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Adventure Rider Radio – Motorcycle Podcast

Rider Skills: Getting a Grip on Gravel Cornering - Chris Birch

Adventure Rider Radio – Motorcycle Podcast

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4.9960 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Rider Skills you’ll learn how to corner in gravel confidently, you’ll pick up key tips like when to sit and when to stand, and how your bike design will affect that decision. Instructor, Chris Birch, also talks about why peg...

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You know, it's that loose gravel rolling under your tires as you come into the corner.

0:04.0

It can feel unpredictable, like you're never quite sure when that front tire is going to slide out from underneath your bike.

0:11.0

And that's unnerving for even the best riders.

0:13.5

Thrown there the heavy adventure bike and the stress levels just climb.

0:17.5

Well thankfully there is a method that will very likely change the way you feel about gravel corners.

0:22.0

On this program, our rider skills,

0:24.1

you're going to learn how to corner confidently in gravel. You're going to pick up some key tips as well,

0:28.8

like when to sit down and when to stand, and how your bike design will affect that decision standing or sitting.

0:35.9

You'll also pick up things like why peg waiting matters and how leverage comes into play

0:40.4

with peg waiting and how the dirt and asphalt corner differ and why the two shall

0:45.2

probably never meet. That's all on our exclusive Rider Skills Program today with

0:49.8

Adventure trainer and racer Chris Birch.

0:52.5

My name is Jim Martin.

0:53.4

This is Adventure Rider Radio Radio.

0:54.9

Stay with us.

0:55.5

We got a good one for you. I'm Sam Manneak.

1:03.0

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1:05.0

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1:06.0

Jocelyn Snow,

1:07.0

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1:08.0

Gie Sir John Johnson, Jimmy Lewis,

1:10.0

Elskis. This Janssen, and you're listening to Adventure Rider Radio.

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