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Chris Gibbs shares his tips on how to corner with confidence and have more fun on the trails
The Romans weren’t known for their trail building – maybe if they were, then we would all be riding in straight lines! Since the empire didn’t take their road building expertise onto the trails, this week’s skills focus is on how to corner.
This essential skill allows you to navigate trails with confidence, as well as saving energy and staying safer. Most importantly, good technique in corners also means you can carry more speed and have more fun.
Whether it’s long, flowing corners in the Yukon in Canada, tight switchbacks in the South of Spain, or loose, sketchy corners in Ecuador and Nepal, the basic technique is the same.
“Good technique in corners means you can carry more speed and have more fun.”
Follow Chris’ steps to mastering your corners, and avoid the common mistakes we’ve all made!
Once you’re super confident in turns of different styles and in different conditions, start trying to be further forward and take more command of the front wheel. This produces much more grip from the front tyre and can be particularly useful in wet, slippery and steep terrain.
Life would be boring without all its twists and turns, so get out there and embrace those corners!