Hi Kevin

I'm a fairly serious road biker, so maybe I can help. The two things I see people doing poorly most often are:

1. Pedaling. You should be using all of the muscles in your legs, not just your quads. To see how this works, find a flat, quiet section of road and clip out one of your feet, then pedal with just one leg. You will quickly see how your foot circle is not a circle, but a push up and down. Keep working on this a few minutes each day until you really can feel the pressure all the way around the circle.

2. Downhill. Your weight should be on the pedal on the outside of the bike, and on the handlebar on the inside of the turn. This gives you a great deal more stability and control .

Try those two things and see if they help
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