Hairpin Perfection

FOR MANY OF US, HAIRPIN bends are just about the best thing about any ride; especially when they’re twisting like a slippery serpent off the side of a jaw dropping mountain pass.

Master them, you're in for ultimate skinny tyre fun. But, as ever, there is a big bad red warning notice on the flip side of any box of fun; the one that scares the life out of many, and can make even the faintest proposition of sliding the slithery snake a nightmare, especially on a wet day.

There’s a whole lot of physical, technical and mental skill bundled into carving out the perfect series of hairpin bends; yet it’s an area that few of us ever really pay attention to.

As we’ve all seen on TV, that mastery of hairpin bends (especially on a descent) can, and often does make the difference