One evening on the way home from work (in my car), I happened to be following an older gentleman on a hybrid bike coasting down a very steep hill. He was going pretty fast, and it was a winding road, so I made no effort to pass and just hung behind him at a safe distance. I noticed that he was coasting with one pedal up and the other down, and when he leaned into turns toward the down pedal I noticed that his pedal was almost grounding.

At the bottom of the hill the road teed into another road at a stop sign. I planned to try to pull alongside and mention to him that he should try to level his cranks, at least, or to switch the inside pedal up, but he blew the stop sign turning left and kept going. I was turning right, so never had the opportunity to speak to him.

So, is the old saying "Live and Learn", or is it "Learn If you Live"?