Eli5: Why do speed wobbles happen on bicycles travelling around 40mph or higher?
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Short unswer. You holding handlebar too tight.
When you ride bysicle motorcycle front wheel goes sideways whenever obe oass any curveture in irder to maintain stability. If rider holds handlebar to tight they fight initial microturn and that force is added up to other side when microturn changes durrection, thus length if oscillation increased. That happens because microturn oscilation happans faster than human reaction allows to proceed and controll.
Two way to fight it. Propper one relax you hands and stabilise you legs and seat position. In case if ibe absolutly needs to hold tight greep (through u cannot imagin a reason as woblibg not happens in situation where grip required) lean you body as close as possible to hadlebar (you still need to stabilise legs and bottom, never hang on handlebar)
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