The part I didn't get is why you couldn't use your weight to go off-balance in the direction you need to as opposed to moving the wheel.<p>To stick with the inverted pendulum example. Instead of moving the base backwards to move forwards, move the top forwards to move forwards.
A bit off topic, but the actual geometry of a bike noticeably affects its stability. It is my understanding that the head angle (the angle from vertical of the pivoting part of the fork) and the fork offset (the distance between the front axle and the center axis of the fork) affect how stable the bike feels to ride.<p>Subjectively, my new gravel bike is considerably less stable than my road bike, and my road bike wasn't as stable as my tri-bike. The road bike we easy to steer and I could easily ride it with my hands off of the handlebars. The less stable feeling gravel bike on the other hand feels quicker to steer, but I wouldn't try to ride is without using my hands.
Ooops, I didn't read the URI so I dind't expect the Veritasium video, I thought it was going to be [1] from back in 2016 which is at least as fun. I still think I would do better, but perhaps that's just myh Dunning–Kruger talking.<p>[1]: <a href="https://twistedsifter.com/2016/04/artist-asks-people-to-draw-bicycle-from-memory-and-renders-results/" rel="nofollow">https://twistedsifter.com/2016/04/artist-asks-people-to-draw...</a>