Chronology Current Month Current Thread Current Date
[Year List] [Month List (current year)] [Date Index] [Thread Index] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Date Prev] [Date Next]

Re: Olympics and the Physics of Sports



"Bicycles and Tricycles - an elementary treatise on their design
and construction" by Archibald Sharp, B.Sc.:
This 1979 reprint of the 1896 edition of this classic is a treasure.
It is a mechanics textbook which chooses its examples from bicycle
technology. For example, in his treatment of stability he puts to
rest the myth that bicyles are stabilized by the gyroscopic action
of their wheels....

Oh really! I'm a bit surprised by this. What explanation do
they give for the reason for the stability of the bicycle?