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Bloody cyclists always get in the way!
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Quote:I did mine over 25 years ago, but remember when you had to salon thought the cones this is where riders should be picking the the idea and feel for countersteering



When riding at low speed, like manoeuvring through the cones on the old part 1, you keep the bike upright and turn the wheel in the direction in which you wish to go.  This is low speed control. 

At what speed do you start to cunter steer?  I dunno, one doesn't think about positioning your bike when you are riding it, not once you have the hang of it anyway.  But 15mph, 20mph maybe 25mph, by that time you need to counter steer.
And once at speed, with all the gyroscopic forces involved, the only way you will make the bike turn is to kick that front wheel out a wee bit.  Everything else you try is, unless you take your hands of the bars, still counter steering.  And I think we all know that if you try to get about without placing your hands on the bars you probably won't get far.
It's frustrating that when there is only one way to make a bike change direction, only one method of being in control, that it is still seen as something worthy of debate or even controversial to some.
Any of the young lads, or now young lassies at work getting into bikes, it's something I always mention to em.  Yup it sounds weird when you have just started riding, but I suggest they try what Grahamm has suggested.  It's easy, and of course you were doing it anyway.
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Re: Bloody cyclists always get in the way! - by peterjca - 04-05-13, 11:28 AM
Re: Bloody cyclists always get in the way! - by VNA - 04-05-13, 11:41 AM

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