0
What are the gears referred to which are attached to the back wheel of a bicycle?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
If they're all inside the hub they're called internal gears, and consist of something mechanics refer to as "planetary" gears.
If they are toothed discs that sit outside the hub they're called sprockets. The whole assembly is either a multi-speed freewheel. or a "cassette" for a freehub.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is the cassette of bicycle?
The gears on the rear wheel are called a cassette
Two simple machines that are part of a bicycle are a?
gears and wheel and axle
What is a bicycle gear shift?
There has to be a gear cluster attached to the rear wheel , this is connected to a lever on the handle bars, allowing you to move the chain to each of these gears to give different speeds. Usually between 3-6 gears on this.
How are bicycle gears and sprockets related?
A sprocket is another name for a toothed wheel that meshes with the chain.
Are bicycle gears a pulley?
lever at crank, connected by chain to lever at rear wheel
Example of a wheel and axle?
steering wheeltire wheelsA wagon
What type of simple machine is a bicycle gears?
I'd say the gears on a bike acts as levers, as pedals and driven wheel turns with different speeds and force.
Where are simple gears used?
An example of simple gears is the chain, chain-wheel and free-wheel sprocket as used on a single geared bicycle. More complicated gearing is the modern bicycle's derailleur system of multiply chain-wheels, a cluster of sprockets, a chain, and gear changer mechanism.
What simple machine are In a bicycle?
A bike is compound machine. This means that it is made up of a bunch of different simple machines. Screws are used to hold the pieces together. The wheel of a bicycle is a wheel and axle. The pedals are also examples of this simple machine. The pedals are attached to a lever that turns a pulley. The gear shifts and brake handles are levers.I hope this helps =)the simple machine found in a bicycle are:
How is the front wheel on a bicycle different from the rear wheel?
The rear wheel has a different hub; the gears attach to it. Alternatively the rear hub has gears or a brake or a dynamo built into it. The front hub will sometimes have a dynamo built into it, other than that it is just a plain hub.
What types of simple machines have a wheel and axle?
There are a lot of machines in the world that contain a wheel and axle such as wheel chairs, a bicycle sprocket,compound bows,gears,drill,sharpener and plenty others.
What is two circular objects of different sizes that are attached in such a way that they rotate together called?
Gears. Gears are circular objects of different sizes that are attached in such a way that they rotate together to transmit motion.
