ride report: cross clinic # 2, 8/20/09, alpenrose - Cyclocross Magazine2024-03-28T14:53:26Zhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/forum/topics/ride-report-cross-clinic-2?feed=yes&xn_auth=noAnother nice post. As a fello…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-08-21:1198434:Comment:363042009-08-21T15:20:40.862ZKris Fleminghttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/KrisFleming
Another nice post. As a fellow newbie, I've been enjoying your take on starting as a cross racer.<br />
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A tip I've found helpful so far is to practice mounts/re-mounts whenever possible. No need for barriers and no need for a group, as long as you don't mind looking silly in public. I usually take the cross bike to an empty ball field and do laps or whatever pattern strikes me, randomly making myself dismount, run briefly rolling the bike and then re-mount. At first I started at a walking pace,…
Another nice post. As a fellow newbie, I've been enjoying your take on starting as a cross racer.<br />
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A tip I've found helpful so far is to practice mounts/re-mounts whenever possible. No need for barriers and no need for a group, as long as you don't mind looking silly in public. I usually take the cross bike to an empty ball field and do laps or whatever pattern strikes me, randomly making myself dismount, run briefly rolling the bike and then re-mount. At first I started at a walking pace, which is harder I think, as you need some good forward momentum for bike balance. Or at least that is my experience. So practice practice practice. I have plenty to do myself. Bike is in the shop right now getting ready for the season, but as soon as it is back, I will be upping my cross specific training.<br />
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Another tip I found helpful is don't aim to land on the saddle with your nether regions, but the inside of your upper thigh and then slide sideways onto the saddle. The challenge I've found is the closer you get up your thigh to those sensitive areas, the easier the re-mount, so it can be a scary thin margin between nice smooth re-mount and ouch.