on 10/15/10 9:09 AM, Ray Shine at [email protected] wrote: Thanks, Philip. Maybe I can start practicing some of these things over in the Headlands, even here in the Presidio. I know that Jim (Cyclofiend) knows of some good single-track trails there in sounthern Marin, too. I have ridden my QB in the Headlands on the major fire roads. I did OK going up, for the most part, but was intimidated coming down. Somehow I just didn't feel "right" on the bike, descending on that gravel. You're all correct. Practice, practice, practice Š
Weight distribution, Confidence, Relaxation... Loose gravel, like soft sand can make the bike move in a disconcertingly vague manner. You eventually get the trust that your mass will keep everything moving generally the right direction, even when the bike frame may be pointing the wrong way briefly. Weight back. Further. Don't let the front wheel auger in. It helps me to envision steering from the back wheel when in the junk. Even more so in sand and soft stuff. Always a balance between momentum and control. Some of it too, is just being comfortable in the drops while descending off-road. It is an odd feeling at first. - Jim -- Jim Edgar [email protected] "One Cog - Zero Excuses" L/S T-shirt (and others!) - Now available http://www.cyclofiend.com/stuff Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Gallery updates now appear here - http://cyclofiend.blogspot.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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
