RE: Leaning and Countersteer
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RE: Leaning and Countersteer - 10/2/2007 6:41:22 PM
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Juggernaut
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Basically, you are causing the bike to begin a controlled fall because of what gixxereater wrote:quote:
ORIGINAL: gixxereater Counter steering is the only way to get your bike to turn with any speed. Even a bicycle does it if you are pedaling very fast. Turn right, bike leans and therefore arcs left. Basically, the front tire is trying to drive out from under you and in turn leans the bike in the desired direction. If you are taking a corner........you've already counter steered to get that far. Counter steer more, and you will turn sharper. Amazingly enough though......if you look at pics of a rider taking a corner hard, the wheel is actually turned the direction of the corner although you wouldnt think so. It a simple thing like physics that make riding so entertaining. Good luck. ... and the angular acceleration of the bike scribing an arc keeps the bike from falling all the way over to a low-side. I tried explaining that in terms of angular acceleration, imaginary centrifugal forces, et c. to my MSF class after the instructor said, "Somebody who knows more about physics than I do could probably explain how countersteering works," to which I raised my hand. After explaining everything gixxereater posted with a few more technical terms, I was met with 24 blank stares.
< Message edited by Juggernaut -- 10/2/2007 6:44:57 PM >
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