Monostructural

Purposeful and Deliberate

Monostructural and Deliberate Practice is the most effective way to improve riding skills.

Monostructural movements are drills/exercises (movements) that focus on continuous, repetitive motions. 

I.E.- 

1.Hand Position on grips

2.Hip Hinge/Rotation

3.Pedal Ratcheting 

The absence of a specific riding skill requires purposeful time and attention to develop and maintain. Otherwise, the learning process is significantly delayed, or perhaps never attained. 

One cannot progress without practice. This is such an obvious truth, but yet so many are unwilling to either acknowledge or dedicate themselves to the learning-improvement process. 

Unfortunately, the activity of cycling broadly and in general suffers from any real serious commitment to being safe, efficient and well-learned. When I think of biking in its entirety- Albeit competitively, commuting, leisurely, delivery etc.,
it's clear of how unprepared and unsafe so many riders are. 

Even the majority of so-called enthusiasts are at best mediocre. Now that's not
a criticism in the sense of potential capabilities, it's criticism with regard to laziness and apathy- not wanting to learn and-or improve. 

Biking, even on a cruiser around the block does have some risk. (although low) The issue is that many don't consider or acknowledge those risks. Risk mitigation is vital to efficiency and safety. The basic understanding of how to Brake, Steer and Turn (BST) is way overlooked. In fact even dismissed by some. 

When referring to (inherent) Risk or Risk-mitigation, I'm not referring to protective gear or speed or surface. I'm referring to capabilities of how to operate and ride properly. (safely, efficiently) It’s no different than driving a vehicle.

The bicycle is often seen as a toy or a non-critical thinking mode of transportation. This lack of understanding and respect manifests itself in so many incidents, accidents and near-misses, all the time. All accidents and crashes whether in a car, on a bike etc., are not a result of a 'circumstance' they're a direct result of operator error. Always. 

Error, is nothing more than a lack of understanding and-or implementation of skill. We're all guilty of it at some point. But the key difference lies in those who recognize their lack of a particular skill and seek to learn and-or improve themselves. Obviously this applies to everything in life...

But it's also obvious that so many are so reluctant to take that next step. Perhaps they view it as too difficult or too time-consuming or even worse...thinking they don't require any improvement at all. In end it's really about choice and freewill.You either choose to learn and-or improve, or not. It's best to Ride the bike rather than just be a ‘passanger’ atop your bike…

The most anyone can do is offer encouragement and insight as to the payoff, the positive outcomes that result from development and improvement. The rest is up to the individual. 👍

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