On: Take the pedals off the bike

[thecrash]

While the bike is stationary there's limited options for moving the bike relative to your body. While the bike is moving, you can make small steering adjustments which move the bike left or right relative to your body, which helps re-balance the body-bike stack. The faster forward you're moving, the faster these steering adjustments take effect.

[afandian → thecrash]

Thank you. That makes sense. It does feel like an external force helping me to balance, but expectation is such a big part of perception.