Downhill Stance - What Foot Forward?

[Plummet]

I'm left foot forward. It makes zero difference to my my cornering speed on either side.

Also note hit some turns side foot high, outside low.

 

[Cell4soul]

I ride my bike with my feet just like my skateboard, surfboard, snowboard, etc. I am right handed and ride goofy foot (right foot forward). I do switch back and forth between the right and left foot down on turns and berms so I can weight the pedals for traction and provide some clearance.

 

[RJUK]

Right handed s d kick a football with my right foot, but always ride left foot forward. As per others, it feels really odd to ride right foot forward.

I'm not sure if it's the same for others, but despite riding left foot forwards I start wheelies with my right foot as my right leg is my stronger leg.

 

[pinoymamba]

Typically you’ll have your more dominate leg back on a bicycle as you use that to support yourself.

I’ve been trying to hit features with my dominate leg forward.

I’m right dominate but play many sports and have trained myself to use my non dominate hand and leg as it opens up your skillset. I snowboard/skate goofy.

 

[Bad-Latitude]

I am right handed. I ride left foot forward but when I surf, skateboard, snowboard and wake board I’m right foot forward. I’m all messed up

 

[Natch]

I grew up right-handed and rode bikes left foot forward but now I'm ambidextrous and also ambipedal. I had to teach myself both things and now it's super useful. I like to enter tight corners, especially hairpin switchbacks, with my outside foot forward so I'm not trying to twist my torso against my hips. With the outside foot forward I can open my hips into the turn and make the corner more easily. It took a couple of years of riding goofy foot but now I can even jump goofy.

 

[#lazy]

When biking I’m left foot forward but snowboard/skateboard I’m right foot forward. I’m also right handed but eat with the fork in my right hand

 

[Natch]

When biking I’m left foot forward but snowboard/skateboard I’m right foot forward. I’m also right handed but eat with the fork in my right hand

Eating with the fork in the left hand is just good manners!

 

[#lazy]

Eating with the fork in the left hand is just good manners!

Humans are a strange bunch

 

[RJUK]

Humans are a strange bunch

Up at quarter to 7 on a Sunday? Not exactly living up to your name!

 

[EMTBSEAN]

I’m right handed but I find myself switching from right foot to left while riding downhill, I find it helps with my balance and also it depends on the terrain I’m riding too, ie berms etc

 

[Natch]

Switching feet also lets me rest my legs when I’m doing a lot of descending.

 

[jeanmarc]

Right handed, left foot forward... Until Hip pain, then started to use right foot forward and now can barely see the difference. I guess all pro riders would be good either way. Great topic!

 

[darwink1]

I'm weird. I tend to ride right foot forward but if the rider in front of me is riding left forward I find I ride left forward too... I guess I'm ambifooterous?

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[TheSnowShark]

There are many left-handed people here who don't know they are !

 

[#lazy]

Up at quarter to 7 on a Sunday? Not exactly living up to your name!

Was an early start as meet up with Dan and few mates for an epic days riding

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