Originally Posted by
Little Darwin
I think that even racers who like to pedal through corners when they can need to keep their inner pedal up when they lean into a hard corner... If it is alright for the guy in the yellow jersey to coast through a turn, I assume it is ok for me.
Plus, I feel more stable with my inner pedal up, placing some weight on the outer pedal... I don't know if it is all in my head, but I feel more confident.
That is because you are lowering your center of gravity, as well as lowering the point in which the weight is applied - from the saddle to the pedal. This is one way to turn a corner. The other is to pedal furiously without clipping the pavement