Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!wivax!linus!allegra!eagle!harpo!floyd!trb From: trb@floyd.UUCP Newsgroups: net.physics,net.bicycle Subject: Re: A Question of Balance Message-ID: <1554@floyd.UUCP> Date: Thu, 2-Jun-83 11:08:34 EDT Article-I.D.: floyd.1554 Posted: Thu Jun 2 11:08:34 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Jun-83 00:47:41 EDT References: utastro.357 Lines: 7 When I was about 13, I tried (exactly twice) to ride my bicycle gripping the handlebars with my arms crossed in front of my body. I lost control and fell off immediately on both occasions. I guess my instinctive muscle movements overrode the natural stability of the bike's design. Andy Tannenbaum Bell Labs Whippany, NJ (201) 386-6491