Friday, October 9, 2009

Ride Faster and Safer With Bike Handling Drills

In my experience most cyclists take handling skills and their bikes usually take for granted. Most mechanical failures can be performed by properly adjusting, maintenance and inspection of your bike will be prevented. And many accidents can be avoided, because the familiar environment with the necessary skills to react instinctively to emergency situations.

By practicing these skills in a controlled environment, you will be a cycling faster and safer. The first thing you must do is find an open space where there is no traffic like a parking lot. They are a little orange cones (water bottles can be replaced), and a partner as well.

Brakes: Start your course circling. Ask your partner to stop calling for the chance. You should immediately put a bike to stop quickly, safely controlled. Ask your partner to stop quickly as well, and look at the distance between your bike. If you have good reflexes and reaction time, the distance between your bike in the neighborhood. Brakes in practice a variety of situations such as cornering and) when braking with your partner before you (caution. If you are novice cyclists are the brakes, even with the pressure. How will more of a pressure more about the front brake.
Corner: Choose your line in each corner. If you're right, you must turn the head of the clip. Make sure the crank is vertical, so the pedal does not touch the ground. Coins of practice both inside and outside in both directions and try to gain momentum any time. Top sprinting out of corners. Defining a slalom course and turn the practice around 180 degrees.
Search: When the road is an essential element of security is able to see around you and behind you. Beginners have trouble looking over his shoulder, while his bike strait. Ask your partner to cycle several lengths behind. From time to time look over your shoulder and cry, how many fingers are maintained. Ask your partner to give you feedback when you turned your bike or suspended strait.
Bumping: This must be done on a meadow with a mountain bike. Ask your partner, touching shoulders, you can easily come to simulate situations that occur in the racing pack. Get used to connect with other drivers and not to panic in these situations.
Seat position: the practice of a smooth transition between the various riding positions, such as Sprint, climbing in and out of the saddle and descend.
Editorial: Ask your partner are his speed on the course and try to keep a constant distance from its rear wheel.

Die Durchführung dieser Übungen ein paar Mal pro season wird nicht viel helfen. You need what you learn and apply all the time while you're on the road. The good habits must be practiced thousands of times before they become good shape.

Awareness is your greatest asset when driving in traffic. Try to anticipate what drivers will. Eye contact is very important, like the visibility. To constantly monitor what is happening around you and what you do not keep focus.

By practicing these skills in a controlled environment, you will be a cycling faster and safer. The first thing you must do is find an open space where there is no traffic like a parking lot. They are a little orange cones (water bottles can be replaced), and a partner as well.

Brakes: Start your course circling. Ask your partner to stop calling for the chance. You should immediately put a bike to stop quickly, safely controlled. Ask your partner to stop quickly as well, and look at the distance between your bike. If you have good reflexes and reaction time, the distance between your bike in the neighborhood. Brakes in practice a variety of situations such as cornering and) when braking with your partner before you (caution. If you are novice cyclists are the brakes, even with the pressure. How will more of a pressure more about the front brake.
Corner: Choose your line in each corner. If you're right, you must turn the head of the clip. Make sure the crank is vertical, so the pedal does not touch the ground. Coins of practice both inside and outside in both directions and try to gain momentum any time. Top sprinting out of corners. Defining a slalom course and turn the practice around 180 degrees.
Search: When the road is an essential element of security is able to see around you and behind you. Beginners have trouble looking over his shoulder, while his bike strait. Ask your partner to cycle several lengths behind. From time to time look over your shoulder and cry, how many fingers are maintained. Ask your partner to give you feedback when you turned your bike or suspended strait.
Bumping: This must be done on a meadow with a mountain bike. Ask your partner, touching shoulders, you can easily come to simulate situations that occur in the racing pack. Get used to connect with other drivers and not to panic in these situations.
Seat position: the practice of a smooth transition between the various riding positions, such as Sprint, climbing in and out of the saddle and descend.
Editorial: Ask your partner are his speed on the course and try to keep a constant distance from its rear wheel.

The implementation of these exercises a few times a season, not much help. You need what you learn and apply all the time while you're on the road. The good habits must be practiced thousands of times before they become good shape.

Awareness is your greatest asset when driving in traffic. Try to anticipate what drivers will. Eye contact is very important, like the visibility. To constantly monitor what is happening around you and what you do not keep focus.