Carbon Saddle
How to avoid losing control of the bike at high speed?
I want an idea of what caused this, how can I prevent to reproduce and improve bike handling skills. I tried to break the record speed of descent (46 km / h) on a highway I always use. (Right, well paved, no potholes, no traffic). At the time of spinning off, I lifted my butt on the saddle, put my head and tried to flat and narrow. In rapid succession: the bike started to chat (I pressed my knees against the top tube but it did not help), then shimmy and swing (front of the bike bike from right to left). I had no control over the bike and visions of a hospital bed. I dropped back in the saddle, feather the brakes, and regained control of the bike. It's the thing scariest ever happened on my bike. Causes? Cures? suggestions for control? Other data speed was 43 mph cross bike is full light Wind carbon (mph 5-10) My daughter, who is a serious cyclist, just tell me that I should not go that fast. Any advice?
Your frame is fine. All simply because its carbon has nothing to do with what happened:. When you go into a rapid descent need to find the center of gravity from the bike to go fast. You may have been too prejudiced before when getting up from his seat. When you lift it should be just enough to transfer a part of your weight forward. Do you get to the bottom bars? That the weight transfer by itself. When I go to these speeds I get my aluminum / carbon Bike handles better for me if I have my hands on the outsides of my hood, my rear right side (in millimeters) the saddle, my feet level, my knees (not a death on the top bar) and my elbow back in 50 mph! What a rush! There is a good article in Bicycling Magazine on this subject and you may find it online at BicyclingMagazine.com Good Luck.
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