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Gwen Jorgensen's Secret Project to Conquer the Bike | TRS Triathlon
Gwen Jorgensen's Secret Project to Conquer the Bike | TRS Triathlon
Santa Monica, CA. – Aug 25th, 2016 – The top female triathlete in the world has a secret. Despite having the most dominant season in...
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Kind of wish I was Canadian. Sorry.
ridedraft in packs and triathletes aren't known for their bike handling skills. So passing (and passing on the left) isn't done correctly, safely and your 5 minutes isn't going to make a huge difference over the course of the race.Lesson one will probably look like this: #sworry - work computer won't let me imbed
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I used to descend well (or fast at least), but now my "oh shit" button gets pressed a lot earlier than it used to meaning I lose minutes on any descents with any sort of corner - both on the road and mountains. My hands are usually cramped by the end of any descent from grabbing so much brake. I tell myself it's ok because it's not worth it to be out of commission again or dead for a hobby. I have a wife and kids to worry about. However, the other part of my brain responds to that sort of talk with, "Grow a pair!"
Ultimately it isn't worth it, however I know I could go faster and be just as safe. Maybe even safer than panic breaking in a corner.
The zig-zag is where I left the pavement. Then, ironically, the flatbed I should've sent my bike down on picked me up.
Maybe I should go a similar route to Gwen, on a smaller budget, and go dump some quarters into Hang-On at the local arcade?
Or, you know, don't. It's your call. We won't judge you for it. Just don't feel compelled to jump on social media and justify your decision to all of us. We don't care.
I miss this beautiful bike. Took 3 years to customize to my tastes. The 900 SuperSport is the essence of Ducati magic. I personally think it is their best model ever made. 2 years after this photo, it was stolen on a multi-day group ride. Sadness. I went through 3 more Ducs trying to replace this, including the 1998 FE model of the 900SS. Nothing would do, and this started my gradual detachment from the sport. The blue bike on the left was in the early stages of buildup to be my track racing bike. I did have a major crash on the blue one at the track. I bounced back and rode more on the road and track, but that highlighted the danger to me. The detachment after the theft, combined with the desire to avoid killing myself caused me to walk away from the sport. I have no more urges to ride or race these. Tri fixed that.
If Gwen wanted to learn, there aren't better guys in the US to teach you skills than the Bostrom brothers. (OK Haydens too, and many more...). Ben and Eric were superb to watch. I saw them early in their career at Mid Ohio whipping up on the field riding the Harleys prior to moving on to the Superbikes. Ben is quite the triathlete and did well in the RAM a couple years ago.
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As for riding, I've broken numerous helmets, trashed both shoulders, lost all skin from knee to ankle, broken a hip, and had numerous minor falls/crashes riding dirt and road. If you ride and race enough, it'll happen. Either you accept the risk and get back on, or you decide to slow down a little and stay comfortable. That's okay. But someone just telling you to sack up won't matter. You have to decide your comfort level with risk.
Kind of wish I was Canadian. Sorry.
Some folks may get back up on the horse right away. Others may slow down, or never ride again. I haven't decided to hang it up myself, I want to get better to prevent another crash. Like Dirty Harry said:
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Kind of wish I was Canadian. Sorry.
Perhaps you are an experienced road racer. I'm confused. The writer states that the riders are feathering their front brake into a corner (to prevent skidding).
Certainly on a motorcycle, late braking with the front brake deep into a corner at lean angle spells disaster (at the performance limit, the front is more weighted and you are already at the adhesion circle limit, therefore braking will typically wash out the front). The fastest riders will be off the front brake as they lean in, possibly they trail brake a bit with the rear before getting back onto the throttle. But a motorbike has a front bias under braking and then a rear thrust with the throttle to a much different degree than a bicycle, not to mention a moving suspension architecture.
So is it backwards on a bicycle? Does rear brake cause havoc going into a turn? I'd rather know the right way than find out the wrong ways by the school of hard knocks.
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