January 15, 2010 at 10:43 pm
#24040
Gary856
Participant
The whole point of this thread is that self control (i.e., the mis-notion of “respecting the bike”) alone is useless for a brand new rider. Lots of people have good self control but can’t ride. Self control does not ensure that you can comfortably make a turn at the speed limit, in traffic, with a good safety margin to handle the unexpected. Adequate skills do. You need skills + self control.