Off-Season Road Bike Skills Refresher
During the fall and winter seasons, many cyclists taper their road bike training to a maintenance level. These lower-intensity off-season rides provide a great opportunity to incorporate drills to improve road bike handling skills. This article presents techniques and drills you can incorporate during training rides and focused practice to improve road bike handling skills. Using the off-season to focus on bike handling drills, we can start up the next training or racing season more prepared–and with a higher level of confidence, skill, and safety.
Riding drills discussed include Ride the White Line, One-Leg, and other drills to reinforce smooth pedaling and steady bicycle control. Focused practice drills described include the Water Bottle Pickup, Bumping, and Hopping, and other drills designed to improve bike handling. Included are twelve figures demonstrating many of the drills and techniques, and two summary tables for quick reference of all the drills and techniques.
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A much needed review for all cyclists Over the years I’ve seen several fellow cyclists fall while riding in a paceline. Often, it happened not because of errant dog or aggressive driver, but rather a slight touch of the wheels, a failure to hold a line, or a small obstruction in the road. Nearly all of these accidents involved experienced cyclists.We don’t always know the bike-handling abilities of those with whom we ride, which is why mastering the skills outlined in Mr. Canfield’s article are critical, even for the…
Great insight on how to improve your handling skills I am an avid triathlete (just completed Ironman Florida 2012) and am enjoying cycling more and more. The off season is a great time to re-assess your form and bike handling. Alan Canfield provides excellent insight on how to improve your handling skills and avoid the pitfalls that can plague even seasoned cyclist. This refresher has great drills and tips to review the basics and increase your confidence. Balance, leaning, turning and reaction skills are presented in an easy to read format. It…