left foot forward wheel turned to the right (away from your foot).
3. Right foot forward wheel turned to the right.
4. Right foot forward wheel turned to the left.
First try riding backwards, do it in the same manner as you would to start a backwards circle.
Once you get to the 12 o'clock position (a bit passed) turn your handle bars the opposite way, you will be shifting your weight around a lot and it feels akward.
You will want to turn the handle bars sooner than you should, wait until you almost loose your balance before turnig them the other way (definitely easier and you will feel more confident doing on platform pedals)
So pretty much you will be riding backwards swearving back and forth.
The most I have done was one and a half or two pedal revolutions so four changes in direction, I haven't tried doing it for a while though.