Mountain Biking - left vs right

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Encrypted
09-11-03, 08:16 PM
left vs right


Encrypted
09-11-03, 08:17 PM
no reason just wondering.

Maelstrom
09-11-03, 09:07 PM
Either...


Dannihilator
09-11-03, 10:08 PM
Either

mountaindew
09-11-03, 11:11 PM
I'm right handed but my left foot is forward, assuming thats what you meant.

Encrypted
09-12-03, 05:31 AM
yea but if you were not thinking about it and went to bunny hop or do a jump what foot would be foward?

Hunter
09-12-03, 07:18 AM
Either as well depends on the situation.

RussellM
09-12-03, 08:10 AM
Right handed, and right food goes forward.

I have trouble even just coasting down the road with my left foot forward. Really need to work on that.

Encrypted
09-12-03, 01:36 PM
Supose it dosnt matter just wondering.

Maelstrom
09-12-03, 01:44 PM
Well I am a natural left foot forward right handed person. I trained myself to start playing with right foot forward in order to protect my knees and not be so one sided. Sometimes at speed if you hit a drop or something you really can't get your chocolate foot forward, so it is best to know how to jump and land using either.

Stubacca
09-12-03, 01:59 PM
Primarily left foot (right handed), but can do either when needed.

I've always been a left-foot kicker of a soccer ball (but right foot kicker of a rugby ball.... weird, eh? :D). As Maelstrom said, it pays to be able to do both!

d_D
09-12-03, 07:48 PM
I primaraly do it with my left foot forward but can do it the other way, just not as well.

I am generally better at doing stuff with my right hand.

copper RS
09-13-03, 11:58 AM
right hand, left foot forward if possible

Transparent
09-13-03, 12:31 PM
right foot fwd, right handed

Dazza
09-13-03, 02:35 PM
I must be some sort of freak :)

Left handed (kinda ambidextrous) and right foot forward.

Nic
09-13-03, 03:13 PM
Right handeded, right footed, politically far left.

skdsl
09-15-03, 06:01 AM
right and right, but I do use the left foot too. So not always right, just don't tell the wife I said that:)

My old big chainring had two flatspots where the teeth were ground down when climbing over things. I thought this was normal until I saw one that only had the one flatspot. The rider must have only been able to use their chocolate foot.