Cycling In Wind Getting Aero Tip Of The Day Bike Blogger
How to ride in the wind and get aero without overexerting yourself? Cycling tip of the day! Aerodynamics!
Training – Find an open road with lots of wind and ride, ride, ride! Climbing hills is similar to riding into a headwind so if there’s no wind around, ride up and down some hills. You will get better.
Pace – Just like a time trial, it is important to pace yourself. Start slow, and don’t fight the wind. Build your way up and attack only at the end so you don’t wear yourself out. If you got gears, know how to use them!
Position – Very important. Get low, keep your forearms parallel with the ground, elbows and knees tucked in, head down, saddle forward to stretch out and keep your back parallel with the ground.
Equipment – Aero handlebars, aero rims, aero spokes, aero fork, narrow front tire, etc.
Clothing – Obviously you want tight fitting clothing, so get a bicycle jersey and other cycling specific clothing. Cycling shoes and an aero helmet are also important if you are serious about being the most aerodynamic as possible.
What about being aero for bicycle commuting? Honestly I don’t think this is that important, especially if you are carrying anything like most bike commuters. If you do ride some windy rural roads some of these tips may be useful.
Please share your tips in the comment section below.
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you should look at rokform.com cell phone bike mount.. i have it for my
bike and love it plus i use mapmyride app to record all my bike rides…
A lot of aerodynamic research goes into the faster passenger trains, which
you don’t reall get in the US. Also what that green car a Rolls-Royce?
What I do when riding my MTB is to hold the handlebars just in the middle
next to the stem and lowering my body as you do here. Another option I have
seen is to hold the top part of your bikes forks, I really dont trust doing
that but I have seen people doing it on downhills, of course all this is on
the road and not off road. Btw, what kind of shorts do you wear for
commuting, Ive been looking for shorts but everything i see is over $40
I would also like to recommend the lycra cycling shorts even for commuting.
They’re very comfortable and you don’t get any chafing.
I have become spoiled with mostly light winds all summer but the Indiana
winter winds will be returning in the not too distant future. I remember a
few days last winter the wind was so bad I was having a hard time picking
up speed going downhill.
What town is it that you live/ride in?
Talk about bike bar steering sensitivity, my bike steering is 100% free
like zero g, either the steering was too hard to keep straight but I think
its what caused me to put myself horizontally into the road curb. Any ideas
how to make it less sensitive?
@ J. Monte It sounds like your headset is loose. If you bounce your bike
does it rattle and vibrate on the inside? While holding the front brake and
rocking the bike back and forth does it feel like the handlebars move a
little bit? If so, you probably just need to tighten the allen bolt on the
headset top cap. First, loosen the stem pinch bolts. Second, tighten the
headset top cap so it is snug and the vibrating sound is gone (make sure
you keep the handlebars straight with the wheel). Third, re-tighten the
stem pinch bolts. Image here http://tinyurl.com/headsetcap