Road riding and getting your knee down...
Discussion
Firstly, I can't get my knee down on the track let alone on the road. But the knee sliders thread got me thinking, could/should you really get your knee down on the road.
Maybe I don't understand the physics of it, but surely you must have to be doing quite a fast pace to get your knee down on the road?
A few of my friends go off to a local retail park and get their knee down around a couple of roundabouts but they're doing about 30mph around those. A few have been nicked for without due care and attention due to cars potentially not being able to see them. But they still do it, each to their own I suppose.
I suppose my real question is, should I be able to do it on the road through some of the real twisty sections we have in narrrfulk... Or would I have to be riding silly to be able to do it?
Either way I won't be as I still have what I call "contact patch fear".
Maybe I don't understand the physics of it, but surely you must have to be doing quite a fast pace to get your knee down on the road?
A few of my friends go off to a local retail park and get their knee down around a couple of roundabouts but they're doing about 30mph around those. A few have been nicked for without due care and attention due to cars potentially not being able to see them. But they still do it, each to their own I suppose.
I suppose my real question is, should I be able to do it on the road through some of the real twisty sections we have in narrrfulk... Or would I have to be riding silly to be able to do it?
Either way I won't be as I still have what I call "contact patch fear".
Interesting replies. Thanks guys.
Maybe some of my issue is I know I'm not moving around in the seat, so I'm not really "at one" with the bike as much as I could be.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to be able to do it, but as I said I have a real fear on front tyre contact patch.
Maybe with a bit more riding experience and a couple of riding courses I've got booked up maybe the confidence will come
Maybe some of my issue is I know I'm not moving around in the seat, so I'm not really "at one" with the bike as much as I could be.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to be able to do it, but as I said I have a real fear on front tyre contact patch.
Maybe with a bit more riding experience and a couple of riding courses I've got booked up maybe the confidence will come
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