Riding technique

popstar

After watching this video ( http://vimeo.com/7448122 ), and noticing other people do it ... wondered what is it all about? I am sorry for being thick beginner, myself tried doing the same thing in corners+berms ... all I managed to do was just displace rear wheel from line and all it gave me is a little twitching into corner. I mean am sure I looked like cock lifting rear wheel off line? How is this called anyway? And how its done properly ... youtube or etc theory suggestion would be welcome for me to learn.

RichMTB

Its called drifting and in 90% of situations its slower than just taking the right line round the corner.

Its only really effective if the corner is very tight

popstar

So that basically means a show-off? I only wonder why it took me so hard to drift back wheel on long sweeping corners. With shorter turns it wasn't much of a problem.

al2098

Thats sort of like drifting but he's doing it when he doesn't need to. Looks like he's just kicking up some dirt off the trail maybe to show off the camera technology which appears to be of good quality. I would say its poor technique he's displaying.
Of no benifit to a competent rider. People tend to drift on off camber steep corners and alot of them tend to be pros that carry it off well. Others end up in the shrubs.. :oops:

JamesBrckmn

looks a bit like a 90 hop he's doing on some of the corners, not good technique, and drifitng damges the trail and your tyres

stumpyjon

Second what the others have said, he's just showing off really. The key to riding berms etc. fast is keeping your weight central on the bike, elbows out legs slightly bent. This stance gives you space to move around the bike and keeps the front wheel on the ground massively aiding traction and steering.

popstar

Hmmm ... nice info coming on skillz . I guess not many bikers achieve that high level in order to drift on kerbs. Guess thats where peeps start moaning about softness of the frame?