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Originally Posted by jschorr
it was also stated that when you lean with your body you naturally push on the inside bar.....isn't that what you want for proper body position during a turn? because the same unconscious thinking will also weight the outside peg when you hit your lean angel and start to control your curve
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Not necessarily. If you're riding correctly and you're loose on the bars, you're holding onto your bike with your outside knee/leg in a tight corner, not holding on tightly to the bars. If you "naturally push on the inside bar" when you move into the correct body position, you may be too tight on the bars. It actually requires a physical push on the bar to get the bike set into position...set BP first and then push when you're ready to start your lean. If you PUSH the left bar, you'll lean/turn left. If you PUSH the right bar, you'll lean/turn right.
The dude above who said you countersteer on bicycles without even realizing it is correct, but the speeds and angles most street cyclists take don't require as much of an understanding of countersteering as when you're pushing the limits of speed and traction on a motorcycle. It does help to understand countersteering and how it actually works.