Technique:
Do you stand up when cornering?
I've been more of a sit down rider in the past but I'm starting to think standing up allows more movement on the bike etc.
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Technique: Do you stand up when cornering?
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Posted 4 months ago #
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Always unless I'm at the end of a long run and my arms/legs are nackered.
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'Carve' the corners in most cases so semi stood up moving the bike underneath you, Jedi will be able to help you with this.
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Lots of different types of corners require different techniques and positions. Brian Lope's book is worth a read, he's quite good a getting through the twistys.
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99.9% of the time.
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yep, always stand
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Never thought about it before until now... how odd...
Depends on many factors - speed, terrain, tightness of corner, if there's a berm to support you, bike you're riding, level of exhaustion from the ride so far, etc.
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So, all you 99.9% and always guys... even riding gradually uphill on a fireroad?!?
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The only time I sit when cornering is just riding along on roads, fireroads etc. Any trail riding I'm on my feet.
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Strangely this is where the skill compensation/laziness of FS affects me, when I'm on my hardtail I stand 99% of the time but on my FS it far less, matbe half the time!! This is strictly XC mind, none of that crazy stuff that requires proper skillz...
Recently I've been nticing a lot more threads etc about improving skills and it's got me thinking about my own bad habits so I reckon it's about time I booked myself on a refresher day, can anyone recommend one that's aimed at XC??
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@Adam Buckland.... depends on what you want out of your skills day.
Phone around a few, and discuss how they could assist you.
Are you willing to travel?
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Cannot think of a hard fast rule apart from steady non technical uphill is usually sat down. Everything else just "depends". Bit tricky downhill is probably stood up more than sat, unless I am mincing with one leg stuck out
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I only sit down when I'm going uphill.
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@Xiphon I guess I'm going to have to travel as I live in West Berks and I assume that most of these guys are in more geographically challeging areas??
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I guess I'm going to have to travel as I live in West Berks and I assume that most of these guys are in more geographically challeging areas??
Jedi's not too far from you and will target your requirements Posted 4 months ago # -
What's the point of having suspension if you stand up...I've learnt to jump sat down aswell now.
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Always always stand up, what the below video
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Adam - anywhere S of The Wash & E of Bristol means Jedi is the best bloke you can go and see. Some might even say you can forget the bit between "S" and "l"
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psling - Member
You're confusing 'bend' with 'corner'.So, all you 99.9% and always guys... even riding gradually uphill on a fireroad?!?
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So, all you 99.9% and always guys... even riding gradually uphill on a fireroad?!?
I think I only rode my mtb up hill a couple of times last year
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Thanks for the pointer, I'll drop Jedi a line.
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There's a number of very good reasons why sitting down is one of the most 'crash inducing' things you can do while riding.
What's the point of having suspension if you stand up...I've learnt to jump sat down aswell now.
Suspension is there to aid grip, increased comfort is just a bonus
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Stand up and get your weight forward to get more traction off the front tyre. Watch some BMX track racing for inspiration.
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simon1975 - Member
FTFY!Stand up and get your weight forward to get more traction
offon the front tyre. Watch some BMX track racing for inspiration.Posted 4 months ago # -
simon1975 - Member
Stand up and get your weight forward to get more traction
offfrom the front tyre. Watch some BMX track racing for inspiration.Betterer?
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Much betterer!
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depends on corner shurely?
I remember seeing the start of the Dalby XC world cup, a big flat grass wide radius corner. All the pros going round it sat down cornering like roadies do, leaning bike well over. Obviously weight shifted a bit on the saddle but deffo not properly stood up.
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If it's a downhill corner, I usually find my technique of sitting down, feet off the pedals, death grip on the bars and squealing like a 6 year old girl has served me well this far
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Give me strength.
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If it's a downhill corner, I usually find my technique of sitting down, feet off the pedals, death grip on the bars and squealing like a 6 year old girl has served me well this far
surely the only time feet are on pedals is when you're going uphill, anything else and you're not acting like a kid. bikes are designed so we can act like kids, MEDICAL FACT.
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By the sound of things I think i've been falling into bad habits / laziness and sitting too much. I'm definitely seated at least 50% of the time on flat / rolling terrain, and only really a commited out of the seat rider when pointed downhill or over rooty and rocky sections.
I posted this question as i've been trying to establish why some of our riding group are faster than others on the local singletrack trails, and the standing/seated technique difference was something I noticed.
It certainly makes sense now I think about it.
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They're faster because they pump the bike over the terrain.
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Tend not to stand up in the car or on the motorbike but rarely corner seated on the MTB.
It's best to push the bike into the corner while maintaining your c-of-g and I find it difficult to do this when seated normally.
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Sit down rider? I'm not having a go, but I'm guessing you didn't spend to much time on rigid bikes.
I stand 99% of the time when cornering. 1% is probably when I have run out of carbs and am half dead!
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I got in early with full-suss riding so that might explain it!
Excited now about my next ride, hoping for a revelation!
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