i would not advise my method - falling and injuring oneself within view of the start line, thereby allowing nearly everyone to ride past you, which diminishes any fear of being a hazard to others.
i'm no help, obviously, but i'm sure you'll do just fine!
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07-11-2008, 10:20 AM #1
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07-11-2008, 10:54 AM #2
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It would be courteous of your "dear"H to accompany you on your first group outing and stick with you.
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07-11-2008, 10:59 AM #3
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Funny you should say that...he wanted to but I said no. This is something I want to do on my own.
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07-11-2008, 11:01 AM #4
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Try to ride 'predictably' -- in a straight line, without swerving. Call out "Stopping" if you're stopping, "slowing" if you're slowing. Point out obstacles, smile at everyone, and have a blast!
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07-11-2008, 11:50 AM #5
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'round here there are hand signals for slowing down and pointing out obstacles. Over there?
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07-11-2008, 12:09 PM #6
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At the bottom of this page: http://www.sorellacycling.com/calendar.htm is a great document we put together on group riding skills. (One of the crashes mentioned in the intro was mine...)
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07-11-2008, 01:00 PM #7
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Oh, my gosh Possegal, that's crazy!
Originally Posted by Possegal
i would not advise my method - falling and injuring oneself within view of the start line, thereby allowing nearly everyone to ride past you, which diminishes any fear of being a hazard to others.
i'm no help, obviously, but i'm sure you'll do just fine!
Classic! Classic and crazy!
I assume you made a come back, right!??
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07-11-2008, 01:02 PM #8
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yep, i was battered and bloody, but also laughing the entire time. which i would say was why no one stopped to check on me. my sister was with me. but really, we had nothing but open road for many miles after that. the hills led us to eventually catch up to a lot of folks.
i like that the funniest part to me was that as i was bent over trying to put my shoes back on (cause naturally the only way to get off my bike was to take off my shoes) my sister was trying to get on her bike and not once but twice, kicked me in the head. i just said to her - good thing i'm wearing a helmet. so that gave us another couple miles of laughter.
we're nothing if not amused by ourselves, my sister and i.You too can help me fight cancer, and get a lovely cookbook for your very own! My team's cookbook is for sale Click here to order. Proceeds go to our team's fundraising for the Philly Livestrong Challenge!
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