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

Question

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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Answer 1

A rolling bike’s tendency, based on the geometry of the front fork, is to steer into the direction of lean as it tries to tip over and thereby straighten up. It’s nothing to do with gyroscopes or precession; the wheels don’t have enough mass for precession to matter.