05-23-2019, 08:26 AM
With forward controls, I don’t experience any of the reduction in balance and control being described or postulated. You’re more “in” the bike than “on top” of it, so you feel cradled and secure. But like any bike, when the peg scrapers touch down, anxiety rises and puckering is initiated.
I think any sense of reduced low-speed stability is due to the increased rake angle of cruiser-type bikes. The front wheel feels more like it wants to flop over so you have to put more muscle on the bars to keep it under control.
A nice perq of forward controls with pegs (sans floor boards): nothing in the way of your feet and legs at stop lights. Clear all the way to the ground.
I’m equally comfortable and proficient with either configuration.
I think any sense of reduced low-speed stability is due to the increased rake angle of cruiser-type bikes. The front wheel feels more like it wants to flop over so you have to put more muscle on the bars to keep it under control.
A nice perq of forward controls with pegs (sans floor boards): nothing in the way of your feet and legs at stop lights. Clear all the way to the ground.
I’m equally comfortable and proficient with either configuration.