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6. Claim a little bit more of the road when you ride. This will keep your stoker from

feeling too claustrophobic.

4. Be a little cautious. Your biggest obligation is to make the ride plea sur able for the

stoker. In the long run, you will both enjoy riding more if you make that your ﬁ rst

priority.

The Stoker

It will take a little pratice to follow behind like a perfect stoker. Here are a few tips to

get started:

1. Make sure that you decide upon the style of riding with the captain. This will

ensure that there are no surprises as to the length or intensity of the ride.

2. When the captain pedals, so do you. When he/she stops, your legs go limp; the

captain may need to lift the inside pedal to bank steeply around a corner.

3. Lean into the turns, but not too much. With time you will learn the right amount

for any type of maneuver.

4. Don't make unexpected moves. It could cause the bike to veer a foot or more

to the left or right. Don't try to see the road ahead. If you do you will move your

body in such a way that ﬁ ghts the captain's efforts to balance the bicycle.

5. Don't wiggle while clipped in at stoplights. You risk throwing the captain off

balance and falling over.

6. RELAX. And have fun!

VI. Safety

Portions of the following section on safety are reprinted with permission from a pamphlet

Cycling Safety in Trafﬁ c

If you're a cyclist who's been rattled by your initial experiences with motor trafﬁ c, this

might sound crazy: The solution is to make life easier for drivers.

Here are ten easy ways to share the road peacefully and, above all, keep friendly

drivers friendly. These tips are par tic u lar ly effective for cyclists who are still

developing their con ﬁ dence, ﬁ tness, and bike-handling ability.

1. Keep right—This most basic rule of sharing the road is the one that cyclists are

most casual about. If there's a wide, clean shoulder, use it. Barring potholes, storm

grates, parked cars, glass, gravel, and other hazards, most of the time it's easier

(and safer) to stay to the right.

2. Use common sense about riding two or more abreast—Sure, it's en joy able

to ride side by side with a companion and carry on a conversation. But road

and trafﬁ c conditions may be such that vehicles back up behind and then pass

dangerously when they could otherwise slip safely by. It's usually best to restrict

side-by-side riding to quiet, secondary roads.

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