Video: The Classic Swap

A different type of swap meet.

If you’re not familiar, swapping is a dreaded situation where the back end of your machine kicks out unexpectedly so you pull a quick course correction to try and bring it back. Only, rather than straighten out, you cause it swing in the opposite direction so again you correct. Only – you guessed it… back the other way it goes.

A hard swap rarely lasts longer than a couple seconds but for the rider, it can feel like much longer. This week’s clip demonstrates a swap that turns into a save. Like the caption says, this one could have been much worse!