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Anon starts asking questions (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Momentum + Gyroscopic effect

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Steering keeps you upright in the same way a broom handle balanced on your hand is kept up by moving you hand around

Gyroscopic effects are negligable

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

There is a word for what you're describing, it's called "momentum".

More specifically, the force vectors for gravity and forward motion combine angles in a ratio of their magnitude and the bike becomes less likely to topple than go forward (in the assumption the horizontal force is the greater of the two values), or in other words as long as it has forward momentum.