Are Trikes Self-Correcting?
Bike steering tends to be self-correcting. That's why they should be handled with a light touch, to allow the front wheel to naturally straighten itself from bumps and road surface irregularities.
Are trikes self-correcting in the same way?
I used to think not, because of the way steering a trike in a turn works. Countersteering to initiate turns doesn't work for trikes. And leaning a trike doesn't do a thing unless you turn its steering wheel.
I used to think that it is MORE important to steer your trike straight, because once it starts to drift it will rapidly increase its drift (tends to turn even more). Therefore, I have ridden my trike with a firmer grip than on my bike.
However, I wonder if my thinking has been wrong. On a straightaway, wouldn't the radial forces affecting the front wheel be the same on a trike as on a bike? Thoughts, anyone?