can someone tell me how a steering stabilizer works and what it does? does it just make it so the bars cant get ripped out of your hands?

 

The stabilizers work along the same lines as a shock, using fluid to absorb impact energy. They do help keep the bars in your hands by reducing the "ripping" forces you would otherwise feel as one wheel negotiates an obstacle the other doesn't. The faster you ride or the more extreme the terrain the more you will benefit from a stabilizer. I have used both the cheaper stick style and the more expensive kind. There is a pretty big difference in performance but a stick performs well for the vast majority of riding.

 

so are they just for woods riding where you encounter logs and roots and stuff? or are they used on the track and dunes too?

 

A stab will certainly help on the mx track, dunes, and even trail riding. Basically anywhere that isn't groomed 100% pristine.

 

ah I see. thanks!