| Cycling downhill to some people comes easy to others | | | | mean! Even if the hill is very steep keep your legs |
| it can be terrifying and stressful. Causing them to lose | | | | moving, even if you are a not going to fast, as the |
| time and not to enjoy the ride as much. Some people | | | | speed part will come when you feel confident doing |
| can got down a hill over 40mph without a problem, | | | | descents and you are relaxed. |
| while others find that hitting anything over 25mph | | | | 4. Try and relax, hold the handlebars gently, try to not |
| makes them hit the brakes. | | | | cease up of you will just become more nervous and |
| Here are some tips on improving your downhill cycling: | | | | the bike will probably shake, also try and keep your |
| 1. Is your road bike setup up correctly, riding a bike that | | | | breathing nice and relaxed. Remember if you are |
| has not been setup correctly will make a decent all the | | | | tense and stressed with will enjoy it less. |
| more difficult, If you are putting all your weight onto the | | | | 5. Try not to focus on the road immediately in front of |
| handle bars then the bike is not setup correctly, if you | | | | you, as it will seem like you are doing a 100mph, look |
| are unsure about this, go to a your local cycling shop | | | | further ahead and it will not seem a fast. |
| to ask about this, it is very important that the bike is set | | | | 6. Do not treat descents as a free wheel session, you |
| up correctly for your use. | | | | can lose a lot more time on a decent than an uphill and |
| 2. When you are descending try to put all your weight | | | | remember if you cycle 10mph slower than the rest on |
| onto the pedals. Do not have all your weight on the | | | | a decent this will mean if you meet an uphill you will |
| saddle; this will give you more control of the bike on | | | | need to make that up again on the hill, a few of these |
| descents. | | | | will soon have you worn out and rapidly dropping of |
| 3. This may sound silly, but keep pedalling; if you are on | | | | the pace. I know I would. |
| a long cycle and you stop pedalling because you reach | | | | And most of all try and enjoy yourself as that is what |
| a hill you will lose other cyclists and more than likely | | | | is all about, if it was not fun then their would be no |
| your legs will freeze up at the bottom of the hill. If you | | | | point in doing it. But sometimes we have to persist with |
| have ever done a triathlon and got the bike for the | | | | little issues until we master them, take in these tips and |
| interchange to the running part you will know what I | | | | you will soon be passing me on that hill! |