The Training Program
Over the years, the founders at Countersteer worked on developing a suitable course layout and syllabus for our revolutionary training program. As a result of that effort, students will be presented with a challenging riding environment. The course is as close to looking and feeling like the street as we can get.
We now have a plan provided by David Schwartz and Lloyd Wind at KPFF Consulting Engineers in Seattle. We can build an engineered road course that will challenge the rider exactly the way the street does. The course has challenging corners that are just like the road. The corners’ difficulty builds as students ride around the course. The final corners force the rider to make corrections mid-corner, building confidence and skill.
The road course lets students get their machines near the limit of performance at a speed found in actual road conditions. Thus, by using realistic speeds, students develop skills to judge closure rates more effectively and learn when corrective action needs to be taken. Positive reinforcement is used every step of the way. This type of training is critical to making sure riders practice good technique in a meaningful way.
The course allows our students to experience maximum lean angles at speeds of 40 MPH and higher, depending on the skill being taught. Lean angles and corner speeds are limited by frame contact and/or the tire’s coefficient of friction. Our instructors know which limit you will be subject to, based on the bike you’re riding, and the maximum speed you can safely negotiate a corner.
When you leave the course, you will have a much higher skill level than you started with. You’ll think differently about how you approach riding and the road. You’ll be safer and more comfortable on your bike.
Ultimately, you won’t become a statistic due to lack of training and skill.