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Most People Don't Know How Bikes Work
Veritasium
Veritasium explains why bicycles are stable, arguing that gyroscopic effects are not the answer. The video shows countersteering and an experiment where riders blocked from steering the opposite way cannot turn.
HN links it in threads on bikes, countersteering and control systems as the clearest demonstration of how bikes actually steer and balance.
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