Basic
Bike Handling
Your seat should be high enough that at the
bottom of your pedalling stroke, your knees are close to (but not at) lockout. For really
steep descents, you may want to decrease your seat height an inch or so to make it easier
to get behind the seat.
Your seat should also be adjusted forward and
backward such that at midstroke (pedal at 3 or 9 o'clock), a vertical line through the
center of your pedal would run through the very front portion of your knee.
Your elbows should be relaxed and bent about
90 degrees.
You should grip the bar firmly at roughly
shoulder width, but not so hard as to have white knuckles.
Keep your back straight, at about 45 degrees
from the ground surface.
When not pedalling, try to always
"stand" on the pedals in the 9 and 3 o'clock position. This will give you
additional control. |
