New Scientist - Last Word
contributions by Dr Hugh Hunt

2 February 2007

Q: Why is it easy to balance on a moving bike, but almost impossible to stay upright when it stops?

(there were several contributions - see the full New Scientist article at 3 Feb 2007)

For those who would like to see a bicycle that cancels out gyroscopic effects, Hugh Hunt of the department of engineering at the University of Cambridge has posted some images at . Gyro Bike


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