Rolling Remounts

Yeah, I totally got this! ;) Clumsily and I've yet to attempt it in a race scenario, but I successfully did it a few times tonight. Once I mastered dismounts it made a huge difference in my time/placement during races. This is the final big piece in the skills puzzle for me. :)

Congrats! These aren't easy, but it will also make a big difference for you. Sadly, seven years after starting, I STILL to a stutter step remount (though now I do it so quickly, no one seems to notice :D ).

SheFly

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Originally Posted by SheFly

Congrats! These aren't easy, but it will also make a big difference for you. Sadly, seven years after starting, I STILL to a stutter step remount (though now I do it so quickly, no one seems to notice :D ).

SheFly

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DH does a stutter, too, but still is pretty zippy.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attempt my new-found skill yesterday. There were no barriers on the course and the 2 areas that had me off the bike required remount on pavement. I really was not keen on the thought of FUBARing that move on a hard surface. We still have 1 more race this season. Hopefully I can manage a few proper remounts (and hopefully with an audience. My teammates lovingly tease me at my lack of remount skill).

I find it interesting how we all have issues with this. I always thought the remounting part was easy; it was always the dismounting that I had trouble with. I think I was always afraid that I was not going to unclip and would go flying with the bike still attached! SO, it was always hard for me to do the leg inside as you dismount.

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Originally Posted by spokewench

I find it interesting how we all have issues with this. I always thought the remounting part was easy; it was always the dismounting that I had trouble with. I think I was always afraid that I was not going to unclip and would go flying with the bike still attached! SO, it was always hard for me to do the leg inside as you dismount.

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Oh, hells, I won't ever do the step-through dismount. That's just crazy!! It looks like a flying pretzel! :p And J-Pow says not to do it!

Just say no to the step through. Never!

SheFly

One of the few pros I have seen doing a step through dismount is Marianne Vos and she looks unbelievably smooth, flowing moves, never a hiccup. I hope to learn how to remount sometime soon. It's a real leap of faith.

Oh, I feel a lot better then - I did the step through a bit, but was never comfortable with it and as I said feared that I would go flying. I'm glad I am not alone!

We had very few women who did cyclocross here; so the people I looked to for style were all men.

spoke