Originally Posted by
IthaDan
Lower your seat, unclip and go slow, but not so slow you have to turn your bars to maintain balance. It'll come with repitition.
Don't unclip. Your feet will be subject to slipping off the pedals if you're trying to ride unclipped on clipless. Lower your saddle, be loose on the bike. Let the bike move around under you. Your legs and arms offer more suspension than a 9" travel bike. Lean back only enough so you don't go over the bars. For crap sakes...don't sit down.
Originally Posted by
TacomaSailor
- go too fast and the rear end starts bouncing too much causing a loss of control
False. If you go slow, there is a controllable bounce going on. As you speed up, it's a little less controllable until you hit that point where you're skittering across the edges of the steps. Then it's really smooth. If you haven't hit that smooth "washboard" feel when you're blasting stairs...you haven't gone fast enough yet. IMO...the faster the more controllable.