Read the excerpt from The Common Sense of Bicycling: Bicycling for Ladies. At each push of the pedal, a little pull on the handle-bars, pulling with the hand on the same side on which you are pushing with the foot, will keep the wheel from falling. Which is the best paraphrase of the text?
Read the excerpt from The Common Sense of Bicycling: Bicycling for Ladies. To learn to balance, have the saddle raised as high as possible, so that the ball of the foot just touches the pedal at its lowest. Practise wheeling in this way, with an instructor, or alone on a smooth surface where you are sure to be undisturbed. Which step comes first in the procedure described in the excerpt?
Read the excerpt from The Common Sense of Bicycling: Bicycling for Ladies. There is a third movement of the handle-bars—a quick twist in the direction the machine is leaning if about to fall; it is made suddenly, and brings the wheel back to its original position. If the wheel were stationary, and the front wheel were turned, the bicycle would fall in an opposite direction from the front wheel. If the wheel is about to fall, it can be prevented from doing so by throwing the balance the other way by means of the handle-bars. A similar result is accomplished by wiggling the front wheel, and when a bicycle is moving very slowly, a continuous wiggle—changing the balance as the machine inclines from side to side—is necessary to keep it upright. According to the excerpt, which steps are important to avoid falling off a bicycle?
Read the excerpt from The Common Sense of Bicycling: Bicycling for Ladies. By straightening the knees and using the ankle movement freely, the rise of the knees may be lessened several inches. When the pedal is at the highest point, the toe should be raised and the heel lowered. . . . although the right pedal is at the highest point, the knee has made very little impression on the front skirt. The feet should be in line with the machine, turning neither in nor out. The knees must be kept pretty close to the machine and should not move laterally at any part of the circle. The arms should have a slight drop at the elbows. The handles should be about level with the saddle, but this will depend on relative length of arms and waist. According to the excerpt, which should be included in a list of the procedures for riding a bicycle? Choose three correct answers.
Read the excerpt from The Common Sense of Bicycling: Bicycling for Ladies. To learn to balance, have the saddle raised as high as possible, so that the ball of the foot just touches the pedal at its lowest. Practise wheeling in this way, with an instructor, or alone on a smooth surface where you are sure to be undisturbed. Based on this excerpt, which is the most crucial step in a list of procedures for balancing on a bicycle?
Read the excerpt from The Common Sense of Bicycling: Bicycling for Ladies. You may commence with the saddle a little low, but do not use it this way long enough to allow yourself to become fixed in a bad habit. Raise the saddle until high enough to cause a complete straightening out of the knee and a little dropping of the toes when the pedals are at the lowest point. Place the saddle far enough forward to get the position . . . . The peak of the saddle should be a little forward of the crank shaft. Which correctly lists the order of the first three steps in this procedure?
Read the excerpt from The Common Sense of Bicycling: Bicycling for Ladies. The handle-bars also assist in maintaining the seat at first. Which best paraphrases the sentence?
When studying L. F. Korns’s " How to Ride ", the reader is told that the first step in selecting a proper saddle is to
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