Reverse steering bicycle

[pinkshogun]

https://providence.craigslist.org/bi...228003657.html

[jumphigher]

This is one of those things that comes under the 'someone had a lot of time on their hands' file..

[vqdriver]

hey, i've got these two gears just sitting around the garage.
imma just eff up my bike forever bruh.

[MattTuck]

That is cool. If you have watched the smarter everyday segment about the backwards bike, it definitely gets you thinking about whether you could learn to ride one of these things.

The thing I'd like to know is if the bike would steer itself properly riding it with no hands... meaning, would the leaning and stuff you do with your upper body be self corrected by the bike, or cause it to turn the wrong way.

[Louis]

Originally Posted by MattTuck

The thing I'd like to know is if the bike would steer itself properly riding it with no hands... meaning, would the leaning and stuff you do with your upper body be self corrected by the bike, or cause it to turn the wrong way.

I would think so, because the "backwards" part only affects the inputs to the handlebars, which isn't what's happening when you lean your body.

[redir]

I would probably buy that if it were local to me. Awesome house party game.

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by MattTuck

That is cool. If you have watched the smarter everyday segment about the backwards bike, it definitely gets you thinking about whether you could learn to ride one of these things.

The thing I'd like to know is if the bike would steer itself properly riding it with no hands... meaning, would the leaning and stuff you do with your upper body be self corrected by the bike, or cause it to turn the wrong way.

Here's the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFzDaBzBlL0

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by Louis

I would think so, because the "backwards" part only affects the inputs to the handlebars, which isn't what's happening when you lean your body.

I think the handlebars would have some affect on steering, as part of what causes the bike to steer into a lean is the weight of the handlebars swinging in the direction of the lean. So, the reverse action of the handlebars should have some affect on no-handed riding, and the rider may need to do a little more body 'English' to control it, but I suspect that a rider could learn to adapt to it.