unfortunately still zig zaging going occasionally

[Gregory Carlsen]

All of this. For a tighter move while carrying some speed, like a fairly quick u-turn, I will stay clipped in but sit up for the turn. For slower speed tight maneuvers, such as moving through narrow entrances, around bollards, or through people on foot, I will shift into an easier, spinnable gear, unclip my left foot--the foot I put down at stops--and pedal with my right foot. If it's a mellow enough moment, I'll stay reclined. If it's a bit more complicated, I'll sit up too. Like so many things Cruzbike, this seems like a lot to remember at first, but after a while it becomes instinctual.

Well said. Pretty much exactly my approach as well

 

[IyhelM]

Ditto.

 

[Greg S]

Although I typically do what @chicorider said, I do tell myself “any maneuver you can do unclipped and sitting up you can also do clipped in and reclined”. Sometimes I even believe it

More seriously, I try to avoid unclipping and sitting up as much as I can as I think it’s a bit of a crutch since it feels “more comfortable”. Having said that, in “tricky” situations like those mentioned previously I do sometimes unclip and sit up.

I found that - for me - staying clipped in and reclined while doing tight turns was very uncomfortable at first but now I can do a pretty tight u-turn clipped in and pedaling through it.

All part of the learning process.

 

[Frito Bandito]

I rarely do 180s, but when it is on a 2-lane road I sit up and carry enough speed to get me through the turn to the right without pedaling. If it happens during a hard effort I will sometimes unclip the inside foot just in case I low side. There is an ascending 180 to the left that I will pedal through but it is a large enough turn that I don't have to sit up.