Well said! -JImD On Jul 14, 2012, at 8:21 PM, Cyclofiend wrote: > At the risk of sounding all touchy-feely-west-coasty, if you don't "feel" it, > that's a huge warning sign. > > For example, there's this little widget section on the nearby singletrack > where things got rooty and rocky with last winter's rains. I've ridden and > cleared that section year after year on a wide variety of bikes. But this > spring after a long time off that trail, I was tootling around on the > Quickbeam (running fixed )and made the corner and things just felt off - > didn't feel settled on the bike, felt off line and was looking at the > problems rather than the line. > > I pulled up, braked and walked. And since then I've hoofed it over that > section. Been riding too many road miles and just not feeling that settled. > That is making me overthink things and until my brain just shuts up on the > approach, I'll probably continue to hoof it. > > I think my point is that the flow - whether on a trail or road is something > you have to feel. If you are looking forward to the next turn or drop or > tricky bit, and you can relax enough to let your technique kick in, you are > much, much better off than tightening up, fighting the bike, the road surface > and your fight/flight response. > > Around here, there are always climbs and descents. Today was reasonably flat > circuit, but somewhere in there, my gadget tells me I hit 37 mph (and just to > be clear, I lack the engine to do that on the flats). But, on the Hlsen, on > the pavement, on the Jack Browns, on a bike that is dusty but mechanically > happy, it never felt like I was pushing it. > > In my experience, that moment when you feel out of sorts is a very tricky > time. The real risk is overcorrecting - grabbing a handful of brake or > stiffening up can make a whole bunch of bad things happen very, very quickly. > Your experience and your momentum will actually get you through most > "problems", but you need to be processing things with no delay. > > Hope that makes some sense. > > - Jim / Cyclofiend.com / cyclofi...@gmail.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >
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