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View Poll Results: Countersteer! Push or Pull ?
Pull 5 10.00%
Push 41 82.00%
What's counter steer ? 4 8.00%
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Old 12-05-05, 10:37 AM   #31
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mostly it comes down to much more than just push or pull.

how you sit on the bike and riding position, also whether you have clip-ons or flat bars.

most people start by gripping the bars and taking a great deal of weight through their forearms, this leads to them holding on and subconsciously pulling the bars into corners (this generally feels more naturel), how ever if you take most of your weight through your thighs and just rest your hands on the bars, you find you can use a very light grip.

Taking a little weight through each palm and laying your fingers over the grips allows a more comfortable riding position and naturel pushing position for corners, also you are able to use your control through your thighs to more easily weight shift on corners as well.

A combination or all these points enables better cornering, with less effort and consiquentiolly longer riding at greater concentration levels before the onset of fatigue.
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