Originally Posted by mcjimbosandwich

Thanks for the responses, guys. I do have one other question regarding the late apex as i'm having trouble picturing it in the context of a switchback. So let me know if im thinking of this correctly.

Scrub off most of the speed going into the turn. Go into the turn later than if it were a 90 degree turn (i take it that a very hard lean is required), and let gravity accelerate the bike through the turn. Hold the lean until i reach the bottom section and then straighten the bike.

On another note, how fast have you hit switchbacks in a race? I'm trying to get a sense of what i need to acclimate myself to do when doing practice runs on the course.