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  1. #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jordyne View Post
    Side question- I want to practice riding in a straight line. Is this actually something worth trying to practice or does it just come as I get stronger and balance gets better? I try to follow a imaginary line....
    Look down the road ahead of you - not right in front of your wheel.

    Do you have a fog line painted on your roads? The white line at the right side of the road? You can use that or the lines of a bike lane as a "balance beam" to practice riding straight.

    Relax, bend your elbows (so that road bumps are absorbed and don't bump you off your line). Breathe. Smile.
    Sarah

    When it's easy, ride hard; when it's hard, ride easy.


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    Quote Originally Posted by maillotpois View Post
    Look down the road ahead of you - not right in front of your wheel.

    Do you have a fog line painted on your roads? The white line at the right side of the road? You can use that or the lines of a bike lane as a "balance beam" to practice riding straight.

    Relax, bend your elbows (so that road bumps are absorbed and don't bump you off your line). Breathe. Smile.
    And make sure the gear you're using is not too hard.

    - Gray 2010 carbon WSD road bike, Rivet Independence saddle
    - Red hardtail 26" aluminum mountain bike, Bontrager Evoke WSD saddle
    - Royal blue 2018 aluminum gravel bike, Rivet Pearl saddle

    Gone but not forgotten:
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    - Two awesome worn out Juliana saddles

 

 

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