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How is the front wheel on a bicycle different from the rear wheel?
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The rear wheel has a different hub; the gears attach to it. Alternatively the rear hub has gears or a brake or a dynamo built into it. The front hub will sometimes have a dynamo built into it, other than that it is just a plain hub.
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When you padle a bicycle why the applied force of front wheel and rear wheel are opposite in direction?
Because the rear wheel is doing the pushing and the front wheel is being pushed.
What is the name for the bicycle with a large front wheel and a smaller rear wheel?
A Penny Farthing
Who Penny farthing how does it work?
A penny farthing is a bicycle in England from many years ago. It is a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel that was popular until the development of the safety bicycle, in the 1880s.
What was unusual about the farthing bicycle?
the front wheel was bigger than the back wheelThe most unusual thing about the Penny-farthing bicycle is that it was a high wheeler. The front wheel of the bike was very high while the back wheel was very small.The penny farthing ( also known as the high wheel, high wheeler and ordinary) has a large front wheel and a small rear wheel. The front wheel is directly driven by the pedals. It took a lot of skill to ride the ordinary without coming to grief.There was a very large front wheel and a very small rear wheel. There was a direct drive from the pedals to the front wheel. The rider was seated high and had to learn the technique of starting and stopping the penny farthing - which was also known as the high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary.It was called the Penny-Farthing. Those were two different sized coins. The front wheel was large, the rear wheel very small.
What was unusual about the penny farthing bicycle?
the front wheel was bigger than the back wheelThe most unusual thing about the Penny-farthing bicycle is that it was a high wheeler. The front wheel of the bike was very high while the back wheel was very small.The penny farthing ( also known as the high wheel, high wheeler and ordinary) has a large front wheel and a small rear wheel. The front wheel is directly driven by the pedals. It took a lot of skill to ride the ordinary without coming to grief.There was a very large front wheel and a very small rear wheel. There was a direct drive from the pedals to the front wheel. The rider was seated high and had to learn the technique of starting and stopping the penny farthing - which was also known as the high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary.It was called the Penny-Farthing. Those were two different sized coins. The front wheel was large, the rear wheel very small.
Are Hondas front wheel or rear wheel drive cars?
front wheel they can be change to rear wheel theu can be changed but mostly front wheel drive
How hard is it to replace the bearings on the driver's side axle of the car?
It depends on what model of car. There is a different proceedure for front wheel drive compared to rear wheel drive and a different proceedure for front and rear bearings.
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.
Is there a difference in a Rear wheel drive and front wheel drive engine block?
No, Only The transmission is different.
What is the cassette of bicycle?
The gears on the rear wheel are called a cassette
Why is it useful to have both front and rear systems on a mountain bike?
A bicycle has two contact points with the ground, front and rear wheel. Whatever makes sense to do at one of them (braking or suspension), will probably be sensible to do at the other as well.
Which was unsual about the penny fathing bicycle?
The Ordinary had a large front wheel with direct pedalling. A high seat and a small rear wheel. Braking was rather primitive. It took skill to mount and dismount the ordinary bicycle, commonly known as the Penny Farthing.
