Comments on: Bit of This, Bit of That http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/bit-of-this-bit-of-that.htm Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:59:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Chloe http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/bit-of-this-bit-of-that.htm/comment-page-1#comment-18840 Chloe Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:30:58 +0000 http://transabled.org/?p=3152#comment-18840 Talking of nice wheelchair moves: I tried a good one while leaving my office today. The idea was to turn off the light, shut the door, and zip out of there, all in one swift and elegant maneuver. I jammed my hand into the door jamb (hence the name), thereby reopening cuts from the most recent hike and adding to the collection of bruises. No problem; I'm indestructable as well as inelegant. Talking of nice wheelchair moves: I tried a good one while leaving my office today. The idea was to turn off the light, shut the door, and zip out of there, all in one swift and elegant maneuver. I jammed my hand into the door jamb (hence the name), thereby reopening cuts from the most recent hike and adding to the collection of bruises. No problem; I’m indestructable as well as inelegant.

]]> By: Sean http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/bit-of-this-bit-of-that.htm/comment-page-1#comment-18810 Sean Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:50:01 +0000 http://transabled.org/?p=3152#comment-18810 @Lane, you're right, the spin-stop-wheelie isn't a beginner's manoeuvre, and I've landed on my ass a few times doing it (including once that my wheel popped off the chair!). As to conserving inertia, everyone does it a little differently. I have a fair amount of camber in my wheels (10deg) and I don't use a lot of body weight shifting when i push. Depending on the angle of the ground surface, I end up either just slowing one wheel down with one arm while pushing with the other, or breaking hard, really depends. On tight turns, I often rely on what's around me to turn. Walls, doorframes, heavy furniture (don't hang all your weight to turn quick on a flimsy, light bookshelf for example, unless you want to break it ;) ). @Lane, you’re right, the spin-stop-wheelie isn’t a beginner’s manoeuvre, and I’ve landed on my ass a few times doing it (including once that my wheel popped off the chair!).

As to conserving inertia, everyone does it a little differently. I have a fair amount of camber in my wheels (10deg) and I don’t use a lot of body weight shifting when i push. Depending on the angle of the ground surface, I end up either just slowing one wheel down with one arm while pushing with the other, or breaking hard, really depends. On tight turns, I often rely on what’s around me to turn. Walls, doorframes, heavy furniture (don’t hang all your weight to turn quick on a flimsy, light bookshelf for example, unless you want to break it ;) ).

]]> By: Sean http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/bit-of-this-bit-of-that.htm/comment-page-1#comment-18808 Sean Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:31:31 +0000 http://transabled.org/?p=3152#comment-18808 Let us know how you make out with it :) Let us know how you make out with it :)

]]> By: Paradox http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/bit-of-this-bit-of-that.htm/comment-page-1#comment-18806 Paradox Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:36:59 +0000 http://transabled.org/?p=3152#comment-18806 What a cool tip! I know just the door where that might be a solution! What a cool tip! I know just the door where that might be a solution!

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