This is useful in the event that you have to hop onto the sidewalk when a car cuts you off or you see a pot hole in the middle of the road. Mountain Bikers and Bike Commuters can both benefit from this Tech Tip!
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Cool, thanks! That will be really useful, time to start practising!
In slomo you can see he’s actually steering toward the object– and would hit it– but hops to avoid it. So it’s actually simpler than he describes because his momentum is basically forward.
Which brings up the dilemma: If you don’t have lateral room to steer toward the object because it’s right next to your tire, whadda’ya do? Maybe just hop up as hard as possible anyway… at that point, what do you have to loose?