After several rides, the more I ride on the road, the better I feel.

As far as downhill, I rode our race course today and there is a big hill, I just geared up and held on, I didn't start breaking until I was at the bottom of the hill and only because there was a stop sign.

My biggest problem is with cornering. I cannot go around a corner faster than 14mph. Any tips on that? I hate to slow down in a race, only to have to kick it back up.