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Cornering Technique

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Position the body and bike to corner with control and confidence.

What coaches agree on

  • Drop your outside pedal to the bottom of the stroke and push your weight through it — this loads the tyre for grip and keeps the inside pedal clear of the ground.
  • Look through the corner toward your exit, not down at the road or at whatever hazard you're trying to avoid.
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  • Corner from the drops (or an equally low, gripped position) to lower your center of gravity and balance your weight across both wheels.
  • On a clear corner, enter wide, touch the apex, and let the bike run back out wide — a smooth, rounded line carries more speed than a series of sharp adjustments.

Common mistakes

  • Grabbing a handful of brake mid-corner instead of doing all the braking before you start to turn, which breaks traction and can lock a wheel.
  • Cutting all the way to the apex on a blind or narrow corner, which can carry you across the centerline into oncoming traffic.
How NOT To Corner On A Bike!
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How NOT To Corner On A Bike!

Coach's take: Good gotchas list - the pedal-strike and target-fixation bits alone are worth the watch.

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