RicodJour[_2_]
September 5th 11, 09:15 PM
This from a recent article, from somewhere or other, about learning
from seasoned riders how to ride in a group:
To ride for months each year in the small ring.
To take your cycling shorts off immediately after a ride.
To start with a humble bike, probably used.
To pull without surging.
To run rotating pace line drills and flick others through.
To form an echelon.
To ride through the top of a climb.
To hold your line in a corner.
To stand up smoothly and not throw your bike back.
To give the person ahead of you on a climb a little more room to stand
up.
To respect the yellow line rule.
To point out significant road problems.
To brake less, especially in a pace line.
To follow the wheel in front and not overlap.
They've missed some. My contribution:
To check windage and distances when haucking up a loogie or performing
a hockey sneeze.
Yours...?
R
from seasoned riders how to ride in a group:
To ride for months each year in the small ring.
To take your cycling shorts off immediately after a ride.
To start with a humble bike, probably used.
To pull without surging.
To run rotating pace line drills and flick others through.
To form an echelon.
To ride through the top of a climb.
To hold your line in a corner.
To stand up smoothly and not throw your bike back.
To give the person ahead of you on a climb a little more room to stand
up.
To respect the yellow line rule.
To point out significant road problems.
To brake less, especially in a pace line.
To follow the wheel in front and not overlap.
They've missed some. My contribution:
To check windage and distances when haucking up a loogie or performing
a hockey sneeze.
Yours...?
R