I read that when you ride, your perceived lean angle is a lot deeper than the real angle. Thought I'd test it out, and it's definitely true. Went around a slightly banked turn today with a recorder app running. It FELT like 70 degrees. but data said it was "only" 50 :)
Quote from: Phil B on October 21, 2011, 10:23:00 AM
I read that when you ride, your perceived lean angle is a lot deeper than the real angle. Thought I'd test it out, and it's definitely true. Went around a slightly banked turn today with a recorder app running. It FELT like 70 degrees. but data said it was "only" 50 :)
I guess you're figuring vertical as "zero" degrees.........(I'd think of that as 90..like 90 degrees to the road surface)
anyway just for info.....
During a 45 degree lean you would experience about 1.4 g
50 degree lean would be 1.5 g
60 would be 2 g
And 70 degree would be just shy of 3 g!!!
up to 1.5 g you don't reely feel much......two g and you feel it .....three g sort of stretches your face ...
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