Quote Originally Posted by DarcyInOregon View Post
Another mile or so, here comes the high cadence lady again, bouncing up and down on her bike. She finished the metric before us, but did that mean I wanted to emulate her riding style? The answer is NO!
Darcy
I hope she had a good chamois!

When I stop my bike, i do not first stop the bike and then get off my saddle. Nor do I stop the bike and then put my foot down.
What I do is this, and it works well:
First I unloose one foot from my pedal strap- the foot I am going to put on the ground (you others would unclip the one foot), and at the SAME TIME I start braking, I stand on my other pedal that is in the low position and I move forward OFF my saddle and then plant down my free foot. It's one smooth motion all at once, -I'm not stopping before I get off my saddle. I am not putting all my weight on the one pedal either, because i am moving forward and part of my weight is on my hands. The action of my braking helps me move forward off the saddle too. The time spent standing on one pedal without my other foot down is very brief as I am moving forward off the saddle. I have found this method virtually eliminates the possibility of my falling over to the wrong side after stopping. Because "after stopping" means I've already got my foot on the ground and am standing over the top tube. I hope this description is fathomable.