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I had an idea to build a tall bike which contained a large and heavy wheel in the center of the frame, above the 2 wheels but below the rider. This wheel would

by mkoryak 13y ago

I had an idea to build a tall bike which contained a large and heavy wheel in the center of the frame, above the 2 wheels but below the rider. This wheel would be made to spin somehow and act as a gyroscope to help the bike stay upright when stopped. This seems to suggest that my plan would never work. If gyroscopes don't stabilize, then why are they used on monorail trains etc?

joshrice 13y ago
> If gyroscopes don't stabilize, then why are they used on monorail trains etc? They do, it's just the bicycle's wheels aren't heavy enough to provide enough force to really make that much of a difference.