Right so I went gently down on the softest of tarmacs during a descent on Alan's ride yesterday. I was lucky, learnt a lot from the happening, and got some great advice and an article from Alan (pasted below).
Many of you guys have years of experience with cornering but some - like me - dont. So figured this could be a good read for others also.
I know there is plenty of additional knowledge out there -- do share! By the end of the day its of course all about putting it into practice for the safety of all riders including yourself but a few words on the way never hurt.
Frode
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Alan wrote:
Hi Frode,
No problem; glad you could join us! You're already strong enough to hang with the group and with a bit more time in the hills I think you'll get faster still.
Hope you're recovering from your crash....I had a grandstand view as you went down. If I can offer you a bit of advice - it looked like you were entering the corners with too much speed and were still on the brakes pretty hard through and after the apex of the turn, and you just ran out of grip. Try a little slower entry speed and smoothly release the brakes once you see the exit of the corner - this stabilises the bike and allows you to use more of the tyre's grip for cornering. You can go just as quickly overall because the exit speed is higher.
Good info on this page
http://www.flammerouge.je/content/3_factsheets/2006/descend.htm
Many of you guys have years of experience with cornering but some - like me - dont. So figured this could be a good read for others also.
I know there is plenty of additional knowledge out there -- do share! By the end of the day its of course all about putting it into practice for the safety of all riders including yourself but a few words on the way never hurt.
Frode
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Alan wrote:
Hi Frode,
No problem; glad you could join us! You're already strong enough to hang with the group and with a bit more time in the hills I think you'll get faster still.
Hope you're recovering from your crash....I had a grandstand view as you went down. If I can offer you a bit of advice - it looked like you were entering the corners with too much speed and were still on the brakes pretty hard through and after the apex of the turn, and you just ran out of grip. Try a little slower entry speed and smoothly release the brakes once you see the exit of the corner - this stabilises the bike and allows you to use more of the tyre's grip for cornering. You can go just as quickly overall because the exit speed is higher.
Good info on this page
http://www.flammerouge.je/content/3_factsheets/2006/descend.htm