Clipping in and out on hills
Hi New Rider here with question.
I have only been riding for about three weeks and seem to have gotten the handle on getting off with one foot still clipped in on the flats ( after a few hideous falls) at stop signs etc. The hills are a different story. In pretty much every direction there is a hill of varying difficulty and as I am not very fit yet I sometimes need to walk up part of them. There is the problem getting off on a hill with most times no bike lane seems hard and scary - also once off it seems I have buckleys of getting back on again until Im at the top even if I feel fit enough after a short break. Please if anyone has any good tips for me bring them on.
Clipping in and out on hills
Thanks for the tip.
I will give it a whirl tomorrow and see how I make out.
Trekhawk
clipping in and out on hills
Thanks Roadraven I will let you know how I make out.
Hopefully I will manage without getting personal with the asphalt again. My poor husband looks more nervous than me when I head out for a ride.
Thanks again for the info and support.
Haven't been able to pull this off but...
Lorri Lown, coach of the Velogirls team once showed me to start on a hill you pick a gear a notch or two up from what you'd ride the hill in, start with your "strong side" pedal up, clip in with that foot and just go-baby-go.
She said the key is to commit.
Haven't been able to pull it off yet.
Still doing things like find a driveway or intersecion where I can swing out and back in a loop or..more often...crosstrain till a flat or near flat section. yep, I'm a wimp. I do not do the ride downhill than back up thing due to you have to do 2 u-turns.
No problems unclipping on a hill, just can't get going again. Guess I better ride to the top then.