A couple weeks ago I rode my other new bike. Hello learning curve! The first few minutes on my new Jamis Xenith TT bike were a whole new experience on two wheels. Luckily I was at Antelope Island with no traffic because I was ALL over the road. I couldn’t hold a straight line to save my life. Then came the “decent”, ha! I was so scared to go down a hill without brakes within my reach, I sat up out of the aero bars to go down. By the end of that first hour I was feeling more comfortable but still not super stable. I went back out to Antelope Island (mainly because my power meter hadn’t been working and I had a very power specific workout) the next morning. I put 50 miles on the bike that second day. I hit the descent twice, the first time I rode it somewhat tentatively in the aero bars, but by the second time, POWER! I powered down that decent. It’s the same as a mountain bike! Keep your weight in the bottom bracket, lean the bike and look ahead. No big deal! Now….I LOVE THIS BIKE! LOVE! I love the simplicity of just putting out as much power as you can. That being said, I acknowledge there is way more to it than simply pedaling a TT bike in the aero position. There is much for me to learn here and I can’t wait to see where this journey takes me.