it's easier to countersteer, but you don't have to if you ride at low speed, on a Dutch style bike, in an upright position, ie, it is perfectly possible to turn your handerbars right and hold it right, you will turn right. Try it also on a tricycle.
Let's not complicate it with any special circumstances. We're talking about a normal bike at normal speed.it's easier to countersteer, but you don't have to if you ride at low speed, on a Dutch style bike, in an upright position, ie, it is perfectly possible to turn your handerbars right and hold it right, you will turn right. Try it also on a tricycle.
have you tried riding with your hands off the handlebars, steering with shifting your body weight? Next time you do that, watch carefully the movement of the handlebars.I read about the whole turn left to go right thing last week and i just don't get it,I tried it but as far as I can see if I want to go right I turn the bars to the right
Ride along with the palms of your hands on the top of the bars and your thumbs behind the grips. Push forward with one thumb and see what happens. Don't do it close to the kerb!I read about the whole turn left to go right thing last week and i just don't get it,I tried it but as far as I can see if I want to go right I turn the bars to the right
Anybody can explain it, but it's counter-intuitive, so understanding the explanation isn't easy. You need to understand how angular momentum works and how it's affected by torque. Even many engineers and scientists don't get it, so it's nothing to be ashamed about. When you try what i suggested, it'll make a lot more sense.I will try it tomorrow and report back my findings,my brother tried to explain it to me (motorbike rider) but.................
I seen some on eBay but you need to find out what size they areThree eee (or however you spell/saythat) Urban bike has three or four broken spokes from heavy weight son bumping up and down kerbs (I suspect). Can anyone please tell me where I can get new spokes? Local bike shop is at a loss.
in physics, the bike will steer itself in the direction of your line of gravity. If your line of gravity goes over the centreline, the bike will go straight. If your line of gravity is to the right of the bike's centreline, the handlebars will turn right. Countersteering has two stages, in the first stage, you initiate the turn that causes your gravity line to move to the side you want to go.Then in the second phase, gravity and inertia turn the handlebars for you. The word countersteering describes accurately the sensation you feel in your wrists, because when inertia turns the handlebars, it tends to turn more sharply than you want to, so you have to control it, in effect, by continuing to countersteer a little. The front wheel will of course turn with the handlebars and the bike will follow the front wheel. On an e-bike with thin tyres, the required effort to steer the bike is very little, you don't feel much the countersteering force, on a fat bike, you will feel it more.Ok I tried the method described by d8veh and when going slow it does indeed work BUT when riding along normally I don't notice any counter steering happing,it could be happing quicker than my brain can notice it though.