Here is a quick video clip showing pros doing rolling turns.

 

Notice how tight they are riding. How the last rider swings over at exactly the right time. When they go over the rise notice how quickly they string out then rejoin back into rolling turns.

Last night on our way home from Canberra he started talking about this new pedal stroke he discovered that engages more muscles and he found to be much more efficient.   What he was talking about is an old pedal stroke technique called “ankling“.

Here’s the situation:  You’re glued to someone’s wheel on a difficult climb, things start to get stretched out, gaps start to open, the guy you’re following starts to struggle, he then decides to stand up and put some umph into it.  The first thing that happens is he initially loses 2km/hr, his bike is thrown backwards into your front wheel, your spokes nearly go into his derailleur, and then you’re the one left with a gap to close.  Sound familiar?

Thanks to Danny Cohen and “The Hand” for this tip of the day…

One of the most annoying things about riding with someone new to the sport is the “Half Wheeler”. Many probably don’t know they are doing it or understand why it’s annoying so here’s the low down.

Stopping a bicycle safely is perhaps one of the most important aspect of safe cycling. Every now and then, you might find yourself having to stop or slow down fast, or otherwise land yourself in some dangerous situations.

I recently wrote a post about crosswinds and I’m going to do it again today.  It’s been a major theme of my past couple of races.

Want to know where the safest place to ride in a cycling bunch is. Read on....

Some quick riding safety tips from Brisbane City Council's website

With the recent weather, the theme of today’s post is CROSSWINDS. Even A-Grade riders can get confused about how to ride in a group in the crosswinds. In my last race there were several direction changes in the road and the pack had to adjust its position on every corner. Not always an easy task when your heart is pounding at 180bpm and you can’t think clearly. Many guys made mistakes by either not understanding the concept, or not paying attention to the direction of the wind...

Came across this posting by Tommy Nankervis on the lighter side of cycling etiquette. He received it from one of his cycling buddies in a e-mail. I managed to track down the source from Josh Horowitz who is a USCF Certified coach and an active Category 1 racer. It has been posted on quite a few websites. I have republished it here in a two page article. It's a great read! Let me know if you come across any similar articles and I can post them as well.