I've tried to get my adrenaline fix in the hills
all three ways: cars, motorcycles, and bicycles.
As different as they are, some things still apply
to all: look waaaaaaaaaaay ahead, brake before
you enter the turn, and more seat time is good.
Actually, (1) and (3) apply to skiing, too.
Au
At 12:28 PM 2/26/2002 -0800, Kelly, Katie wrote:
>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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