Joe writes...
>Perhaps we should arrange an SFRSCCA ride.
Absolutely!
Glad to know I'm not alone in this bonking syndrome.
By the way, I went out this morning with a local riding group. We did the
Paradise Drive Loop around Tiburon, a scant 23 miles, a proverbial walk in the
park. I was greatly relieved by their nice and slow pace - they were probably
going slow for my benefit - but I didn't say anything.
Our next "lesson" in this cycling clinic is downhill cornering. You would think
that this would come easily for me, but it does not. My bike handling skills
are dangerous. Rolling down Camino Alto into Mill Valley, I thought for sure I
was going to slide into the oncoming traffic, or slip on a bots dot and DIE.
Knowing that braking mid-turn is a bad idea, I just tried leaning more, and
screaming obscenities, but even then, my confidence is such that I have a hard
time believing that the bike will stick to the ground mid-turn. Fortunately, my
ride partners said I did the "right thing" by staying back and going at my own
pace. Obviously, they did not hear my screaming. I must have been that far back.
How does all this translate to autocross? It makes me appreciate seat belts and
helmets and airbags, and that there's very little to hit in a parking lot.
Katie
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