Mr. Peanut
11th July 2006, 12:17
I was in an odd frame of mind today. Got on the pushie and started thinking about motorcycling technique.
Things I learnt, ( this was done on light gravel. )
When you wheelie to come up straight you gotta pull harder with your non dominant hand. Bikes are extremely sensitive to this, so I imagine with enough practice your technique would be flawless on an MTB. Keep you hips straight and in line with the bike.
Front wheel sliding/dynamics
When you start to feel the front going out pedaling harder puts it back into line and shares the cornering load between the two wheels.
Leaning in/out
Leaning out makes slides easier to deal with, when you lean in cornering force is increased.
Steering
Push out with the right hand to go right and vice versa for left. This decreases interferance with the front wheel and increases front wheel grip. When you pull with the other hand the tendancy is to tighten your grip and you lose traction. Keep a loose grip on the bars.
Looking where you want to go, while counter-intuitive helps with all of the above.
It was.... fun? :blink:
Things I learnt, ( this was done on light gravel. )
When you wheelie to come up straight you gotta pull harder with your non dominant hand. Bikes are extremely sensitive to this, so I imagine with enough practice your technique would be flawless on an MTB. Keep you hips straight and in line with the bike.
Front wheel sliding/dynamics
When you start to feel the front going out pedaling harder puts it back into line and shares the cornering load between the two wheels.
Leaning in/out
Leaning out makes slides easier to deal with, when you lean in cornering force is increased.
Steering
Push out with the right hand to go right and vice versa for left. This decreases interferance with the front wheel and increases front wheel grip. When you pull with the other hand the tendancy is to tighten your grip and you lose traction. Keep a loose grip on the bars.
Looking where you want to go, while counter-intuitive helps with all of the above.
It was.... fun? :blink: