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	<title>Comments on: More bicycle physics</title>
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		<title>By: Ryan Westafer</title>
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		<description>Hey Jacques,

From my experience, not all bikes are alike!  Give your bike a good shove and make sure it&#039;s one of the asymptotically stable ones before you try your next &quot;no-hander!&quot;  ;-)
I think it has something to do with the angle of the front fork... but regardless, my most recent bike won&#039;t even stand up at the bike rack - it&#039;s always the one that falls over when the handlebars get turned even the slightest bit.  So it&#039;s not just about the gyroscopic effect, it&#039;s also about the effect of precession on the turning mechanism.
I&#039;ll be in Boston tomorrow through Saturday evening.  Are you still up there?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Jacques,</p>
<p>From my experience, not all bikes are alike!  Give your bike a good shove and make sure it&#8217;s one of the asymptotically stable ones before you try your next &#8220;no-hander!&#8221;  <img src='http://www.jacquesf.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
I think it has something to do with the angle of the front fork&#8230; but regardless, my most recent bike won&#8217;t even stand up at the bike rack &#8211; it&#8217;s always the one that falls over when the handlebars get turned even the slightest bit.  So it&#8217;s not just about the gyroscopic effect, it&#8217;s also about the effect of precession on the turning mechanism.<br />
I&#8217;ll be in Boston tomorrow through Saturday evening.  Are you still up there?</p>
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