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I would separate cycling from riding motorbikes entirely. They are different enough in terms of mass, speed, and especially acceleration. As an example, pedali
by david-gpu 1mo ago
I would separate cycling from riding motorbikes entirely. They are different enough in terms of mass, speed, and especially acceleration.
As an example, pedaling while turning is often a bad idea because of the risk of pedal strikes, so acceleration inside a curve is often out of the question. And braking obviously reduces the grip available for turning, so braking while turning is only done in an emergency situation. But if you are going to brake while turning, using only the rear brake is suboptimal on a bicycle.
- ifwinterco 1mo agoAnd you don't normally need to consciously countersteer on a push bike because of some combination of 1) lower speed and 2) much higher body mass relative to the bike, but countersteering is absolutely essential on a motorbike
- david-gpu 1mo agoCountersteering is important on a bicycle too when you need to quickly dodge something, for example. But yeah, the stakes around riding are so much higher on a motorbike.