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Stability at high speed

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Old 10-17-10 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by scirocco
The gyroscopic effect of the wheels on bike stability is minimal in the southern hemisphere. What keeps the bike upright is the continuous "controlled fall" adjustment of the steering by the rider in the southern hemisphere.
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Old 10-18-10 | 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Grumpy McTrumpy
try riding on rollers at 15kph and 60kph and decide which is more stable
Try riding anywhere at any speed with the steering locked and let us know how that works out for you.
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Old 10-18-10 | 04:47 AM
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Old 10-18-10 | 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul Y.
No matter what I do to blank it out, I think about my front
tire blowing out, Never happened yet but.....
That's funny. Usually there's pure adrenalin and bliss for me going fast, but riding this summer I had that same thought to overcome. It was when the temps bounced up to a high of 114 degrees and I was out in it blasting down a false flat (I commute to work throughout the summer).

My thoughts began to wonder just how hot the blacktop was? The temps on my computer were showing something in the 120 range, so the actual road to tire temp had to be off the chart. I run my tires at max air pressure too (sometimes a couple pounds above) So all I could think of were those poor SUV's that were blowing out Goodyear tires a while back. Not a very zen thought to have while cycling.

After my tires proved to be 'insanely hot' worthy, I didn't think that anymore.
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Old 10-18-10 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by scirocco
Try riding anywhere at any speed with the steering locked and let us know how that works out for you.
Red Herring.


spoken like someone who has never ridden on rollers. It never ceases to amaze me the lengths that people will go to avoid exposing their own ignorance (and then doing so in the process)
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