Essential flat corner technique 3 of 6

Lean your bike and generate some camber thrust!

Hi all!

Welcome to step 3 of 6 in our essential flat corner technique series. There is no end to mastering this fundamental skill. Be sure to see:

Essential flat corner technique 1 of 6: Sweet, sinusoidal silliness

Essential flat corner technique 2 of 6: What should your feet do in corners?

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First of all,

How a bike corners

At tricycle speeds, steering works fine. At speeds above walking pace, lean your bike so the wheel generates camber thrust.

Set the lean angle then let the bars do what they want. Watch:

Your bike is made to corner. It loves to corner! The issue is always the human on the bike: We try too hard and hold too tight.

For basic turns all you have to do is balance on your foot then lean the bike. From there we layer on more skills, and cornering gets better and better.