Part 3 of 3 of an interview for Voices of Minnesota with Scott Olson, the inventor of Rollerblades and Rowbike.
Part 3 of 3 of an interview for Voices of Minnesota with Scott Olson, the inventor of Rollerblades and Rowbike.
SPEAKER 1: Let's get back on the seat, as far back as you can. OK.
SPEAKER 2: OK. I'm trying to get back on the seat and maintain my balance at the same time. Now I let go of the brake.
SPEAKER 1: Before you go, we're going to just-- before you go, slide back and forth on the seat.
SPEAKER 2: OK.
SPEAKER 1: Lean to your left a little bit more, if you want. Can you feel that?
SPEAKER 2: OK. Yeah.
SPEAKER 1: It's a little-- the seat's sticking a little bit because you're not properly--
SPEAKER 2: Oh, there we go.
SPEAKER 1: Yeah.
SPEAKER 2: Yeah, I got it moving now.
SPEAKER 1: Once you get moved over on the seat, then it'll slide better.
SPEAKER 2: OK.
SPEAKER 1: OK. Now we're just going to just keep a watch on the watch, just to see how long it takes you to get it figured out.
SPEAKER 2: OK. It is 1:40 right now.
SPEAKER 1: 1:40. Hopefully you'll be riding within--
SPEAKER 2: Two minutes.
SPEAKER 1: OK.
SPEAKER 2: That's what I like to give myself.
SPEAKER 1: OK. I'll give you two minutes. OK. Now release the brake. OK. Now let the power-- and pull back.
SPEAKER 2: OK. Now I pull back.
SPEAKER 1: Now do it again.
SPEAKER 2: And I push it forward and pull it back. OK. Well, I'm not sliding my seat, though.
SPEAKER 1: There you go. Before you pull back, make sure your seat's forward.
SPEAKER 2: OK. Also, you pull-- wait a minute. I'm doing this wrong. Am I doing this right?
SPEAKER 1: OK. Let the power bar go forward.
SPEAKER 2: OK. Forward, and then slide back?
SPEAKER 1: OK. Now pull.
SPEAKER 2: Oh, here we go. I knew I was doing it backwards. There we go.
SPEAKER 1: OK. Get the feel of the steering now.
SPEAKER 2: I'm used to leaning into my turns when I'm biking. So yeah. OK. I'm always afraid.
You shouldn't have told me that because I immediately started to tip over when you said, now you're on your own. Well, I'm not going very fast. But-- get away from the curb, he says. Whoa.
The turning is different. Well, sand always scares me too. Well, I didn't exactly tip over. But I got close.
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