Cornering question - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

09-26-2004, 01:09 PM

I went to a women's cycling clinic this weekend where we spent some time
doing cornering drills. Cornering has always been a weakness of mine and no
one has ever really "taught" me how to corner. I noticed that in initiating
the turn, I push down on my inside hand, which seems to tip the bike into
the turn. When I asked the coach about this, he stated that pushing down on
the inside hand was "old school" turning and that he recommended pulling up
on the outside hand (outside leg is down and weighted in both styles). I
tried his way, which felt really awkward and sort of naturally gravitated
back to my "old school way". With the other pointers that he taught us, my
cornering improved dramatically and I felt really confident in the turns.
Later, another woman asked him about countersteering, which he said was what
I was doing by pushing down on my inside hand and that he could teach her
about it later. So what is the right way to weight the bars, or not? And
is there a consensus on a new, improved way to corner?

Cat
PS-I crossposted this to rbr