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Old 04-22-06 | 02:31 PM
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maunakea
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Cornering technique at speed, 20"

I've put Stelvio tires, and Crank Bros. Mallet C pedals, on my DT FS. My FS is now much faster than the Helios P8 I tested. Which brings me to .... cornering technique at speed for tall riders, i.e., very top heavy on a folder. What I've arrived at is a motocross technique of "pushing the bike down", i.e., increasing the lean angle of the bike while shifting the rider's weight to the higher edge of the saddle.

At slow speed, hanging your inside leg out and forward, also a motorcross technique, works, but if you use cleats, you have to uncleat and recleat to use the technique. Not something to do at high speed.

Any other high speed cornering techniques for tall riders on 20" wheel bikes?
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