Originally Posted by
SylvainG
I'll try that tomorrow morning. Sounds like a good way to lean on the free foot. Didn't fall at all today
Say what people want to say about clipless effectiveness but I'm now in 7th position overall in that hill climbing. I stayed in 50/21 for half the hill and 50/24 for the last half. My average speed was 24.1 km/h. First time I stayed in that big chainring for climbing that hill. Even while mashing the pedals I couldn't. I also did a best score on a segment and 3rd best in another. All this with a slightly lesser suffer score than usual
Hopefully I'm done with falling for a very long time because I really don't want to go back to flats.
When you realize you are clipped in and going down, relax! Keep your hands on the handlebars, rotate your knee and elbow out a little so they hit first and greet the road with everything you have. It won't be a big deal. THe rider who fears falling cannot relax. They shy from contact. Result? Whatever hits first hits really hard. Not fun. Not then, not later.
When I realize I'm going over, I just accept that I (yet again) made a fool of myself and just pile ignominiously on the road. Pick myself up, dust myself off and get back on the bike.
Notice I never said "if". This is a "when". Take my advice seriously. You won't regret it. (If you have trouble with this, take your bike to a nice lawn and practice there.)
Ben