Old 08-04-08, 07:04 AM
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joninkrakow
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Originally Posted by firstian
Funny you brought that up. This was the problem I had when I learned to drive. My driving instructor kept yelling at me to look farther down the road and not the pot hole right under my nose . Now that I think about it, wobbling pretty much always happen when I'm slow *and* looking down near the front wheel (e.g., avoid that pothole since my rear is sore enough as it is). I can't believe this old bad habit is coming back...
Bingo! All my kids made the same mistake when they were learning to ride. I was hoping to read that someone else had suggested this as your problem, and I'm glad it was mentioned. This is the first thing I would look at--make sure you look down the road, not in front of your front tire. :-) Oh, and I made the same mistake while learning how to drive. I remember being shocked how well looking down the road stopped me from weaving and bobbing. :-)

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