This thread is interesting. Right now I have a little speed-fear after a crash in April. On a descent this weekend I scared myself a bit.
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06-19-2006, 10:33 AM #1
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06-19-2006, 04:51 PM #2
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This is a great thread! I have the worst fear of descending. Part of it is a handling issue. I don't feel like I'd be able to control my road bike quick enough to avoid an obstacle if I were travelling at +25 mph. Just got to ride more huh?
The other part is residual fear from the last time I hit a max speed of 27 mph. I was thrilled to have bombed down a freeway overpass, only to get hit from behind at the bottom of the hill. (Long story: a runaway trailer detatched from a truck and wiped me out from behind). All my concentration goes into descending e.g, looking far ahead, braking, and freaking out. I can't even look in my mirror for cars. I feel very vulnerable in descents.
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