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[QUOTE="RockyRoads, post: 699109, member: 45871"] Hey, Michelle! Thanks for thinking of me! I’ve been trying to ride about once a week, doing that evil up-hill left-hander every ride—I am embarrassed to admit that I still haven’t worked up the nerve to downshift before going into the corner (it was a false neutral upon downshifting that caused my crash), so I have been climbing the hill in second gear instead of third so that I can go around the corner in second gear without downshifting. I’m working on it. The block is all in my head, of course. But I’ve been having a lot of fun with other areas. I went out riding last week with my husband, and we had an absolute blast going up and down this fairly steep hill with lots and lots of whoops. My technique needs MUCH improvement, but just doing the hill and getting to the top was so exhilarating each time--I was laughing and laughing. Later that day he took me on a trail that I had never ridden before—tight downhill switchbacks with gravel in the corners—and I felt like I didn’t even know how to ride a bike, inching my way painfully around the corners, and my rhythm was just way off. I got a bit discouraged, but then I tried to focus on the improvements that I’ve made in other areas (like being able to do the whoop-y hill). Sometimes I feel like my learning curve is straight up. I try to pick up pointers by reading a lot of the postings at DRN (the latest tidbit is feathering the clutch to get traction going uphill—the idea never would have occurred to me on my own, and I haven’t yet tried it, but I’ve tucked the thought away and might try that technique out the next time it’s needed). I didn’t get a chance to ride this week (work was too intense for me to get away for a few hours), and I really miss being on my bike. I was feeling a bit down today (probably due to lack of sleep—my one-year-old was up six times last night, and my four-year old was up twice), so it was really great to see your message to me—perked me right up! Oh, and about corners (especially downhill sandy ones) . . . I’m still trying to figure them out. And I’m sure I’ll be saying the same thing a couple of years from now. :) [/QUOTE]
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