lot of opinions on here.. read somewhere to put weight on outside grip? that sounds well.. wrong! Do what Droo said.. Im taking everyone giving advice here has mastered it? Tires has very little to do with it, yes If you have the skill down 100% its about the tire but im telling you GM or Sam Hill will ride circles around most of us with slick tires. About the tecnique.. Go put some flat pedals on your mtbike. Drop your saddle this will give you more confidence. Now go find a dirt road or smooth-ish singletrack corner. build a bit of speed and in the standing up position with your arms bent a bit try get your upperbody weight over your inside grip. I find when Im waxing a turn thats often where my weight is. Its a good starting point, then dangle your foot alongside you so that when that front wheel does go you dont hit the deck. or unclip your inside foot when you approach the corner if you dont have flats. Hold those bars if you feel your front wheel is going, youre riding the bike, not it you.. force it into the line you want to ride. Contrary as it sounds, cornering fast is different to floating winding singletrack.. Go do it over and over.. Eventually you'll be going 4 x the speed and wont even touch down with your front foot. When your confidence is up, put the clips back on. when youre riding tutted trails dont try ride inside them inless the ruts are very deep and bumpy, ride in them. heres kind of what I ment...obviously this is smooth ish, ball bearing surface, with a semi slick park tire.
