Pole Propelled Velocipede

A two-wheeled vehicle configured to be steered by movement of a rider's mass comprising:

• a forward structural member supported by a front wheel rotatably mounted thereto, the forward structural member pivotally connected to a rearward structural member supported by a rear wheel rotatably mounted thereto, the front wheel and the rear wheel in tandem, the front wheel pivotable about a substantially vertical steering axis, the steering axis and a point of contact of the rear wheel with the ground defining a plane, a point of contact of the front wheel with the ground and the point of contact of the rear wheel with the ground defining a longitudinal axis, a first center-of-mass revolving about the longitudinal axis, a second center-of-mass revolving about the steering axis;
• a means attached to the rearward structural member configured to support first mass of a rider in said plane, said first mass dominating said first center-of-mass;
• a means attached to the forward structural member configured to support second mass of a rider's legs and feet forward of said steering axis, said second mass dominating said second center-of-mass;
• wherein a moment produced by the force of gravity acting on said second center-of-mass tends to generate torque about said steering axis when the vehicle inclines laterally;
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• wherein when said first mass shifts laterally, said first center-of-mass rotates about said longitudinal axis and said torque tends to pivot the front wheel;
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• thereby the course in which the vehicle travels tends to deviate to the direction in which said first mass shifts.