How to unclip?

[Catrin]

Everyone has given great advice and I truly appreciate it! I had hoped to go on a group ride this weekend, but I may put it off for a bit.

Nothing is wrong with platform pedals...just saying you could switch back for the weekend and enjoy your group ride

[OakLeaf]

Oak, at the risk of going off subject, you posted a list of things to practice to work bike-handling skills not long ago. It included putting water bottles on the ground, riding by, and picking them up. Do you remember that post? I'd love a link to it. Can't find it anywhere. Could help OP since practicing bike handling in general will help with clipping in, and I'd like it too.

I remember the post but not where it was ... I just googled bicycle handling drills. A couple of the top links are this video of a LAB Road I course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cwwmvpEWmI - and Coach Levi's written drill descriptions: http://coachlevi.com/cycling/parking...ndling-drills/

The trouble with both of those is that they show the drills, but don't really talk about how to do them. At the motorcycle safety course, where we do a lot of the same drills, the instructors emphasize over and over again to pick your eyes up off the ground and look where you're going, not at something you're trying to avoid, and not along the tangent when you're in a curve. RELAX (easier said than done sometimes) and let your bike lean into the curve; at low speed that will mean slightly counterweighting the outside of the bike.

I know we have some LCI instructors here ... Melalvai and PsyclePath for two ... hopefully one of them will chime in.


ETA - I saw the request for a new thread, but honestly I'd rather if one of the instructors would start one. Everything I know, I learned by crashing. Paging Mel... (and changing my sig line)

[tealtreak]

Oakleaf my sons would love your signature- their philosophy is that if you do not crash- you are not pushing your boundaries enough.....(I agreed until my last Bday!)...(:

[marmac]

i think that is supposed to be for skiing...

[tealtreak]

i think that is supposed to be for skiing...

lol they do it for skiing too (: Garmin+my sons skiing= terror for anyone watching..........