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You need to call on riding God Davy G for fatherly words of skinny plank wisdom and encouragement
Why worry - I'm too chicken to even ride the 3 foot wide stuff!
And words of encouragement: It's not too hard in the grand scheme of things, take it steady but not too slow, lower your saddle a bit if you're not feeling uber-confident, and look at the end of the plank, not your front wheel!
And and words of encouragement - it's not too hard in the grand scheme of things, take it steady but not too slow, lower your saddle a bit if you're not feeling uber-confident, and look at the end of the plank, not your front wheel!
Good advice.
Don't go [i]too[/i] slowly- keep enough speed on to avoid wobbling- and look where you want to go, just as you would on the trail.
Ah, there's a nice bit on Vimeo of me riding a similar log (well, fallen tree). I was the only one out of our group who tried it and I nearly got to the end.
So. Next ride there I think, I'll get to the end this time. Everybody gathers round, up the shonky entrance ramp I go, hit the log and wham! front wheel slides straight off and I very nearly face plant square onto the tree. Might've put me off skinnies for life that!
Er, that's not very encouraging, is it?
Actually I think Bikeradar had a bit of video about riding skinny stuff, featuring that very same Cannock plank.
If you think the Cannock plank is tricky and dangerous, have a shufti at how they do it in Canada.
http://www.flixya.com/video/1636704/Flowriders_Flowshow_Rossland_Jan07
I'm practising riding along the top of kerb stones on some of the quiet roads/estates - it takes away the consequences of getting it wrong, but still lets you focus on riding a narrow line.