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How bikes actually work and balance


Sanjiv

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"Excuse me sir, your bike just ran away!"

Its called caster angle. The contact patch of the tyre is actually behind the steering axis. If you project a line through the steerer tube it will fall in front of the wheel. This is the axis the steering pivots around. By having the wheel behind the steering axis, it basically self centres like a wheel on a shopping cart.

Caster angle is also what keeps your car going straight when you let go of the steering wheel.

How bicycles actually work and balance

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