How to Ride Tight Downhill Switchbacks?

[flymango]

huh 350deg!? Are you turning almost completely around and facing only 10deg difference from entry, when exiting? Does the trail loop under itself? Sorry, I'm a little lost haha

 

but yeah I understand that the berm taken in that clip is different from the specific corner you have in mind. And although that clip is not illustrating a switchback as such... the berm railing principle is the same.

 

Off the brakes!

Outside foot down

Lean the bike more that your body

Countersteer (you'll notice the fromt wheel isn't turning in... it's straight,even slightly outwards at times)

and the hardest part of all... commit

 

Yip. If you've done Hillcrest or Contermans in Cape Town you'll know what I mean. You almost double back on yourself in the turn and drop at least 1 - 2 meters in the process.

[patches]

Yip. If you've done Hillcrest or Contermans in Cape Town you'll know what I mean. You almost double back on yourself in the turn and drop at least 1 - 2 meters in the process.

 

umm I think you meant 170deg then

 

I'm guessing something like this (minus the bail of course )

 

http://img.bnqt.com/CMS/bnqt/network/bnqt.com/media/editor/0001-63679c7c-4fb08bb6-174a-6101b788.png

 

but yeah.. 350deg could be quite cool... some thing like this:

 

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/28913214.jpg

 

being on wood could make any planned drifting pretty dangerous

Edited June 14, 2012 by patches

[flymango]

umm I think you meant 170deg then

 

I'm guessing something like this (minus the bail of course )

 

http://img.bnqt.com/CMS/bnqt/network/bnqt.com/media/editor/0001-63679c7c-4fb08bb6-174a-6101b788.png

 

but yeah.. 350deg could be quite cool... some thing like this:

 

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/28913214.jpg

 

being on wood could make any planned drifting pretty dangerous

 

Never was good at geometry - 180 is a straight line in my speak. But yes, I mean like the top picture although maybe not such a severe drop-off.

[patches]

Never was good at geometry - 180 is a straight line in my speak. But yes, I mean like the top picture although maybe not such a severe drop-off.

 

hahaha! don't worry... I barely passed myself!

 

pity though... I was getting excited wondering where in SA there was a cool spirally structure to ride down!

[RockCoach]

 

 

Never was good at geometry - 180 is a straight line in my speak. But yes, I mean like the top picture although maybe not such a severe drop-off.

 

Put it this way... The switchback is a 180 degree corner in that your bike's angle changes that amount. If you approached the corner backwards you could swing the bike through full 360.

 

Edited June 14, 2012 by slick