Mongooser Posted February 7, 2017 Share I want start cornering faster,to be specific im struggling in rutted Flat ground corners,ive tried to use the side of the ruts as berms cost me a lever,half the time I'm slipping all over the place because I can't corner it and I lose time,the area is the 3rd section of the downhill line for the races at heldeberg,mainly where it happens,not sure of the technique since im always riding hard packed corners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Stafford Posted February 7, 2017 Share I want start cornering faster,to be specific im struggling in rutted Flat ground corners,ive tried to use the side of the ruts as berms cost me a lever,half the time I'm slipping all over the place because I can't corner it and I lose time,the area is the 3rd section of the downhill line for the races at heldeberg,mainly where it happens,not sure of the technique since im always riding hard packed corners Read this: http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/article/how-to-ride-flat-turns-at-maximum-speed-44673/ It helped me both offroad and on the road. Paul Ruinaard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongooser Posted February 7, 2017 Share Read this: http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/article/how-to-ride-flat-turns-at-maximum-speed-44673/ It helped me both offroad and on the road.Will read it thanks[emoji106] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimthor Posted February 7, 2017 Share Good article regarding what to do. I have been practicing and found that when leaning the bike it helps to push down into the turn and have to hand at the top as light as it can be. Disclaimer, I really suck at cornering, but have small epiphanies. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomberman Posted February 7, 2017 Share may sound stupid, but what I do is as soon as I hit a corner put my foot out in line with my fork. Helps me take corners much faster if you have no burm to use. This allows your center of gravity to be more on the front wheel providing grip in the corner Mongooser and Long Wheel Base 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Vegmot Posted February 7, 2017 Share may sound stupid, but what I do is as soon as I hit a corner put my foot out in line with my fork. Helps me take corners much faster if you have no burm to use. This allows your center of gravity to be more on the front wheel providing grip in the cornerNope. This will not work for mongooser who is a purist roadie turned into xc racer. Only the lightest pedals and shoes will do, and thus he uses clipless. For everyone on flats though, great tegniek! popcorn_skollie and nonky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted February 7, 2017 Share You have to find the point so you can lean the bike over hard and keep your weight perfectly over that point. But there is also a limit to how fast you can take flat corners. Mongooser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 7, 2017 Share Lean the bike, close your eye's and hope for the best T-Bob, EmptyB, AlanD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted February 7, 2017 Share Nope. This will not work for mongooser who is a purist roadie turned into xc racer. Only the lightest pedals and shoes will do, and thus he uses clipless. For everyone on flats though, great tegniek!Eh? He's 14 and owns a jump bike and a DH bike Never seen him near a set of cleats Jewbacca and Eddy Gordo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave303e Posted February 8, 2017 Share on the mx/offroad bikes we set out 2 traffic cones on a flat piece of dirt and start riding around them in a big arc, and slowly then take the corners tighter and tighter, and from there progress to riding around the cones in a figure of 8. On a bicycle this is gonna be a horribly boring and tedious task but it does help with cornering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raydek Posted February 8, 2017 Share https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUzS_vSuBbI AlanD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipV Posted February 8, 2017 Share Eh? He's 14 and owns a jump bike and a DH bike Never seen him near a set of cleatsNaah I think Petri is just trolling. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Kalahari Vegmot, Mongooser and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanD Posted February 8, 2017 Share I read an article a while back about cornering like you on rails. Essentially, you turn your hips into the corner in the direction you want to go which helps a ton but really not as easy as it sounds. If you really flexible then it would be a lot easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted February 8, 2017 Share 1. Don't take riding advice from people on an internet forum2. Go on to youtube and look up Fabien Barel flat corners. He's a 2x DH world champion who's made a bunch of instructional video's. Hairy, NickGM, Eddy Gordo and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted February 8, 2017 Share I read an article a while back about cornering like you on rails. Essentially, you turn your hips into the corner in the direction you want to go which helps a ton but really not as easy as it sounds. If you really flexible then it would be a lot easier. the hip turn helps maintain your body's CoG over the tyre contact patch with the ground, and helps you lean that bike over, especially when you keep your feet on the pedals when cornering. But for foot-out guys, it's a little bit different. examples with hip turn and feet on pedals: Mr EWS himselfhttp://keyassets.timeincuk.net/inspirewp/live/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2014/12/carpark-cornering-1.jpg Mitch Turnalotohttp://www.mountainflyermagazine.com/img/upimages/eddie_clark/2013/GravityNats/EClark_130803_0307.jpg Josh Ratboy Brycelandhttp://www.mtbtelevision.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Meribel-700x600.jpg Sam Hill:http://fstatic1.mtb-news.de/img/photos/3/4/0/2/2/_/medium/SamHillSchladmingDH.jpg For foot-out, being centered between the wheels in a fore-aft direction, is better, as you will use stamp your foot to generate a pivot point if the wheel's start skidding. Examples: Sam Hill: Sam Hill:http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/stories/2013/02/28/max_hill_g7k0665.jpg http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb2165999/p4pb2165999.jpg Because Sam Hill rides flats, he is a very good example of the two styles of cornering: feet up, or foot down, and how the body weight is distributed and whether the bike is leaned or not. Mongooser, KingTJ, AlanD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted February 8, 2017 Share 1. Don't take riding advice from people on an internet forum2. Go on to youtube and look up Fabien Barel flat corners. He's a 2x DH world champion who's made a bunch of instructional video's. given 1), he didn't even get to 2). AdrianDJ, Frank.Hutt, Bike Find and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now