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<blockquote data-quote="timewerx" data-source="post: 77602427" data-attributes="member: 314730"><p>We have road races but that's one thing I would avoid due to high risk of collision with other racers.</p><p></p><p>Time trials maybe safer because you're only racing against time, one at a time on closed roads. It's still not totally safe because the speeds could be faster on time trials and you're literally at the limits of traction in turns. It's like rally racing in motorsports, expect with bicycle.</p><p></p><p>The safest bike races no doubt is hill climbing because races are done entirely uphill and usually on steep, paved mountain roads so the speeds are much slower and the chance of getting seriously injured in a fall is almost zero. You can still fall over climbing slowly in steep road. When you're pushing down real hard on the pedals and experience drivetrain failure, the abrupt loss of pedaling resistance can suddenly throw you off balance and fall over but since the speed is real slow, it isn't going to be a big deal.</p><p></p><p>We probably have hill climb events except I don't have suitable equipment for such race. My bike is quite heavy for starters and such races demand the lightest bike you can afford. They do make a difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timewerx, post: 77602427, member: 314730"] We have road races but that's one thing I would avoid due to high risk of collision with other racers. Time trials maybe safer because you're only racing against time, one at a time on closed roads. It's still not totally safe because the speeds could be faster on time trials and you're literally at the limits of traction in turns. It's like rally racing in motorsports, expect with bicycle. The safest bike races no doubt is hill climbing because races are done entirely uphill and usually on steep, paved mountain roads so the speeds are much slower and the chance of getting seriously injured in a fall is almost zero. You can still fall over climbing slowly in steep road. When you're pushing down real hard on the pedals and experience drivetrain failure, the abrupt loss of pedaling resistance can suddenly throw you off balance and fall over but since the speed is real slow, it isn't going to be a big deal. We probably have hill climb events except I don't have suitable equipment for such race. My bike is quite heavy for starters and such races demand the lightest bike you can afford. They do make a difference. [/QUOTE]
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