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Re: OT: Interesting Bicyling Experience on A Hybrid Posted by ChuckD [Email] (#2127) [Profile/Gallery] (more from ChuckD) on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:20:31 In Reply to: OT: Interesting Bicyling Experience on A Hybrid, Caarma [Profile/Gallery] , Sun, 13 Aug 2006 23:16:12 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Well, I'm obligated to also chime in here. My fixation on riding bikes started in 6th grade when I picked up an Eddie Merckx biography in my middle school library. The eventually led to several extended tours around the country and then to USCF Cat. 2 racing and some modest regional success.
My point (other than to confess my 'illness') is that it took many, many, many ...many miles to learn to be comfortable on a racing-style bike. There are an infinite number of positions you can assume on a bike and a large amount of my time riding was questioning whether the seat would feel better higher, or lower, or tilted one way or the other, or the same with the handlebars, or if the cranks were the right length, and on and on. And that's important to get out of the way because when you start chewing the gooseneck at the end of some TT, the last thing you need is to not have a perfectly fitting bike (or a tire with a slow leak).
There've been some great responses so far. I'll emphasise the psychological advise. Competitive (and serious non-competitive) cycling is first a very internalized activity. How do you deal with physical stress. Understand what your body is doing.
A racing style bike will immediately make you somewhat faster, and in the end is more rewarding (IMO) but not without putting in the hours and knowing how to 'be one with it', and knowing when to rest.
C.
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