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Will a free standing bicycle ridden on a treadmill fall over? (hackertalks.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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?

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[–] Hawke 20 points 11 months ago (9 children)

It will not fall over, although it is more difficult to keep upright. You can get bicycle “treadmills” (rollers) which let you ride in place similar to a stationary bike.

[–] mojo_raisin 4 points 11 months ago (7 children)

If I have one of these in my house and I go off the side would I crash right into the wall in front of me?

[–] Hawke 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] mojo_raisin 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

so still might want to wear a helmet, at least if you're not very experienced

[–] Hawke 1 points 11 months ago

That would be wise, as well as having an assistant or a wall/doorway nearby to steady you.

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