1. Sep 21, 2011 #1

   Freeze3018

   

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

    

   Freeze3018, Sep 21, 2011
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3. Sep 21, 2011 #2

   rcgldr

   

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   Link to a previous thread about this:
   
   https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=35905

    

   rcgldr, Sep 21, 2011
4. Sep 21, 2011 #3

   A.T.

   

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   Last edited by a moderator: Sep 25, 2014

   A.T., Sep 21, 2011
5. Sep 22, 2011 #4

   chrisbaird

   

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

    

   chrisbaird, Sep 22, 2011
6. Sep 25, 2011 #5

   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

    

   bm0p700f, Sep 25, 2011

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