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04-11-2009, 09:15pm
hi there....
Road bike geometry tends to make them more "twitchy," or as I prefer to think of it, "nimble."
To become more comfortable, you need to try to steer it less. Just ride it around a wide open area, and see how little you actually have to direct it. Because it responds so quickly, it requires very little input from the rider. Much more of the steering is done with your hips, actually, than with the handlebars.
Try riding around in a parking lot, and shifting your weight left and right on the saddle. Feel how the bike responds. You may be surprised that these little shifts in weight can have a big impact on how the bike rides.
Road bike geometry tends to make them more "twitchy," or as I prefer to think of it, "nimble."
To become more comfortable, you need to try to steer it less. Just ride it around a wide open area, and see how little you actually have to direct it. Because it responds so quickly, it requires very little input from the rider. Much more of the steering is done with your hips, actually, than with the handlebars.
Try riding around in a parking lot, and shifting your weight left and right on the saddle. Feel how the bike responds. You may be surprised that these little shifts in weight can have a big impact on how the bike rides.