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"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.