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Why does a bike turn
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<blockquote data-quote="MajBach" data-source="post: 1320738" data-attributes="member: 27289"><p>...cause it behaves like a carrot. <img src="https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/fool.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Or so Lee Parks would have you believe.</p><p></p><p>So many years ago when I was new here, I got caught up in a rather spirited discussion about why a bike leans. I got royally trounced on (and maybe deserving so) when I voiced my *erroneous* opinion.</p><p></p><p>Anyhow, the other day, I was reading <u>Total Control</u> by Lee Parks (trying to learn more about the science of suspension) and came across a passage about turning that after days I still cannot come to grips with. He states on page 28 "...the outside edge of the contact patch has a larger circumference than the inside edge of the contact patch. " He compares this to a Styrofoam laid on its side and pushed forward. The cup will turn due to the smaller diameter of the base of the cup. </p><p></p><p>I'm not even going to elaborate on why I think that is way wrong. But, I've been wrong before. Just wanted to hear what you guys think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MajBach, post: 1320738, member: 27289"] ...cause it behaves like a carrot. [IMG]https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/fool.gif[/IMG] Or so Lee Parks would have you believe. So many years ago when I was new here, I got caught up in a rather spirited discussion about why a bike leans. I got royally trounced on (and maybe deserving so) when I voiced my *erroneous* opinion. Anyhow, the other day, I was reading [U]Total Control[/U] by Lee Parks (trying to learn more about the science of suspension) and came across a passage about turning that after days I still cannot come to grips with. He states on page 28 "...the outside edge of the contact patch has a larger circumference than the inside edge of the contact patch. " He compares this to a Styrofoam laid on its side and pushed forward. The cup will turn due to the smaller diameter of the base of the cup. I'm not even going to elaborate on why I think that is way wrong. But, I've been wrong before. Just wanted to hear what you guys think. [/QUOTE]
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