Reply To: Automatic for beginners, pt3-Knuclehead days
August 23, 2010 at 6:13 am
#28257
Gary856
Participant
A big part of the danger for new riders is encountering new/unfamiliar situations, which tend to overwhelm a new rider who’s still struggling with the basic control of the bike. A lot of us got our first taste of gravel like you did – with the good intention of getting out of somebody’s way, only to be surprised when tires hit gravel.
I wish rider training classes spend some time discussing these topics. Some discussion, visualization ahead of the time on what to do, and some short practices can eliminate a lot of these unnecessary surprises.