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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=verdana,geneva size=2>I wonder about the standardization of the dismounting practice of getting off trailing foot first.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I know at least one road where the standard dismounting practice was to dismount leading foot first.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You would simply let go with your leading hand, and at the same time, you would disengage your leading foot, and then pivot 90 degrees outward and hit the ground with your leading foot first.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is as natural as can be.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=verdana,geneva size=2><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=verdana,geneva size=2><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN>There is no need to rely on ground contact to cause your body to rotate.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You rotate it yourself before you make ground contact.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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