Would you, should you, could you dangle?

[William]

Taking tricks from the world of MotoGP....crazy? Or crazy like a fox?

"The Dangle may just be the most inappropriate and useless bit of Cycling technique ever, or it could be the answer to your cornering prayers...."

http://www.velominati.com/technique/the_dangle/









William

[jdp211]

In CX? All the time. On the road? Almost never, maybe on a low speed icy corner.

[toastedbread]

In CX? All the time. On the road? Almost never, maybe on a low speed icy corner.

Yup, countless times through any technical cx course (or mtb trail) but pretty much only in emergencies on road.

[paulh]

Oh, sorry. I thought this was the penis measurement thread.

[dustyrider]

I don't like stickng my feet out on the trails around here. Way too many rocks. But certainly use the dangle from time to time when conditions warrant.

[commonguy001]

I just love VR46
Works great riding dirt bikes... BRAP

[kasak]

Nah, I can see out of my left eye. Besides no one is going to overtake the guy in the back anyway.

[Black Dog]

This thread is not about wether to wear underwear?

[bcroslin]

I've done it during CX races. Buddy of mine told me a friend of his broke his leg doing it and so I haven't done it since.

[Gummee]

I was out last Sat and was dangling every time I had to go round a corner.

That weight shift seemed to help keep the front end planted.

YMMV

M

[edukaycheon]

Yeah, I have very little tread on my tires on the CX bike (I have new tires, just waiting for my new wheelset to put them to use) so I'm always putting a leg out. Used to be because I was scared of sliding, but it's helping with weight distribution and taking corners faster, at least in my mind

[Dr Luxurious]

i do it on the velodrome

[josephr]

on purpose?

[Fatty]

It's all about the ANGLE of the DANGLE !

[malcolm]

Valentino Rossi makes a lot of things look good. Haven't followed motoGP for a while, but pre ducati in the yamaha days he was a god. Shumaker on a motorcycle.

Not to derail but a few minutes of the greatest motorcycle racing ever filmed Rossi and Lorenzo at catalunya

https://vimeo.com/32756097

[William]

Valentino Rossi makes a lot of things look good. Haven't followed motoGP for a while, but pre ducati in the yamaha days he was a god. Shumaker on a motorcycle.

Not to derail but a few minutes of the greatest motorcycle racing ever filmed Rossi and Lorenzo at catalunya

https://vimeo.com/32756097

Pure Rossi magic!:cool:





William

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . so no, uh, dangle for me!

:banana::banana::banana:

BBD

[edukaycheon]

Not to get too off topic, but Marquez puts on a great show in all his races, nothing like the Catalunya pass before the line comes to mind but he's one of the reasons I watch MotoGP highlights

[brando]

I've done it during CX races. Buddy of mine told me a friend of his broke his leg doing it and so I haven't done it since.

Broke his leg doing it in a CX race?

I've never heard that, but it's definitely helped prevent a ton of wash out crashes. And it's the only way to ride some off-camber stuff. BTW I've usually heard it called "the outrigger".

[Davist]

We did it (not really in races, but for photos) in bmx, because it looked "moto".

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sp04NifTlj4/TIeuoEXIwPI/AAAAAAAAAcI/tedMgPe1_Aw/s1600/rlburmslide.JPG

Outrigger on offcamber/slippery stuff in mtb definitely, on road, maybe 1x per 10k miles on ice or something for me personally

[Dr Luxurious]

I totally remember that pic! ^^^^^
Love the caption!

[cdn_bacon]

Oh, sorry. I thought this was the penis measurement thread.

well done. can't stop laughing.