Is it possible to ride a bike on a treadmill without falling over?

Question

The other day, I realized that there is a running treadmill and a swimming treadmill, but I have never heard of a bike riding on a treadmill. Part of me thinks that, because you would not be moving relative to the ground the treadmill is on, you would fall over. The other part says that, because you would be moving relative to the belt on the machine, you would be able to stay up. This is kind of like that Mythbusters question about the airplane taking off from a moving thing.

Answer 1

Seems possible. See this on U tube

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5jK189KnBjs&f...

Answer 2

the answer is yes

Answer 3

Yes, but it's not gyroscopic effect that keeps you up. You maintain balance by moving the points of contact between the wheels and the road in the direction in which you are falling. When you turn the handlebar toward the direction in which you are falling, you quickly start to fall the other way. The front wheel responds as long as there is relative motion between you and the road (or treadmill) surface.

Answer 4

Yes. What keeps the bike up is the gyroscopic effect of the turning wheels.