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Old 11-18-12 | 05:53 PM
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Dean V
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Originally Posted by Looigi
FWIW: Lower is not more stable. It's kind of like balancing a pole on the palm of your hand. Taller is easier to balance than shorter because a tall pole falls over more slowly than a short pole. This effect is quite noticeable when learning to ride a low-slung recumbent.
I can verify that a low recumbent is more difficult to ride and balance than a taller one. A tall unicycle is also easier to ride than a short one ,it just hurts more when you do fall off.
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