Talk to me about tires and cornering techniques

[SheFly]

Something that has definitely helped me with the corners this year is to look THROUGH the corner, not AT the corner. What I mean is, when approaching the corner on your bike, look through it to where you are going to exit. This will help you to steer through the corner more smoothly.

Once you are through the corner, it's out of the saddle for 3-5 (or more, depending) HARD pedal strokes to get back up to speed as quickly as possible.

Just my $0.02, but it seems to be working well for me - helped me put distance on two racers yesterday.

SheFly

[madisongrrl]

WTB wier wolf clincher...great back tire for muck...I slap it on when I cannot keep a nice smooth spin across a really gunky field. Only tried it on the back.
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It's a great all-around tire. I race on those tires exclusively and love them.