I had a bicycle like this[1] as a kid--with the rear wheel and pedals on a hinge. It wasn't significantly better at cornering--a good understanding of counters

I had a bicycle like this[1] as a kid--with the rear wheel and pedals on a hinge. It wasn't significantly better at cornering--a good understanding of countersteering[2] should explain why. [1] (sorry, can't find a better reference/illustration with a cursory googleing) http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20090014981 http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20090014981 [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countersteering http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countersteering (this article may not be sufficient for a thorough understanding of countersteering, but it's a good start)