Downhill help! Yikes!

[alpinerabbit]

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[beccaB]

Actually, I've been using the clipless sytem for about 2 years. I think I got complacent. One time a dog was chasing me and I got distracted. That was a pretty bad fall. I felt like I had been in a car accident. What was ridiculous was that it was a really small dog. I haven't had any falls this season, but a few times my foot didn't want to come out. The pedals are adjusted pretty loose. I think I get some dirt in the cleat part, or my toes are going numb and I can't feel if I'm getting out correctly. My husband says I don't use the pedals efficiently. It's kind of a new motion for me.

[Flur]

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Thanks

[extra-vert]

"Extra-vert,
practice, practice, practice! pick a hill you know well and ride it often. Once you feel comfortable, start pushing yourself just a tiny little bit beyond your comfort zone each time, in a controlled way. Remember you can always pull it back..

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I know my fear is laughable when my brother loves to mention how crazy I can be on rollerblades down a paved road one day, and then a complete baby on my snowboard on the snow the next. Or as he puts it, "let's see...snow, pavement, snow, pavement...hummm."

But on the roadbike, I really need to work on the down hill fear, and fast, so I shall practice the same hill for a while, as you recommend.

[mimitabby]

I have a downhill fear too. I can still remember the first time i didn't slow myself down going down a particular gentle (6%) grade with no intersections. it felt SO COOL.