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[–] [email protected] 75 points 1 month ago (18 children)

Gyroscope effect. You ever do the experiment where you spin a bike tire really fast and then try to tilt it? Shit's nuts.

[–] [email protected] 77 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

That only causes part of the effect, most of it is the bike's steering countering the momentum of your fall.

You wouldn't be able to balance on a bike with just the wheel spinning, you're too heavy. That is why bikes on those indoor rollers allow the bike to move left and right a bit.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (4 children)

So biking is just falling with style?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago
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