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leeuwen
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Choo choo, train tack

Postby leeuwen » Tue Aug 31, 2021 3:34 pm

Today my brain decided that pulling the bar in the toe to heel tack is very much like the motion of pulling a horn (like on a steam train).
So now I am always yelling choo choo when doing the toe to heel tack. Also good to let people know you are turning :D
So I would like to propose to rename the tack to the “train tack”

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Re: Choo choo, train tack

Postby Herman » Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:39 pm

Glad you found a good way to let off some steam. Nice analogy for bar position, maybe it should be called the Casey Jones!
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Re: Choo choo, train tack

Postby JakeFarley » Tue Aug 31, 2021 6:38 pm


You'll now have this song in your head every time you tack.. :D


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