Why is it easier to balance a bicycle while it’s in motion?

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I never quite understood why it is so much easier to keep a bike balanced while riding at a certain speed, compared to riding it really slow, or while standing…

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gyroscopic force, instability…
this is ELI5!
when going fast on a bike, the bulk of your energy is going forwards.
when going slow the bulk is going downwards because gravity.

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