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   ocr: STABILITY BICYCLE DIRECTION. ROTATION. - OF STABLE OF WHEELS MOVEMENT The angular momentum ofa rotating wheel means that as well as resisting changes in speed,it talso resists changes in the direction in1 which it rolls. This 1S 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 helpsyou to balance on a moving bicycle.