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

bottom line : scientists don’t know.

it was thought that it was gyroscopic forces (the forces that make a spinning top move around) from the wheels were responsible, but they built a bike that cancelled all those out and it still worked fine. there have been other hypotheses, but nothing has been scientifically proven. it’s probably not magic, but for most of us, it might as well be.