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Originally Posted by jakobnev
How do upright bikes with fairings behave in crosswinds? (That one bike looked like a rigid sail basically)
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I haven't specific experience in changing the stability of a bicycle but...
It depends on where the main 'side' area is with regard to the centre of gravity. So the centre of gravity on a bike is going to be (basically) at the middle of the person riding it, so we want more 'side' area behind the person than in front. (Think feathers on an arrow.) It's why all the speed record motorcycles run rear fins.
Lovely NSU example:
