When I park a bicycle, I turn the front wheel away from the kickstand. I think this puts less weight on the kickstand, therefore there's less chance that the bicycle will fall over. Opinions, please!
It depends none of the bikes that I own have kickstands but even when I did have bikes with kickstands or borrow bikes with kickstands you can turn the left or right it just depends on the surface and it also depends on the angle of the kickstand in my opinion
I gotta say, in all the years I've been on this board, this is, hands down, the oddest topic of discussion I've seen....
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Some folks can't park a truck or car, unless it's: blocking other spaces, blocking other autos, or causing a traffic jam. I'd think parking a bicycle would cause them to fall over.
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Don't have a kickstand on my mountain bike, just lean it up against a tree, fence, or wall, until it eventually falls over, like I've seen countless prism poles do when leant up against almost anything, (by others.?ÿ I put mine on the ground).
My dirt bike has a kickstand, and I don't have a preference.?ÿ Probably usually pointing to the right, since I mount/dismount from that side
Well, when you turn it to the right you definitely increase the probability of it falling to the right but decrease the probability of it falling to the left. Is this a net sum probability change of zero or is there some inherent difference? I suggest you do some experiments and update us on the results.
I love the responses! My wife and I disagree on which way to turn the wheel. I thought you motorcycle riders would be entertained. Next time I see a half dozen motorcycle deputies parked in a row at a restaurant I'll take notes!
I always turn my front wheel away from the kickstand side when I park my motorcycle. I feel that it lowers the kickstand side of the bike and is more stable.
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I've coined a phrase for folk to mull when they are leaning the pole on something:
"If you think it might fall over, it will" (so don't do it).
FWIW, in a past lifetime, a very attractive young lady from Belgium informed me that in her country, which is one of the bike capitals of the world, it is considered very romantic, in a fledgling relationship, for the gentleman to steal a bike and gift it to the lady.
@gmpls strange, I've found the opposite to be true for (I believe) all of my motorcycles, past and current.
Back when I cared about appearances I would always turn the bars all the way to the right because I thought it looked cooler. I have zero clue why I thought this, or cared, but there you have it. Later I parked with the bars left so I could utilize the fork lock.
Google "parked motorcycle" and select images. Every single image shows the wheel turned toward the kickstand side, more or less.
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@drew-r I had to go out and check after your comment. I did notice it's easier to turn the bars to the left than to the right. I'm not sure why I turn the bars that way now. Maybe it's when I'm on a hill. This is going to take some more two wheeled research.
In our fleet of bikes (about a dozen) none of them have kickstands. Part of the reasoning, is that the mountain bike league that my kids race in doesn't allow kickstands or reflectors.
Can Wind Blow Over A Parked ... (second image to right from bottom left) maybe had the wheel turned the wrong way.
When I park a bicycle, I turn the front wheel away from the kickstand. I think this puts less weight on the kickstand, therefore there's less chance that the bicycle will fall over. Opinions, please!
Newton??s first law states that if a body is at rest or moving at a constant speed in a straight line, it will remain at rest or keep moving in a straight line at constant speed unless it is acted upon by a force.
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?ÿI know this law well! I learned it as a teenager from watching?ÿThe Day the Earth Stood Still, starring Michael Rennie.
