This steering is usually provided by the rider, but under certain conditions may be provided by the bicycle itself.

Land Speed is where a single rider accelerates over a 1 to long straight track ( usually on dry lake beds ) and is timed for top speed through a trap at the end of the run.

Riders will keep to the black line at the bottom of the track to ensure they have to cover the least distance over the 1000 m. Riders usually only get 1 attempt to set a time, and the winner of the event is simply the rider to post the quickest time.

In this round each rider completes two to three warm up laps and then completes the final 200 m, which is usually just under a lap.

The curse caused Hippolytus ' horses to be frightened by a sea monster, usually a bull, and drag their rider to his death.

The rider is usually towed behind a motorboat, typically at speeds of 30 – 50 km / h, depending on the board size, rider's weight, type of tricks, and rider's comfort speed.

In jousting, the lance tips would usually be blunt, often spread out like a cup or furniture foot, to provide a wider impact surface designed to unseat the opposing rider without spearing him through.

The rider must wear a dark coat ( usually black or navy blue ), with a shirt, stock tie, and pin.

In show jumping, the rider uses a jumping saddle, usually with a square or fitted white pad.

For the cross-country phase, the rider usually uses similar tack as for the show jumping.

Motorcycle crashes are usually one of two types: lowside, with the rider initially following his upended bike, and the more dangerous highside, with the rider ejected ahead of the machine.

Tyre selection is critical, usually done by the individual rider based on bike ' feel ' during practice, qualifying and the pre-race warm-up laps on the morning of the race, as well as the predicted weather.

Some weyrs include a separate alcove for a rider's living area, but smaller weyrs ( usually only occupied when the Weyr is very full ) have only enough space for a rider to hang a hammock near his dragon and store his gear on hooks.

Dragonriders-living in weyrs ( lower case w, or the individual cavern where a single dragon and his / her rider lives ), usually in the cliff faces in Northern Weyrs.

The boots usually have high heels that lock into the saddle of the horse to help the rider lean on the side of the horse while trying to pick up the calf.

Whereas Trials unicycles usually have longer cranks that are better for hopping, as the rider has better control of the rotation of the wheel, and can therefore keep the unicycle from slipping out from under him.

It is similar to the free rider problem in that those who do not contribute to the resource may use it without penalty, but the common pool problem is usually considered an economic " problem " since it will eventually lead to the exhausting of a resource.

Once the header has made the dally, the rider turns the horse, usually to the left, and the steer will follow, still running.

Most modern mountain bikes have front fork or dual suspension, 26 inch and also 29 or 27. 5 ( 650b ) inch diameter tires, usually from 1. 7 to 2. 5 inches in width, and a wider, flat or upwardly-rising handlebar that allows a more upright riding position, giving the rider more control.

While recognizing how much riders need to be seen, the MAIDS report documented that riders ' clothing usually fails to do so, saying that " in 65. 3 % of all cases, the clothing made no contribution to the conspicuity of the rider or the PTW two-wheeler, i. e. motorcycle.

Poorer individuals will usually have little choice but to opt for the free rider strategy, i. e. they will attempt to benefit from the public good without contributing to its provision.

Thus usually requires the rider to be pedalling, but some systems have been developed with the freewheel in the crankset so that the chain moves even when the rider is not pedalling.

Instead, in order to make a left turn, the rider moves to the right side of the road, travels through the first half of the intersection on green, then slows down and stops directly in front of the line of cars on the driver's right waiting to travel across the intersection, which are of course being held by a red light.

In each case, the stirrup length allows the rider to remain over the center of balance of the horse for the average speed characteristic of the discipline ; the faster the horse travels, the more forward the rider must be positioned, and hence the shorter the stirrup.

At whatever speed the horse travels, the smoothness of the gait ideally allows the rider to appear motionless with little up and down movement.

Circuit rider is a term originating from the United States for any professional who travels a regular circuit of locations to provide services, and has several specific applications:

The peloton travels as an integrated unit, like birds flying in formation, each rider making slight adjustments in response to the riders around him or her ( particularly the one in front of each ).

The attractions are powered by air in large cylinders in which an aircraft steel cable, connected to the internal piston, travels and is also connected to the external rider car.

Circuit rider is a term in the United States for a professional who travels a regular circuit of locations to provide services.

Saddles are seats for the rider, fastened to the horse's back by means of a girth ( English-style riding ), known as a cinch in the Western US, a wide strap that goes around the horse at a point about four inches behind the forelegs.

Swing boarding is the activity where a skateboard deck is suspended from a pivot point above the rider which allows the rider to swing about that pivot point.

The Segway detects the change in the balance point, and adjusts the speed at which it is balancing the rider accordingly.

The point-a-lap is, as its name would imply, a variation on the points race where a single point is awarded to the first rider to finish each lap.

The tempo race is similar to the point-a-lap race except that points are awarded two deep for each lap ( two points for the first rider, one point for the second ).

All were shot at by Patton at some point, who first knocked down a horse under a rider at close range with a pistol shot, causing that rider to be killed shortly after by fire from several men, including Patton.

Once a rider is in motion they shift their centre of gravity forward of the wheel's contact point to accelerate, shift it behind to decelerate, and keep their centre of gravity over the contact point to maintain a constant velocity.

Becher's has always been a popular vantage point as it can present one of the most spectacular displays of jumping when the horse and rider meet the fence right.

At some point after his departure from the Wailers, Tosh developed an interest in unicycles ; he became a unicycle rider, being able to ride forwards and backwards and hop.

In 1885, Starley's nephew John Kemp Starley took these new developments to launch the Rover Safety Bicycle, so-called because the rider, seated much lower and farther behind the front wheel contact point, was less prone to " a header " ( going over the bars ).

A tie for second place earns each rider one point while a joint-last finish earns each rider zero points.

Such connections involve a transfer, which is a free supplementary ticket, obtained at the point of entering the transit system, allowing the rider to transfer to another route, or a fare-paid terminal, which is an area within an interchange only accessible to holders of valid tickets or tokens.

* A rider of a highly tuned motocross or off-road motorcycle may " hit " or " fan " the clutch when exiting corners to assist the engine in revving to the point where it delivers the most power.

In fact, the way spurs are to be used in bucking events generally makes it harder for the rider to stay on: in bareback bronc competition, the spurs must be above the point of the horse's shoulder at the first jump and remain forward at all times, deliberately creating a very awkward position for the rider that requires both strength and coordination to stay on the horse.

To date, Hollins has won 18 individual national championships, two team national championships, and four individual national high point rider championships.

Besides lower expense, T-bars have another advantage over elevated chairlifts: the rider may leave the lift at any point, instead of being forced to wait until they arrive at the designated exit point at the top of the hill.