Road Bike Racing - How to improve in the corners?

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canonball
05-03-04, 08:39 AM
I have just began my "journey into racing" or quite possibly "my journey to the emergency room" :)
I have been riding for a little over a year and have been in 2 crits. My question to the experienced is what drills did you do to improve your bike handling? I believe my strength is up to par for the cat 5s but my bike handling is not. I have been involved in a wreck during training and I don't want to hurt anyone due to my lack of handling skills.
thanks for the help

RobotSonic
05-03-04, 12:23 PM
i guess a good way would be to practise...find somewhere with a lot of turns and try to negotiate them. another thing you can do is find an empty parking lot and set up some cones and make yourself a little crit course. i dont race yet but by finding routes through my area with lots of turns ive greatly improved my turning and confidence going into the turns
don d.
05-03-04, 08:59 PM
There are many different techniques used in cornering depending on the corner, the camber, the weather, the road conditions, etc.... To try to explain them would require a tome.

Probably the best resource for someone who is serious about learning to ride is to find a coach who knows these techniques. If one is not immediately available through your local racing club, then perhaps you can find one in your area by going to www.bicyclecoach.com .

pinky
05-03-04, 09:37 PM
search the forum, its been talked about quite a bit