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i have a stupid question about lean angle. I am not trying to break any records... i'm just curious about technique because i'd like to increase my margin for error.
I find then when i lean off the bike into a corner and reduce lean angle by a bit, the bikes natural tendency is to go straighter by a bit. Not surprising. Less lean means less tendency for the fork to turn in. i suppose if i had less rake in the fork, the bike would turn in more aggressively for a given lean. To be completely clear, i'm hardly leaning much at all, but it still feels really crappy.
When i'm not trying very hard, I shift outside foot forward a bit, turn with my chest and look down the turn. all of that feels great. But the second but in some effort and i get my chest over the inside of the turn the bike stands up and tries to go straight.
does everyone feel this way? or am i doing something really stupid?