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    The bicycle is a simple yet efficient machine that converts human energy into kinetic energy through its various mechanisms. The frame supports the rider and spreads their weight across the wheels. Wheels with spokes increase speed and strength while reducing air resistance. Gears connected by a chain allow riders to overcome forces and pedal faster. Brakes use friction to slow the wheels and convert kinetic energy to heat. Overall, a bicycle demonstrates the physics principles of energy, force, and motion through its design.

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    The bicycle is a simple yet efficient machine that converts human energy into kinetic energy through its various mechanisms. The frame supports the rider and spreads their weight across the wheels. Wheels with spokes increase speed and strength while reducing air resistance. Gears connected by a chain allow riders to overcome forces and pedal faster. Brakes use friction to slow the wheels and convert kinetic energy to heat. Overall, a bicycle demonstrates the physics principles of energy, force, and motion through its design.

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    The bicycle is a simple yet efficient machine that converts human energy into kinetic energy through its various mechanisms. The frame supports the rider and spreads their weight across the wheels. Wheels with spokes increase speed and strength while reducing air resistance. Gears connected by a chain allow riders to overcome forces and pedal faster. Brakes use friction to slow the wheels and convert kinetic energy to heat. Overall, a bicycle demonstrates the physics principles of energy, force, and motion through its design.

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    The Science of Bikes

    The bicycle might be one of the greatest inventions of all time. It is simple, efficient and fun
    transportation. You can get to places quickly by converting your body’s energy into kinetic energy,
    energy in motion.

    A bike is a machine that can magnify force or speed to move you up a


    hill more easily. It is also capable of changing the energy from the
    human body to energy for motion. Energy in all forms cannot be created
    or destroyed, energy can only change from one form to another. Biking
    can feel like hard work at times because you must use a lot of muscle
    force to pedal. If you are going uphill you must work against the force of
    gravity. If you are trying to go fast you are working against a force
    called air resistance. If there are any bumps or turns then you must use energy to slow down and
    use the force of friction from the brakes. When riding a bike, you are always using energy to make the
    wheels go around and keep in motion.

    What Does a Bike Frame Do?


    The frame of the bike is the base, it supports you and spreads
    your mass out over the whole bike. You sit on the bike towards
    the back but lean forward over the handlebars to balance better.
    The frame of the bike is made from materials that bend and flex a
    little to absorb the impacts of riding.

    How do Bike Wheels Work?

    A wheel and an axle are a simple machine. The wheel will increase
    the force or speed depending on how it is turned. The greater the
    diameter of the wheel the more your speed can increase. Wheels
    support your mass as you sit on the seat. The rubber tire sits
    inside a wheel that has a rim and several spokes, which make the
    wheel strong, lightweight and help reduce the force of air
    resistance. Like strands of a spider web, the spokes are pulled tight
    and are crisscrossed from the rim to the opposite rim. This design stops the wheel from crushing
    under the mass of the rider.
    How do Bike Gears Work?

    The gears on a bike are wheels with teeth connected by a chain,


    which make the bike faster and even easier to overcome forces when
    riding. The main gear is attached to what is called a crank, which is a
    pair of levers, which is where the pedals are located. Gears make you
    faster because there is a ratio of teeth on the front gear to the back
    gear, a single spin of the pedals and crank will move the bike wheel
    even that much more.

    How do Bike Brakes Work?


    Every bike must have a way to stop. Brakes on a bike work because of friction.
    Many bikes have brakes that are activated by squeezing a rubber shoe against the
    rim of the wheel causing the wheel rotation to slow. As the brake shoe is rubbing
    against the wheel rim, your kinetic energy is converted into heat, which has the
    effect of slowing you down.

    How do Bike Tires Work?

    Bike tires use the force of friction to keep you on the road or trail. Bike
    tires are made of a hollow rubber material. Inside there is an inner tube
    filled with air. The tire surfaces are different depending on the surface
    you might be riding on. Mountain bike tire are fat, with deep treads
    creating more surface area to grip the trail. Road bike tires are skinnier
    and smooth for maximum speed. Friction is created when the road surface touches the bike tire
    surface.

    Bicycles are Physics in Action!

    The frame divides the riders mass between both wheels. Larger
    wheels can increase the speed. Gears linked together by a chain
    increase the pedaling force. The pedal crank levers increase the
    pedal force. Spokes make the wheel strong and support the mass
    of the rider. The brake shoes apply friction to the rim to change
    energy into heat, which slows the bike down.

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