Re: The AI specified bicycle features of the future

On 5/26/2024 12:50 PM, AMuzi wrote:

On 5/26/2024 11:33 AM, Tom Kunich wrote:

 While approaching a light I can often "slump down" in the saddle and balance the bike nearly effortlessly. The problem with this is that other traffic doesn't trust that you can remain balanced and will often try to offer you right of way which pisses other drivers off. So I normally put a foot on the ground to prevent that. That appears to be the universal signal that you are properly relinguishing right of way.

If I'm approaching a four-way stop at the same time as a motorist from my right, I wave him through so he knows I'll respect his right of way. Motorists almost always wave a thank you, and it saves the delay of a "politeness war." ("You go." "No, you go first.")

As fixed gear riders quickly discover, this is progressively easier as you raise CG above the tire-pavement contact.

As I've mentioned, I found that ancient Ordinary bikes (or Penny Farthings) are extremely easy to balance at low speed. I suppose Tall Bikes are equally easy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_bike
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