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From: grt@hocda.UUCP (G.TOMASEVICH)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Light frames vs clunkers
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Date: Tue, 17-Apr-84 15:11:29 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 17 15:11:29 1984
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>Have other people noticed this difference?  Is it easier to learn
>to ride on a heavy bike because of this?
Yes, the lighter frame is less stable because the fork angle is steeper
and there is less front wheel castor.  There are other factors; years ago
Physics Today published an article showing differential equations for bicycle
stability with respect to steering and tipping sideways.  The gyroscopic
effect of heavy wheels is a factor.  Track bikes are the least stable.  So
are track bikies, for that matter. :-)