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[QUOTE="wayneg, post: 632938, member: 24675"] After reading through my post I thought I'd better try and qualify what I was trying to say. Thank you for your posts on this subject as it has forced me to think a little bit more about this area which has always been a weakness for me, and to try and figure out where I'm going wrong. I have found that the front end pushing seems to be more obvious for me in a downhill situation, as theres more weight on the front wheel. The answer is to lean the bike more and turn the handlebars less, however if you are going between trees or a narrow space sometimes it isn't practical to do this, and you end up having to turn without leaning at all. In these cases getting your weight as far back as possible definitely helps. Also by trying to ride as slowly as you possibly can (balance permitting) you gain better feedback as to what the front wheel is doing, and also time to correct any mistakes. One of the things that one of our local expert riders has told me is that I need to slow down to minimise my points during a trial, and I think that it would definitely help in this situation. I usually have problems with bumpy downhill off camber turns because with the upside down forks and no fork brace on my bike I get a bit of fork flex which makes the steering feel a bit vague. The problem with tucking under or pushing seems to happen in this situation several times during a turn as I over correct by leaning or by turning the handlebars too much or not enough. Also when hitting the bumps the steering geometry changes a little bit as the forks compress and rebound. So this particular skill seems to be something that is very important to practice a lot to save some dabs and the ocassional splat during a trial. By the way the Ryan Young video is a good investment in my opinion as well. :thumb: [/QUOTE]
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