How did we decide on bicycles having tandem wheels vs parallel wheels? Isn’t the chariot style inherently more stable?

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Lost a bit of stability riding my motorcycle today had me wondering why two wheelers aren’t like roman style chariots of old?

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No, 2 wheels in line are super stable with enough speed. Centrifugal forces due to rotation give the wheel it’s stability. It always wants to be upright. It’s like a gyroscope. The bigger the wheel the more stable it becomes. Speed is also important.

If you corner a chariot to fast it will topple over. Sure I can topple over on a motorcycle but that’s poor skill or bad decision making.

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