Turning Tips

brady10

Anyone got any tips on tight turning?? Is it better to get the bike right on its side to use the side nobs of the tyre?

Its just a technique id like to improve=)

Any help would be most appreciated=)

weeksy59

Look in the direction you wish to travel.

e.g if a 180deg hairpin, look towards the exit as early as possible.

dave_hill

To go left, turn the handlebars to the left. To go right, turn them to the right.

Do I win £5?

.blitz

brady10 wrote:

Anyone got any tips on tight turning?

How tight and how fast? On slow turns I have been known to lock the back wheel and drift it round (aka skidding ) and there's one corner on FtD where I have to put an arm around the tree on the apex and winch myself round

Fast corners just countersteer and stuff it in. Decent tyres will let you know when they're on the limit*

*so I'm told

Squarepants

Theres a video about this somewhere on here isn't there, some may assume it's in the video section - i have no idea, that may be just what they want us to think...

Anyway, I found that helpful.

jairaj

there a few videos on here about cornering and berms have a gander at them and then its practice, practice, practice and a bit more practice.

Each tyre and rider is slightly different so the details might be a bit different but the basics are always the same.

eg I find with Maxiss high rollers they only give loads of grip when fully lent over onto the side knobs so with these tyres its about being aggressive and committed other tyres might be different.

JamesBrckmn

maxxis tyres generally need to be leant right in to get maximum grip on corners because they don't have many knobs inbetween the centre and edge

jpstar

From watching the DirtSchool DVD that came with MBUK a while ago, try and open up the turn as much as possible, i.e if theres a bank on the outside, use it to widen the turn and keep speed through.
Definately look at the exit, 2 most important points of the turn: Entry and Exit. Look at them, you go where you are looking.

delcol

brake before the corner in straight line.. set up for the turn. weight the outside pedal. spot the exit...

so why can't i do it...

stevet1992

delcol wrote:

brake before the corner in straight line.. set up for the turn. weight the outside pedal. spot the exit...

so why can't i do it...

As you need to turn the bars to make the corner :twisted:

delcol

i took my bars off to save weight...

stevet1992

delcol wrote:

i took my bars off to save weight...

Grip the steerer tube then ? or did you take the forks off to save weight aswell ? Constant wheelies FTW

Northwind

dave_hill wrote:

To go left, turn the handlebars to the left. To go right, turn them to the right.

Do I win £5?

Depends, have you ever heard of countersteering

colt

[quote=" and there's one corner on FtD where I have to put an arm around the tree on the apex and winch myself round
*so I'm told[/quote]

This tree, it wouldnt be above the pools would it ?about 3/4 of the way through sect 15? I'm sure I'm wearing the bark off that one!