Descending

[ASG]

I also fear descends, but not really on road... On road just if I had a U-Turn or if I'm crossing a road inside a town with people on the side of the road!

I definitely fear technical descends on mtb

I get anxious before a technical descend and most of the times, if it is a really tough one, I prefer to walk instead of ride it.... now I'm starting to do it, it looks that I'm on slow motion, but if I see rocks, roots or a drop I get really nervous!!!

Anybody had some advices about it??? I would like to be a fast descender...

[lovelylibrarian]

I definitely fear technical descends on mtb

I get anxious before a technical descend and most of the times, if it is a really tough one, I prefer to walk instead of ride it.... now I'm starting to do it, it looks that I'm on slow motion, but if I see rocks, roots or a drop I get really nervous!!!

Me too! If I know that I have to just go and be out of control where I can't stop and if I fall, there would be massive bloodletting, I tend to really get scared. I know in MTN biking, you just have to GO sometimes but I do freak out when there is a steep and rocky descent. I'm hoping I'll improve with experience.

My husband is always telling me that there is more of a chance of falling if I try to slow down then to just let myself go, but I'm just not good at being out of control.

[han-grrl]

I would like to "steer" the discussion back to road descending...

they are similar but not the same...