Ride log

The first week

Draft.

This entry is an outline the owner will replace with his own account of the ride. Nothing below is a finished first-hand report yet.

Outline for the owner to write over. The headings are the questions this entry should answer; the bracketed notes are prompts, not facts.

Which board, and why that one

[Model, where it was bought, what else was on the shortlist, and what tipped it.]

The first time standing on it

[How long before you could ride without a hand on a wall or a friend. Which foot forward. What the footpad sensor felt like.]

What went wrong

[The first fall or near-fall. What caused it: speed, a crack in the pavement, leaning too far forward. What hurt.]

What I wore, and what I'd wear now

[Helmet type, wrist guards or not. What you added after the first week.]

One thing for a new rider

[A single, specific piece of advice from that week.]