A41Billy
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A great follow up article to "The Pace" by Nick Ienatsch.
https://speed3.ucsd.edu/~bhill/The_Pace_2.pdf
https://speed3.ucsd.edu/~bhill/The_Pace_2.pdf
The Pace 2.0
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Easy Ed
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I agree. Some good info to consider in these articles.
The Pace 1 and the Pace 2 are both well written and give you a lot to think about when you are out on a ride. I have used some of the concepts from The Pace (1) in adjusting and improving my own riding style.
But... (you probably knew this was coming) I'm sorry...
Nick may be saying "don't race on the street" with his lips, but between the lines he is still insinuating that the primary enjoyment of riding is in going fast(er).
I'm not a prudish type. I realize that there is an adrenaline enjoyment of pushing your own personal envelope and hustling down the road. And I am quick to get bored by a pace that is too slow. Clearly any riding skills and techniques that you can add that will improve your own safety margin while exploring those personal limits are a good... no, make that a great thing.
But this preachy stuff when coupled to the underlying contradiction is a little bit tough to swallow.
My idea? Take all of this advice as instructive, but nothing more. Don't strive to get faster, as insinuated. Just the smoother part. The best advice that may ever have been given, though not often heeded, is: Ride your own ride. It's the only ride you've got.
The Pace 1 and the Pace 2 are both well written and give you a lot to think about when you are out on a ride. I have used some of the concepts from The Pace (1) in adjusting and improving my own riding style.
But... (you probably knew this was coming) I'm sorry...
Nick may be saying "don't race on the street" with his lips, but between the lines he is still insinuating that the primary enjoyment of riding is in going fast(er).
I'm not a prudish type. I realize that there is an adrenaline enjoyment of pushing your own personal envelope and hustling down the road. And I am quick to get bored by a pace that is too slow. Clearly any riding skills and techniques that you can add that will improve your own safety margin while exploring those personal limits are a good... no, make that a great thing.
But this preachy stuff when coupled to the underlying contradiction is a little bit tough to swallow.
My idea? Take all of this advice as instructive, but nothing more. Don't strive to get faster, as insinuated. Just the smoother part. The best advice that may ever have been given, though not often heeded, is: Ride your own ride. It's the only ride you've got.
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