Stationary bicycles need support to stop from falling over because they lack gyroscopic stabilization. Right?

If you ride a free bicycle on a treadmill (so both wheels are spinning) will it fall over or stay upright?

If you fall over on a treadmill, does it matter if this treadmill bicycle combo is on a train?

  • Hawke@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Unlikely. You would still be accelerating your mass from zero, and you’d have plenty of time to stop pedaling. If you did it would be an extremely low-speed crash.

    I’d say that riding off the side would be pretty likely to cause a loss of control though.