Originally Posted by
peabodypride
I trained heavily in a fixed gear simulator, designed similarly to the Boeing 747 simulator for pilots or NASA simulators for astronauts. I quickly mastered every style of riding tarck bikes in a closed environment without enduring bodily harm. Now that I trained in a simulator I can do 5000 foot skids down SF hills... BACKWARDS!
Did you train on the XR series or the LX series? I was on the XR, but I had a friend who trained in the LX series and even though he's a great rider, his legs involuntarily lock up into a skid position every week or so. Poor guy, he's already gone through 3 cars, 15 desks and 2 wives...