自転車の操作に自信がない人用のトレーニング方法がRoadBikeRider.com（のメーリングリスト）で流れていた。
Here's a simple solo drill that can help it happen:
- Ride to a large, flat, grassy area. A soccer field or even a large backyard will work.
- Stand your 2 water bottles on the ground about 40 feet (12 m) apart.
- Ride toward the first bottle. Without stopping or putting a foot down, lean over, pick it up and put it in a cage.
- If you're passing with the bottle on the left side, you'll use your left hand. Put the right pedal down and stand on it, letting it support your weight as you lean over. Try it with the left pedal down, too.
In either case, grip the bar on top with your right hand next to the stem. This central position reduces veering when you're leaning and twisting.
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- Ride to the next bottle and repeat.
- Put the bottles back on the ground and pick them up from the other side of the bike.
- Put them closer together and pick up the first one with your right hand and the other with your left.
基本的に芝生においたウォーターボトルを足をつかずに拾う事でバランス感覚を磨こうというもの。これをライド後のクールダウンなどで行えば、一月すれば自転車の操作がかなり上手に。
なるほどと思いながらTwitterを眺めていたら、クリス・カーマイケルの写真にそのものの図が！：
roadbikerider.comのと関連があるのかわからないけれど、結構ポピュラーなトレーニングなのかもしれない。
