Carving at it's Best!

[Cutiyo]

 

[Alex Zavalny]

Very nice. And that glowing helmet - oh wow

[mike_bike_kite]

Just curious but is the carving thing supposed to be an advanced technique? Why do you do it? Is it just to stop any following EUC riders and motorbikes from overtaking? Or are you just swinging along with the music - which I quite liked - what was it? Also curious how you would feel if the other cars were swerving from side to side and perhaps veering over the divider lane into the opposing lanes?

[RagingGrandpa]

Groundhog day :p

On 4/21/2020 at 2:03 PM, mike_bike_kite said:

But what's the advantage of carving? is it just style? is it to stop the wheel from wobbling? is it to wear the tyre out quicker? is it to annoy drivers behind? or is it to scythe down as many pedestrians as possible?

 

On 4/23/2020 at 11:03 AM, RagingGrandpa said:

 

[mike_bike_kite]

You have a better memory than me but, I suppose, at least I'm consistent. I guess if it keeps you happy, and it impresses your mates, then you just continue wobbling all over the road  

[Tawpie]

haha... why carve? Besides it helping keep my feet from going numb and giving myself something to do, it just feels fantastic. It can be a lot like a power turn in the cold smoke, it's one-wheel float on 11, a coordinated turn in an aircraft, a lap around the Nürburgring. Honestly, for me, it's the very best part of riding on the pavement!

Edited September 1, 2021 by Tawpie

[mike_bike_kite]

I understand and a small carve could even be said to make wobbles less likely etc but swerving wildly, taking up your whole lane, just looks pointless and dangerous to me. I don't think it would really endear you to other road users either. 

[5Cauac]

Aggressive/Deep carving is very risky IMO. At those speeds, all it takes is a few small round rocks on the road or a patch of fine gravel\sand and off you go!

I finally bit the bullet and slapped a knobby on my S18 due to slipping twice on gravel while deep carving at decent speeds and loosing control going over round rocks. The tire rolled on top of the rocks and when the tire regained grip, it went straight into an incontrollable wobble.

Switched over to the IRC TR-1 and now there is too much grip on pavement.  

[conecones]

56 minutes ago, mike_bike_kite said:

I understand and a small carve could even be said to make wobbles less likely etc but swerving wildly, taking up your whole lane, just looks pointless and dangerous to me. I don't think it would really endear you to other road users either. 

Sometimes on longer rides, and especially in colder weather, the upper body and even the legs can get stiff. I'm constantly doing small, barely noticeable carves to reduce wobbles going over bumps and throw in a couple big carves if its safe to basically keep my other muscles warm.

There has been times where I've been riding in zombie mode for too long and then suddenly need to make last minute move to avoid huge pothole and my body was slow to react.

[Tawpie]

1 hour ago, mike_bike_kite said:

but swerving wildly, taking up your whole lane, just looks pointless and dangerous to me. I don't think it would really endear you to other road users either. 

As always, there's a time and a place. Situational awareness is mandatory or things go badly.

[mike_bike_kite]

9 minutes ago, conecones said:

Sometimes on longer rides, and especially in colder weather, the upper body and even the legs can get stiff. I'm constantly doing small, barely noticeable carves to reduce wobbles going over bumps and throw in a couple big carves if its safe to basically keep my other muscles warm.

No issues with that at all. I'm also certain that all you guys are better EUC riders than me (including those in the video) but deep carving on the road like that in the video is just plain dangerous. You have no idea whether the rider is going straight on, sharp left or right or up the pavement. I know it's bad to criticise other people's riding etc but many EUC riders watching the video don't have a driving license and might wrongly assume that's the "expert" way to ride on the road. 

3 minutes ago, Tawpie said:

As always, there's a time and a place. Situational awareness is mandatory or things go badly.

Again I can only agree but the public road is not the place.

[stephen]

6 hours ago, mike_bike_kite said:

Just curious but is the carving thing supposed to be an advanced technique? Why do you do it? Is it just to stop any following EUC riders and motorbikes from overtaking? Or are you just swinging along with the music - which I quite liked - what was it? Also curious how you would feel if the other cars were swerving from side to side and perhaps veering over the divider lane into the opposing lanes?

It's nice to get a feel of the wheel plus it can come in handle when you want to avoid something ,,Oooh plus it's fun 

My UK roads Arnt as big as NYC but yes I like to carve when I can it helps the feet getting tired also