Originally posted by velo
Closing your eyes surely doesn't sound like cycling technique to me.
Ever stoked a tandem?
I'd heard that blind riders make the *best* stokers...so I decided to try closing my eyes once in awhile(on the tandem). It's truly an amazing sensation. It becomes very easy to "be one with the bike" and really start thinking of your body as the engine that is supplying power to the machine. Not sure if I described that well.
My guess is that it is just a visualization technique.
True...don't try it on your single on the road!