Originally Posted by
vane171
Mind you, it doesn't follow that spending most of your life on a bike, like a pro racers do will somehow give you superior bike handling skills. Else why some would be touted as having poor(er) bike handling skills (usually descending) when compared to other pro racers and its not that they ride the bike any less than others they are compared to (gets noted frequently in race commentary). Many people have those skills like Sagan while not racing bikes at all. BTW I am his fan, in part also because he is almost my countryman.
Some pros look very uncomfortable while descending. Others have great skills. I agree all pros are not that great at bike handling, but most are going to be considerably better than average. There's probably just a lot more overlap between pros and non-pros when it comes to bike handling skills rather than fitness/power. Speed wobbles don't seem to be a major problem in the pro-peloton or out in the normal world for that matter. But I would imagine they are more likely to be an issue for a nervous stiff descender than someone with a more relaxed body, pro or not.