fear of falling
12-06-10, 05:13 PM
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I completely understand. I take fewer risks than I did when I was younger if for no other reason because if I don't turn on the lights in the shop in the morning I don't get paid and it's a downhill spiral from there. Which is why I focus as much on handing and technique as I do on fitness. Increasing skill with decrease risk and you enjoy it all the more. I don't go slower around corners and downhills than I used to - I go around them better with lower risk and it's even more fun to be mastering the techniques.
Does that make sense?
Dave
Does that make sense?
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12-06-10, 07:51 PM
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12-06-10, 08:36 PM
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Hills hurt.. Couches kill
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I crashed pretty good a couple times this summer and frankly got a bit timid from that. Racing cyclocross has pretty much cured me of that fear, simply because you crash so much it becomes second nature. So get a cx bike and go crash it while trying to ride too fast in the mud. You'll be a better cyclist.
12-06-10, 08:49 PM
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As everyone else said, it just takes time and progressively getting used to going down hills / corners quickly. I fell (due to a pinecone, of all things), and I still find myself getting nervous when it comes to fast descents and tight corners, even though when I fell I was on a straight flat road. It will come with time. I have found that going on descents/climbs I am familiar with and knowing the road helps a lot restoring confidence.
12-11-10, 08:49 AM
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12-11-10, 09:40 AM
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well hello there
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I took my cycling down a notch about five years ago after my dad had a bad cycling accident. He hit a pot hole, on a down hill, that left him with many broken bones and in a wheelchair for about 6 months. It was a sad and tough recovery. I would say it sobered me up to the dangers of falling, rather than gave me an irrational fear of falling.
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