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It has many parts that work together to preform a function. Just like other comples machines
It's got wheels, axles, levers and gear ratios.
Because it consists of many simple machines.
A bicycle is built up of several simple machines, (the lever, wheel and axle etc), and several simple machines interacting becomes a compound machine.
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∙ 12y agoThe hand brake is a lever, a simple machine.
Mechanical, because you use your hand to push on the brake to stop the bike. Same with the brakes on the petals. You push back with your foot to stop the bike.
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∙ 12y agoA bicycle is a mechanism with two wheels, powered by a human pedalling, which is used to get around.
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∙ 6y agoA bicycle is built up of several simple machines, (the lever, wheel and axle etc), and several simple machines interacting becomes a compound machine.
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∙ 7y agoA bicycle wheel is an example of wheel and axle
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∙ 6y agoA bicycle is a complex/compund machine
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Pulling down on a rope to hoist a sail on a sailboat is an example of a machine?
yes, you would be using a pulley which is a type of simple machine. It is a type of machine that is changing the direction over which a force is exerted.
What type of simple machine does the can opener has?
Lever
A fork would be an example of what type of simple machine?
It's a lever, where the fulcrum is at the same location as the driving force (i.e. your hand on the handle). Thus it is a first class lever, since the force applied is on the other side of the fulcrum from the load.
Are dominoes a type of simple machine?
yes, they are a lever
What type of machine is a funnel?
An inclined plane.
What type of machine is a bike?
A complex machine
What kind of brake is it when the bike pedals backward and it stops?
This type of brake is called a coaster brake, or a foot brake.
What type of simple machine is a chain on a bike?
That isn't a simple machine, it is a complex machine, made up of other simple machines.
A hand held mixer is what type of simple machine?
yes a manual hand mixer is a simple machine because when they put it together there are gears and levers in the hand machine
What type of levers are on a bike?
Brake levers and gear levers. The pedals are also a sort of lever.
What brake fluid do you use for dirt bike?
You should use DOT 4 brake fluid for dirt bikes. This is the most common type of brake fluid available on the market.
What are the things sticking out of the forks of a bmx bike that you screw the brakes into?
They're called brake bosses, and you use then as attachment points for a certain type of rim brake.
What disc brake pads fit a saracen mantra mountain bike?
That's not determined by the bike, but by the make & model of the brakes used - and that can change between the different versions/build year of the bike. If you look at your bike there's usually a brand name on the brake, possibly a model name too. That'll help you figure out which type of pads to get.
What type of simple machine is a window hand crank?
a wheel and axle
What type of simple machine is a hand drill?
hand drill machine is a hand tool used to make holes on hard surfaces with the help of a rotating drill bit as its cutting edge
How many brakes does a bike have to be legal?
Not all of them do, but those who have will usually be equipped with a type of caliper brake known as an U-brake.
A mixer is what type of simple machine?
What type of simple machines in a manual hand mixer
