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If a bicycle with equal wheels (like the one above) has a rotation counter on each, why will the front one tend to give a higher reading?
Concepts involved:
- rotation/revolution, distance, circumference.
The first wheel will rotate more than the last one since it covers a greater distance, being positioned right below the steering. For example, when we first start pedalling, the first wheel moves first, covers a distance and completes its rotation earlier.
The first wheel rotates more than the rear one, as it is the one to be steered. And in being the one to be steered, when in turns, steering or when turning sideways the front wheel is likely to be rotated more and have more rotations first, when after then, only after rotations to turn sideways, the rear wheel rotates and it follows the more rotated front wheel.. So the front wheel of a bicycle covers more distance than the rear wheel.