Counter-intuitive steering in crosswinds with hands off the bars It should not be surprising that it is difficult to ride in a straight line with both hands off the handlebars when there is a crosswind.

However, I find it most unintuitive, that for example if there is a crosswind from the left, if I let go of the bars and try to keep my body upright, the bike wants to turn sharply to the left (into the wind). To counter this, I have to lean my body to the right, as if wanting to turn right.

I would have thought that the wind pushes me to the right and I have to steer left to keep going straight. Why is this not the case?
If the wind is from the left, you need to lean to the left to stop the wind blowing you over to the right; leaning left makes you turn left.