If you are rounding a corner on a bicycle, by twisting the handlebars of your bicycle to the right, which direction does the bicycle wheel precess? Why? Should you lean inward (to the right) or outward (to the left) to counteract this?

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Allyson Rios

Physics

31 January, 06:26

If you are rounding a corner on a bicycle, by twisting the handlebars of your bicycle to the right, which direction does the bicycle wheel precess? Why? Should you lean inward (to the right) or outward (to the left) to counteract this?

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Landen Farmer · Answer 1

Answer: twisting the handlebar towards the right causes the bicycle wheels to process towards the right. This is because the wheels of the bicycle experiences a resistance opposite to the direction of movement. This resistance reduces the dynamic equilibrium of the bicycle allowing one to change direction easily by shifting the center of mass of the bicycle.

One should lean towards the right so as to move the center of mass of the bicycle towards the right. This aid the whole bicycle to move towards the right.