LAISAFront pushes (understeers) on entry
When your bike shows "Front pushes (understeers) on entry", these are the most likely causes - ranked by relevance: Compression, Trail braking to the apex, Front tire pressure. LAISA separates setup causes (adjusters, components) from riding technique.
Short answer for this problem
- Recommended starting point
- Check first: Fork: Compression
- Most important change
- Smallest documented change: 1 click - clicks out from fully closed
- Why
- Add fork compression so the front doesn't blow through its travel and lose bite.
- How to test it
- Read the current value off the bike and compare it with the recommended one. Write it down before you change anything.
- Source
- LAISA diagnosis catalogue, hand-authored and editorially released Methodology →
- Last reviewed
- No review date documented
The order comes from the stored strength of the symptom-cause link in the catalogue - per symptom, not across symptoms. These are not probabilities and not measurements.
Suspension
Why this could fit: Add fork compression so the front doesn't blow through its travel and lose bite.
How to check it: Read the current value off the bike and compare it with the recommended one. Write it down before you change anything.
Smallest change: 1 click - clicks out from fully closed
Tires
Why this could fit: Wrong front pressure (usually too high) - set the hot target for more grip.
How to check it: Read the current value off the bike and compare it with the recommended one. Write it down before you change anything.
Smallest change: 0.05 bar
Technique
Free. Pick bike, track and riding style.
Related symptoms
A starting point to verify on the bike - not a safety guarantee. Change one thing at a time and check on track.