So I figured it out today. I was just cruising along and I turned
right. I know that was easy already, but I figured out that I was
leaning my body to the left, and the cycle was leaning to the right.
So, I decided to lean to the right, and the cycle went left!
I know that people are talking about "counter steering," but this
confused me a little because you don't really counter steer a bicycle.
Maybe it is called that, but if you have ever ridden a motorcycle then
you know what real counter steering is. On a motorcycle in order to
turn at high speed you actually push the right grip hard to turn right.
In other words you steer left, but go right. This is counter steering
the way I learned it, and so you can see why I was a little confused
about the way the term was being used. In truth I'm sure that it is
achieving the same effect of getting the bike to lean in the right
direction.
I still have a lot of practice ahead of me before I will feel
comfortable on a lot of the trails here, but for now I think I'm ready
to hit some easy XC terrain.
Thanks again,
Jerry
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