Labels:text | wheel | bicycle wheel | bike | bicycle | bicycle frame | vehicle | land vehicle | transport | bicycle tire | bicycle fork | cycling | bicycles--equipment and supplies OCR: STABILITY BICYCLE DIRECTION ROTATION OF STABLE OF WHEELS MOVEMENT The angular momentum of a rotating wheel means that as well as resisting changes in speed, it also resists changes in the direction in which it rolls. This is why hoops and bowling balls tend to travel in straight lines - the faster you roll them, the more stable their direction. The stability of turning wheels also helps you to balance on a moving bicycle.