CaptainSnail wrote:
Thanks. Good advice but I don't want to learn by exposuing myself to dangers of mountain biking.
I got a set of rollers and it's a bit of a handful. So I must admit I am short on bike handling, I don't deny.
12 other people crashed on the same day at the section where I crash. Some crashes are avoidable and some aren't. I want to take the danger out of the equation, which is speed. The contractor paid damages but that's besides the point.
So put another way, how should a newbie who can ride 40kph on a TT bike learn to improve his TT bike skills without hurting himself?
Actively - slowdown with gator tires and improve bike handling skill
Passive - wear gear
Anything else?
I'm not sure where you live or what you have in mind when people say Mountain biking, but my experience is that there are no inherent dangers to it. I am one of the clumsiest people you could ever meet...I have fallen off my bike on the trainer, and even I can go mountain biking! Start with the easy trails and work your way up. I fall CONSTANTLY, but am usually going so slow that I'm laughing the entire time (as are my friends who ride with me!). It's a great way to learn body control as you weave in and out of trees.