Any advice on cornering?

graeme_s-2

imafatman wrote:

This is the first time I've heard of counter-steering and I thought it was nuts but thinking about my own riding I'm pretty sure that's just how most people with any semblance of riding ability will naturally ride. Cycling without counter-steering would be basically impossible.

I just don't think you need to spend ages trying to practise it cos that's more likely to get you confused and end in tears. Just practising riding around corners at speed in a car park and you should just get it.

This.

If you can ride a bicycle without stabilisers, then you already know everything you need to about countersteering.

It's like saying you need to learn about gaseous exchange to improve your cycling. You're already doing it - forget about it.

sungod

man+machine wrote:

Cos? and Confused? Okay. :roll:

i see no confusion at all, as your post history demonstrates, your presence on this forum is solely to spam your wordpress sites - which, of course, i am not clicking on

Cotterend

A year or so ago I stopped cornering by steering into it, and instead just leaned into it. I think this is in fact counter steering.

The corner can be taken faster, but it is a little weird: I keep my head in line with my body so the world cants over and it can be difficult to keep the bend in sight! But fun...

kingrollo

Im not the greatest descender - but leaning and not steering has helped me a bit - you can also practice on slower roads - my commute is traffic intense - so I am not hammering it - but i have been practising lines around corners - probably not any faster but it feels smoother !

JTUK

Try getting on to a British Cycling accredited coaching course. This is a good site to look for events near you:

https://www.riderhq.com/events?q=Training&a=SEARCH&type=&distance=&postcode=