The discussion revolves around how the inventor of the bicycle understood the principles of balance on two wheels. Participants explore the historical context and the reasoning behind the design of early bicycles, including the role of experimentation and momentum in maintaining balance.
Participants express differing views on how the inventor could have known about balance, with no consensus reached on the specific reasoning or methods used by the inventor.
The discussion includes assumptions about the nature of balance and momentum, as well as the historical context of early bicycles, which may not be fully explored or defined by participants.
Early two wheelers were running bikes, which are much easier to learn, hence still popular for small kids:cnh1995 said:I'm wondering how the inventor of bicycle knew the fact that it would be possible to maintain balance on two wheels.
As a matter of interest, MIchael Faraday was one of the first cyclists, having one of the running bicycles, which he used to ride down a nearby hill.A.T. said:Early two wheelers were running bikes, which are much easier to learn, hence still popular for small kids:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_bicycle#19th_Century