Physics of the Riderless Bike
Science Friday posted this short video that adds a lot to the discussion of exactly how a bike remains upright by building a zero-trail, gyroscopically neutral bike that retains the self-steering attributes of a conventional riderless bike.
leeMay 26, 2011 at 1:27 am
except the massive weight that theyve attached to it effectively acts as a rider…
DannoMay 26, 2011 at 8:47 am
I listened to that podcast pretty interesting
BobMay 26, 2011 at 10:07 am
lee- “Riderless” refers to the fact that there’s no one giving the bike any steering input.