bicycle stability

[Ritchard]

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Here's an interesting Cornell University video exploring theories of bicycle stability. Of course, it applies equally to motorized 2-wheelers as well.

The video is on this page:

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April11/bicycle.html

 

[FiReSTaRT]

Bumping so I can ive it a read when I'm awake.

 

[unL33T]

It is interesting to me that they say their bike will hold itself up as long as it is going fast enough. Fast enough is 5 MPH which is the interesting part to me because that is about the speed at which I start to have more difficulty balancing my motorcycle... I can keep riding along smoothly down to about 8 KPH in my experience of standing on the 401. Perhaps 5 MPH is some kind of special speed when it comes to balancing?

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