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Why does the rear wheel of a bicycle turn faster than the pedals?
Nicolepacheco
because of the gear ratio and the chain
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How do the number of gear teeth affect the wheel on a bicycle?
The more teeth you have on the chainring(by the pedals) when compared to the sprocket(on the rear wheel, the more the rear wheel will turn for each turn of the cranks.
Why does a bicycle speed up when you start pedalling?
Because when you push down on the pedals the rear wheel is forced to rotate.
What is a gear chain on a bicycle?
Put simply... it's a circle of links that connects the drive gear (attached to the pedals) to the speed gear(s) - attached to the rear wheel. Rotating the drive gear (using the pedals) transfers the movement to the gear cogs on the rear wheel - which propels the bicycle forwards.
How does a bicycle start?
Putting weight on the forward pedals puts tension on the chain, which rotates the rear wheel and pushes the bike forward.
What is a bicycle gear?
On a bike there's one(or more) front sprocket(s) by the pedals connected by a chain to one(or more) rear sprocket(s) by the rear wheel. As the wheel isn't driven directly by the pedals, and there's usually a difference in size between the front & rear sprocket this constitutes a gear.
What happens to the speed of the wheel to a bike when you take into higher gear?
If you keep the pedals turning at the same rate, then a higher gear will make the rear wheel turn faster. But it will also be harder to push the pedals
What does a bicycle chain do?
a bike chain basically does two things: it transmits power from where the rider can easily deliver it to the rear Wheel it creates a gearing ratio between how fast the pedals turn and how fast the rear wheel turns. If wheel and pedals turn at the same speed, the overall speed for the bike becomes quite limited.
Why does a bike keep moving after pedaling stops?
Newton's first law of motion essentially states that an object which is in motion will stay in that motion until other forces act on it (in the case of a bicycle, such as wind, the friction of the road, etc). Most consumer bicycles use a ratchet on the rear wheel (called a freewheel) such that when the pedals drive the chain, the rear wheel rotates, but the rear wheel can also rotate freely without requiring the chain to rotate with it (therefore allowing the wheel to rotate faster than the chain, useful for going downhill). Some specialized bicycles (such as those used in a velodrome and many BMX-style bikes) do not use a freewheel, meaning that the pedals must move as the rear wheel moves, and making the pedals a de facto brake.
What is the working principle of bicycle rear wheel?
It's a wheel, basically a disc that turns on an axle. It also has a sprocket and usually a one-way clutch, the freewheel which allos you to coast w/o the pedals going around.
Why are the wheels on a penny farthing different sizes?
Before the introduction of bicycle chain pedals were mounted directly on to the wheel axle. Without any gears the only way to get the bike to go faster w/o pedalling like crazy was by making the front wheel(with the pedals) bigger, as one revolution of a bigger wheel will cover more ground than one revolution of a smaller wheel.
Putting a new chain on a mountain bike where is first gear?
First gear on a bicycle with external/derailer gears is with the chain on the smallest chainwheel(by the pedals) and the biggest sprocket(by the rear wheel).
What is faster bike or unicycle?
A bicycle. Unicycles as a rule are direct drive, meaning one turn of the pedals cause one turn of the rear wheel. Bicycles can have a ratio of anything between 3-5wheel rotations to each crank rotation. You'd have to be able to spin wickedly fast to be able to keep up with a regular bicycle on an unicycle.
