Stability of bicycle.

[Freeze3018]

I have this burning question_Why is it that we can stabalize bicycle so easily when its moving but not when its still???

 

[rcgldr]

Link to a previous thread about this:

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=35905

 

[A.T.]

 

[chrisbaird]

This topic has been discussed at length in several previous threads.

 

[bm0p700f]

There is a damm good book "bicycling science" that is worth a read and some good papers.

This link is to some recent papers and some older one by the some of the few who actually research this.

http://ruina.tam.cornell.edu/research/topics/bicycle_mechanics/papers.php