14. Learning these techniques will give you: Confidence to ride in a large group. Ability to ride with stronger cyclists.
15. Learning these techniques will give you: Confidence to ride in a large group. Ability to ride with stronger cyclists. And tricks for saving your energy.
33. Because the blue cyclist is breaking through all of the wind. Giving the red cyclist a human wind blocker.
34. Doing this, the blue cyclist is working 100%. Giving all her energy to push through the wind.
35. Doing this, the blue cyclist is working 100%. Giving all her energy to push through the wind. While the red cyclist is working 20-30% less!!
36. Doing this, the blue cyclist is working 100%. Giving all her energy to push through the wind. While the red cyclist is working 20-30% less!! That’s how weaker riders can stay with stronger ones.
37. And that is the most simple way to describe DRAFTING.
38. And that is the most simple way to describe DRAFTING. Some things you should remember about DRAFTING:
39. 1. STAY ALERT , if you stare at the wheel in front of you, you won’t be ready for any abrupt movements that person might make.
40. 1. STAY ALERT , if you stare at the wheel in front of you, you won’t be ready for any abrupt movements that person might make. (Just like driving, you never stare at someone’s bumper. You look up the road to see what’s coming.)
41. 2. STAY CLOSE, your wheel should be no more than 2 feet behind the person in front of you.
42. 2. STAY CLOSE, your wheel should be no more than 2 feet behind the person in front of you. (That’s roughly the width of two laptops)
43. 2. STAY CLOSE, your wheel should be no more than 2 feet behind the person in front of you. (That’s roughly the width of two laptops) (Any further back and you lose the benefit of drafting.)
44. 3. STAY RELAXED, keeping your upper body relaxed makes it easier to control your bike and ride in a straight line.
57. To make this easier to understand, imagine you are the cyclist in red.
58. To make this easier to understand, imagine you are the cyclist in red. Since you’re in the lead, you are pushing through all the wind.
59. To make this easier to understand, imagine you are the cyclist in red. Since you’re in the lead, you are pushing through all the wind. When you’re doing this we would say you’re ON THE FRONT
60. This is how you would rotate in the PACE LINE. (Click through the next 10 screens quickly for the best effect.)
74. With DRAFTING and PACE LINES, if the person on the front is doing the work to go 25mph,
75. With DRAFTING and PACE LINES, if the person on the front is doing the work to go 25mph, Everyone behind her feels like they’re working to maintain 21 or 22mph.
79. Effectively using DRAFTING and PACE LINES will give you the ability to ride with stronger cyclists. But if you’re worried that you’re still not strong enough to ride with the group…
80. Effectively using DRAFTING and PACE LINES will give you the ability to ride with stronger cyclists. But if you’re worried that you’re still not strong enough to ride with the group… Stop worrying, Because I have a trick to teach you.
97. Feel ready to move on to the next lesson? Good… let’s talk about ECHELONS.
98. When riding in a CROSSWIND a normal PACE LINE does not work.
99. When riding in a CROSSWIND a normal PACE LINE does not work. Because so many people have to push through the wind.
100. When riding in a CROSSWIND a normal PACE LINE does not work. Because so many people have to push through the wind. Only these three girls stay “in the draft”
125. Leading the pack is called: ON THE FRONT Riding in the back of the group is called:
126. Leading the pack is called: ON THE FRONT Riding in the back of the group is called: Leading the pack is called: ON THE FRONT Riding in the back of the group is called: SITTING ON or ON THE BACK
