Try turning the wheel (bars) the other way when you get off.
Long trail (like a cargo or touring bike) creates a self-correcting reaction in the bike where the wheel steers itself into the direction in which it is trying to fall and lifts it back up.
If your bike's short trail is steering itself into a collapse, try turning the wheel and bars the other way.
Motorcyclists do something like this on turns when they counter-steer.
How far are you "laying" the bike to get on and off? You are off the saddle with your weight on the bike pedal and the bike is actually upright before you even get close to stopping, right?
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08-07-2011, 04:06 PM #2
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