Originally Posted by
BlazingPedals
If you're tensing up to ride, then you're doing it wrong. Admittedly it takes a certain minimal amount of awareness to stay upright on 2 wheels, but I don't notice any difference in effort between 2 or 3 wheels except at extremely slow speeds. The view is the same on both platforms.
That depends somewhat on the bike. I have two. The Xebec is a traditional Dutch-style and is nimble and stable at all speeds. I no longer ride it because even the light pressure on the handlebars aggravates the arthritis in my wrist. The other is the Buick, a Day 6 model, and its steering geometry gives it horrific wheel flop which gets worse the slower I go, so when I have to gear down to climb I have to struggle to keep it on track. I can seldom ever really relax on it.