1001 Cycling Tips by Hannah Reynolds

Author:Hannah Reynolds
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing
Published: 2021-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

507. Cyclo-cross courses require high levels of bike control and skill. They feature many tight turns, short, steep climbs and changes in surface. To remain fast and smooth through all of these challenges you need to be constantly shifting gear and adjusting your cadence. A bad shift and loss of momentum might mean you have to run a hill where you could have ridden; a dropped chain will almost certainly lose you places.

508. Riding cyclo-cross teaches you how important shifting your weight around the bike is for maintaining grip, holding a fast line or lifting your wheels off the floor to clear an obstacle.

509. If you are more used to perching on top of your bike and maintaining the same position throughout your ride, then cyclo-cross racing will teach you some useful skills in bike handling. You will quickly learn how to use muscle and body weight to control your bike and throw it around.

510. Fast cornering isn’t necessarily something you want to practise on hard tarmac. If you are learning about how far you can lean your bike and how fast you can exit a bend, it is much better to experiment on a soft, muddy surface!

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