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Originally Posted by Dezmo
this is all very correct, but it has nothing to do with what initiates a turn. And anyone who thinks that a spinning wheel doesnt impart some stability via gyroscopic effect is a fool.
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Sure, rotational inertia has a stabilizing effect, but it's a minute component of what keeps a bike upright and tracking on its path. If you took gyroscopic effect away completely, the bike is still stable.
The castor effect of the trail of the front wheel has way more to do with it. If gyroscopic effect is so important, then let's see you ride a two wheeled vehicle with zero or less trail... with no hands! I'll spot you the heaviest wheels we can find, you'll still fall on your head.
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Originally Posted by Dezmo
And sorry banda, but I gotta go with kevin on this one, his rep has a smidge more cred than yours  |
It's your right, and no one would blame you for listening to him instead of me. But you and I can prove him wrong with just a little bit of work.