lawlberg
Booth Babe
Eric mentioned it - new thread it is!
Background on me - the ARC I took yesterday was my first MSF course in the year and a half I've been riding. I've watched countless technique videos and read books, practiced on my own in lots and on the street. Took the MFS ARC yesterday and learned some things! Also took my chicken strips from about 3/4 of an inch to half a mm by the end of the day
My natural instinct when cornering aggressively is to scoot my butt over a bit, move my head towards the mirror, elbow down and knee out, hugging the tank with my outside leg and looking through the corner.
COW was taught in the ARC, it seemed good but to me it felt more natural to hang off more than it allowed. The main thing was that I would point my knee out - I know that's mainly to just be a feeler when you're leaned over more to avoid going too far - but it feels better for me.
One of the things the rider coaches emphasized was that these were just tools, not telling us when to use each specific technique. Hanging off is more aggressive, so in traffic it might not be best but it does allow you to decrease the lean angle of the bike even more, which is always nice on the poor quality roads around me.
Anyway, I don't have any real questions, but just looking to start a conversation about differences and preferences in the techniques.
Background on me - the ARC I took yesterday was my first MSF course in the year and a half I've been riding. I've watched countless technique videos and read books, practiced on my own in lots and on the street. Took the MFS ARC yesterday and learned some things! Also took my chicken strips from about 3/4 of an inch to half a mm by the end of the day
My natural instinct when cornering aggressively is to scoot my butt over a bit, move my head towards the mirror, elbow down and knee out, hugging the tank with my outside leg and looking through the corner.
COW was taught in the ARC, it seemed good but to me it felt more natural to hang off more than it allowed. The main thing was that I would point my knee out - I know that's mainly to just be a feeler when you're leaned over more to avoid going too far - but it feels better for me.
One of the things the rider coaches emphasized was that these were just tools, not telling us when to use each specific technique. Hanging off is more aggressive, so in traffic it might not be best but it does allow you to decrease the lean angle of the bike even more, which is always nice on the poor quality roads around me.
Anyway, I don't have any real questions, but just looking to start a conversation about differences and preferences in the techniques.