Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics is the science of the motion of bicycles and motorcycles and their components, due to the forces acting on them. Dynamics falls under a branch of physics known as class
A computer-generated, simplified model of bike and rider demonstrating an uncontrolled right turn.
Bicycles leaning in a turn.
Draisine
External forces on a bike and rider leaning in a turn: Weight in green, drag in blue, vertical ground reaction in red, net propulsive and rolling resistance in yellow, friction in response to turn in orange, and net torques on front wheel in magenta
Bicycle brake
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A bicycle brake reduces the speed of a bicycle or prevents the wheels from moving. The two main types are: rim brakes and disc brakes. Drum brakes are less common on bicycles.
Spoon brake on antique Peugeot 'open diamond' frame 'Le Lion model B' at the Batavus Museum in Heerenveen, Netherlands
Spoon brake variation at the Batavus Museum in Heerenveen, Netherlands
Spoon brake on front wheel
Improvised spoon brake on a Chinese cargo tricycle