Cornering

Introduction To Footwork Footwork is essentially the interplay we create with our feet in order to direct (corner) the bike. When we coast with level feet, we refer to this as ‘neutral feet’ or having our feet at 9 and 3 o’clock. From a level footed stance, we want to pressure the outside foot to…

Use of Arms When Cornering While most of our cornering power comes from the low body, learning to raise the outside elbow during the downward stroke of the outside foot will help to turn the shoulders as our footwork turns the hips. Riders often ask me what they should be doing with their arms and…

Simon sits down with coach Dave Thoms to discuss one-footed turns.

Simon sits down with coach Dave Thoms to discuss one-footed turns.

Left Hand Turns Most riders turn left better than right. This has to do with the majority of riders being right handed and right leg dominant. That said, riders who lead right foot forward sometimes prefer right hand turns, as it’s their ‘back-foot turn’ – which can be easier to access. Whatever foot you lead……

Right Hand Turns While cornering in either direction our principles should remain the same for the most part. That said, about 90% of riders have a stronger left hand turn than right hand turn, which makes this an interesting topic. Most right handed people will prefer to turn left as will many left handed riders.……

Simon sits down with coach Dave to discuss snapping turns.

Simon sits down with coach Dave Thoms to discuss bermed turns.

Simon sits down with coach Linnea to discuss bike-body separation in turns.