How can I best maintain a steady, straight line when riding ?
The following tips for maintaining a straight pace line were found in the RoadBikeRider Newsletter. You can subscribe to their newsletter by visiting the RoadBikeRider site. Situation: You’re riding on a wide shoulder when suddenly it disappears and now there’s a ragged road edge on one side and cars zipping by on the other. This could spell disaster if you can’t ride a straight, steady and narrow path. Newer riders, especially, can struggle in this situation. Two-wheeled vehicles are inherently unstable and they don’t necessarily want to go in a desirable direction. Poor technique makes a bicycle wander from a straight line as if it had a mind of its own. Here’s some tips for maintaining a straight course: • Relax. To ride a straight line, you need a loose, supple upper body. Tension in your neck, jaw and shoulders fights the bike, making it move jerkily rather than tracking smoothly. Of course, staying loose is easy to say and hard to do when you’re riding between an 18-wheeler and a
