Unfortunately, my normal ride is almost always the same route. At the same time, I've come to know that I can just put in cruise control and make all of the turns at the posted speed limit (or slightly above) w/o needing to brake barring some sand/dirt/debris/animal remains on the road. It's semi-regularly patrolled so I tend to stay within 5 mph of the speed limit. On roads I haven't traveled before, I tend to observe the speed limit and may even slow down for speed-limited turns until I have a feel for the road's design.
I consider myself to be a somewhat conservative driver and prefer to be in the correct gear before entering a turn so I hopefully won't need to shift in the middle of the turn.
