How do you hold yours?

The Speakeasy
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Wasn’t sure where to put this…

It’s a confident instruction on the “correct” throttle grip. I don’t hold my grips at such an extreme angle as Ryan seems to imply in the video, but I’m not 90 degrees to the bar either. Generally, I cover the brakes with 1st and 2nd fingers and do a kind of diagonal torsion across my hand (pulling up with 4th and 5th fingers, pushing under with base of thumb) rather than a large wrist rotation. This gives me pretty fine throttle control, independent of braking and inertial body-control… which I think he’s getting at… if I’m really going for it, I might lean in towards the screen and get a bit wristy I suppose! But I don’t think it’s anywhere as extreme as he’s showing…

Opinions?

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Oh no, not another thing I’m doing wrong it’s a wonder it’s taken 50 years to find out.

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I watched that last night, it’s one of the few YouTube channels I like. When I did my course with Rapid it was something that the coach checked straight away - I tend to hold the bars fairly loosely, my hand is fully wrapped round but not gripping, but my wrists are pretty neutral I think throughout, I am not aware of any extreme angles (and none were spotted). I am sure as I gain in experience my own style will develop further and this may change - or it may not!

I am a bit of a chronic over thinker / perfectionist but I think at present my control is something that I have been told is good, I don’t get sore wrists or arms and don’t get painful or numb hands from gripping tightly (my tolerance to the cold is another matter!!) so I am content.

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Depends weather its a left or right corner I’m in

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Looks like he is stood next to the bike not sat on it!

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Exactly. Glad i’ve seen this as clearly i’ve not been comfortable doing it my own way for the last 40 years…

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Loose grip with 2 fingers ready on the brake lever, wrists more or less parallel to the bike but this also depends in the sweep angle of the bars.

I learned the importance of a loose grip when dirt biking, just to avoid arm pump and getting thrown off the bike. :crazy_face:

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Wow @DCS222 you have FIVE fingers and a thumb! I’m impressed.
So you’ve explained how you use 1st,2nd,4th &5th,…just wondering what you do with the 3rd. :wink: :laughing:

:fu: perhaps :grinning:

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Is that not normal??? :thinking: next you’ll be telling me my tail shouldn’t be prehensile!!! :joy::joy::joy:

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I’ve no idea whether I’m doing it right or not, but I’ve been doing it for 55 years now and I’m still very much alive, so not planning any major changes…

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My grip is enough to hold the bars if there’s some head shaking on bumpy roads but not so tight that my hands get tired or my arm’s aren’t fairly relaxed. I may be covering the brake with one or two fingers, depending on what’s happenng around me. I get comfortable on the bike (different geometries mean different positions) and whatever angle I’m at then is just my style. :slight_smile:

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Must admit I have never analysed my grip on the bars. I tend to hold a light grip and tighten my grip if a hazard dictates. If I’m using cruise control I often just rest my hand with my fingers extending over the brake level, which is really comfortable.

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