Tips to improve your bike handling skills

What can I do to improve my bike handling skills?
So you want to improve your bike handling skills? Here are six tips to make you feel more comfortable and controlled when out on the bike.

1. Practice makes perfect
Needless to say, one of the best ways to improve bike handling is to actually get out and ride your bike – the more often you do, the more natural it will become. However, if bike handling is a particular issue for you then having a quiet space to practice troublesome skills on your own is a great way to do improve your skill on the bike.

2. Think ahead
The key to being able to react to obstacles and hazards in good time is to think – and look – ahead. It’s so easy to ‘chew your stem’ when working hard at the front of a group or grinding up a climb and miss important and potentially dangerous hazards.

3. Watch others
They say one of the best ways to learn is by watching others. Not just anyone, however – you need to watch those who are well-versed in good technique so that you can see how it’s really done. Step forward, The Professionals (no, not those ones of 1970s and 80s TV fame).

4. Try other disciplines
Riding a bike isn’t just about being on the road – having a go at other disciplines can really have a positive impact on your bike handling skills.

Just look at the likes of Peter Sagan and Cadel Evans – different kinds of road riders but both notable for their all-terrain prowess, having started out riding mountain bikes.

5. Experiment with rollers
If you’ve ever been to a crit, chances are in the car park you’ve spotted some racers riding their bikes on stationary rollers. It looks precarious, and that’s because to the uninitiated, it is.

6. Ride in the wheels
Of course, practicing skills on your own is one thing, but you’ll likely need to be able to do them in a group, potentially surrounded on all sides by riders with little space for manoeuvre.

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