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pecuniumThere are a lot of "schools" of riding, and most riders aren't completely in any single one. Sure, there are people who spend all their time on the track, or doing off-road racing, but most of us mix city riding with twisties, or "slab" riding. I'm a mix of touring and twisties and city riding.
There is also a lot of posturing, esp, in the folks who are hot for corners. Me, I try not to care, and "ride my ride", but one of the things people do judge each other on, esp. at some hangout that can't be gotten to without taking some roads that need to be negotiated, rather then flown up and down is how far one has managed to lean the bike.
The funny thing is, everyone leans the bike as far as they feel comfortable. I've had my toes scrape the ground. It's a bit of s surprise, because it doesn't feel I've gone that far from the vertical.
Chicken Strips
Chicken strips is one of the names for the area on the side of the tires that isn't scrubbed to dullness from the friction of being against the road. If you look to the left of the tire (just inside the goove in the upper right) you can see the change in sheen that shows how far I've leaned the bike. I've heard of guys who use pliers to take the little nubs off. I don't care enough to make the effort. That's time I could be riding, or gardening, or taking/editing photos, doing something which actually makes me feel better.
Context
That's a longer shot of the tire, so you can see (more or less) how far I've been off the vertical. The funny thing is, from 0-15° doesn't feel like all that much. Somewhere between 15° and 20° one starts to notice. As one gets closer to 45° it starts to feel as of one is really hanging it out there.
And then, it goes away, the bike feels "straight" again, and the next thing you know something (a toe, a peg, a knee) is dragging.
There is also a lot of posturing, esp, in the folks who are hot for corners. Me, I try not to care, and "ride my ride", but one of the things people do judge each other on, esp. at some hangout that can't be gotten to without taking some roads that need to be negotiated, rather then flown up and down is how far one has managed to lean the bike.
The funny thing is, everyone leans the bike as far as they feel comfortable. I've had my toes scrape the ground. It's a bit of s surprise, because it doesn't feel I've gone that far from the vertical.
Chicken Strips
Chicken strips is one of the names for the area on the side of the tires that isn't scrubbed to dullness from the friction of being against the road. If you look to the left of the tire (just inside the goove in the upper right) you can see the change in sheen that shows how far I've leaned the bike. I've heard of guys who use pliers to take the little nubs off. I don't care enough to make the effort. That's time I could be riding, or gardening, or taking/editing photos, doing something which actually makes me feel better.
Context
That's a longer shot of the tire, so you can see (more or less) how far I've been off the vertical. The funny thing is, from 0-15° doesn't feel like all that much. Somewhere between 15° and 20° one starts to notice. As one gets closer to 45° it starts to feel as of one is really hanging it out there.
And then, it goes away, the bike feels "straight" again, and the next thing you know something (a toe, a peg, a knee) is dragging.
