Originally Posted by unterhausen

If there is any skill a cyclist needs to learn it's not holding on to the bars like death. Or as I like to say, the bike knows which way to go. If you have a relaxed hold on the bars, the steering mechanics take care of themselves. There are videos of riderless bikes that show this natural phenomenon. The videos of cyclists intentionally countersteering in this thread make me think they are going to crash. Nobody turns with an exaggerated movement like that. You can watch downhill racers all day and not see anything like that.