Millions of people around the world are using bicycles as their means of transportation for different reasons, such as for delivering packages, workout, commuting, or simply for fun rides. Do you know it is so amazing to know that when you are riding a bike its wheels are also working on Physics?
That’s right! There is science behind this. One thing is that when you ride a bicycle, in what direction is the angular velocity of the wheels?
Let us start a study of physics. By understanding a few principles in this subject is the key to learning the variety of phases of the behavior of the bicycle’s wheels. In this process, both the driver and the bicycle play a vital role.
The following responses while riding a bicycle applies carefully Newton’s Laws of Motion, such as:
- foot pedaling
- systems of gearing
- the drive of the spinning bicycle wheels
- rotating the handlebars
- balance of the driver on a bicycle
- making turns
When you ride a bicycle, the wheels rotate in reverse directions. The angular velocity of a bicycle wheel is when it is rotating. The front-wheel angular velocity is in a similar direction as your accelerative motion at a similar magnitude. When riding upright to the ground, the front wheel has no direction or zero degrees per second between its rotation and forward motion. The rear wheel of a bike has its own spinning direction as it is linked to the chain. The energy has to drive from side to side with this linking and not around it.
The study of inertia is involved here in getting several states of circular motion. Such considerations work the practice utilized in the linear motion study, wherein the first is about kinematics circular motion and the after is about the dynamics.
As Kinetic energy is “a property of a moving object that is based on its motion and mass,” the energy generated by the body of the driver will be converted into kinetic energy. Riding a bicycle, 90% of the driver’s energy and motion turns into kinetic energy. Because of friction while driving, the momentum as well goes around it so there will be a depletion of energy.