vilkas

Not doing too much about this project recently. But we are going to Lithuania (girlfriend and I) for Xmas and New Years Eve, so time to pick it up again. Being there means learning the language, but still it would be nice to do some real work as well.

Here’s a guide that seems great: http://www.teamestrogen.com/articles/asa_trackstand.asp

I started yesterday after work while going home. First here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sleepyclaus/154654650/. Looked like in the photo since it was already half past nine in the evening.
When I got tired, I rode home (15 minutes or so) and did some more practicing in a parking lot near my place.

Going in small circles is fun. You get tipsy after a minute or two.

Only problem that my feet got pretty cold. (I was out for more than an hour, compared to the usual 20 minutes.) I should put on extra socks for practice.

Well the project is that my girlfriend’s bike should have a bit taller handles. So I took it off (good old trick to remove the grips: inject some soapy water under them) and went to a shop to buy a taller one.

They had none and told me to go to another shop. In the other shop they said they had none and it’s pretty dangerous to just make the hande post longer because it can break and you can die. (But at least break a few bones.)

But the guy said maybe it’s possible to make the handles themselves longer. I will see what I can do.