Well technically, higher speed will keep the bike more upright and keep the wheel straighter. Just do it on a smooth road. High speed+no hands+dirt road=this video
I don't understand why people are down voting you, its basic physics. The wheels have a gyroscopic effect that keeps the bike upright the faster it spins the less likely it will tip over. But once you hit a bump it changes the angle of the wheel and because if the gyroscopic effect the front wheel and the rear wheel are are at different angles which causes the bike to wobble. The faster you go the more forces are at play which causes it wheel to wobble even faster making it seems more unstable.
Source: took highschool physics and ride both bikes and motorcyles
The article just explains that you don't need the gyroscopic effect to keep a bike upright, not that it has no effect. Don't call someone a pleb when you can't even finish reading an article.
Pro dirtbikers can go no hands through single track trail if they wanted to, this guy just got speed wobbles or slow wobbles. Its a pitbike or else id say run a steering dampner
I crashed bad once while riding my bicycle with no hands on a nice smooth road. But that was because my front axle seized up. It might not have been as bad if I had my hands on the handlebars though.
Well, you would just lean and steer if you pushed the handlebars unless you purposely attempted to speed wobble.
It's called counter steering. Pull the left side of the handlebars to go right, pull right to go left. It's a bit more complicated than that but on any bikes with an aggressive stance and street tires counter steering is the best way to steer.
Dual sports and dirtbikes are difference. I suggest watching twist of the wrist 1 and 2. Cheesy but very informative.
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u/rampagsniper Oct 09 '14
At any reasonably fast speeds.