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lever at crank, connected by chain to lever at rear wheel
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Two simple machines that are part of a bicycle are a?
gears and wheel and axle
How many gears in Hercules rodeo?
That bicycle has 18 gears.
What is an example of a pulley on a bicycle?
Bicycles with external gears have two, one guide pulley and one tension pulley, both in the rear derailleur. Some bicycles have further pulleys on the frame for either the brake or the shifter wire to run over.
What are some advantages of using gears and a chain system on a bicycle instead of a pulley system?
Chains mesh with sprockets without slipping. A pulley system would need to use higher tension(and suffer higher losses) to avoid slipping.
How many gears are in an 80cc dirt bike?
an average bicycle has up to 24 gears but a bicycle has up to 30 gears
Which of the following is not a compound machine pulley bicycle?
The bicycle is not a simple machine, there are too many interacting moving parts.
What kind of simple machines is a bicycle?
pulley
A bicycle chain is an example of what simple machine?
pulley
What kind of simple machine is a bicycle pedal?
pulley
What are the turning directions of gears and sprockets?
On a bicycle, as seen from the right(drive) side, the chainwheel(s) and the sprocket(s) and the chain will be rotating clockwise. If the bike has a rear derailer the tension pulley will also be rotating clockwise while the guide pulley will be rotating counter-clockwise. If the bike has an internally geared hub the gears inside there can rotate in different directions (or not at all) depending on what gear the bike is in.
What is the cassette of bicycle?
The gears on the rear wheel are called a cassette
How are wheel and axle pulley and gears alike?
Because wheel and axle pulley and gear are simple machines
