Zen and the Art of Speedskating

Not only did this screw drive right through my tire, tire liner (it hit the spot where my liner overlapped, so a double thickness tire liner!) and the tube, but it tore the snot out of the rim strip too..

I almost needed a Philips head screwdriver to get it out. I did make it home, gingerly, with a 5-dollar bill as a tire boot.

On the subject of using the bike for skate training, I find that when I am skating, my bike riding position tends to change in these subtle ways

• Reach to handlebars is a little shorter
• Seat schooches forwards
• Hip are rotated forward, instead of down
• Curled skater “cat back” instead of bike racer “flat black”
• Saddle lowered a bit

Its not an efficient way to ride, but it “feels” right.

Do other skaters find this as well? Or am I just the princess imagining the pea?

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