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The part I didn't get is why you couldn't use your weight to go off-balance in the direction you need to as opposed to moving the wheel. To stick with the inve
by lesuorac 4y ago
The part I didn't get is why you couldn't use your weight to go off-balance in the direction you need to as opposed to moving the wheel.
To stick with the inverted pendulum example. Instead of moving the base backwards to move forwards, move the top forwards to move forwards.
- somerandomqaguy 4y agoDisclaimer: I'm not an expert on the subject. You can eventually turn the bike by just leaning over. But it's painfully slow compared to counter steering. California Super Bike school demonstrates[1] how sluggish body lean turning is compared to the speed and precision counter steering offers. What's more that counter steering is also less effort. Greg Widmar (Motojitsu) demonstrates it perfectly[2] with a 1 finger counter steer demo on a 550lbs motorcycle moving at 80mph; he barely has to push the handle bar to drastically turn the motorcycle. Contrast to all the muscle and energy necessary to move your upper body around and hold it in position as seen in the Calfornia school's demo. [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VqXBA-sGHA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VqXBA-sGHA [2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNvdB6pMdx0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNvdB6pMdx0
- Matthias247 4y agoThat's basically what happens when one turns a bike without hands on the handlebar. It seems to work - but I think it might also involve an initial countersteer that leads the wheel to flop into the desired direction.