Bicycle – Bartosz Ciechanowski

Interactive article explaining the physics of a bicycle.

Bicycle – Bartosz Ciechanowski Bartosz Ciechanowski Blog Archives Patreon X / Twitter Instagram e-mail RSS March 28, 2023 Bicycle There is something delightful about riding a bicycle. Once mastered, the simple action of pedaling to move forward and turning the handlebars to steer makes bike riding an effortless activity. In the demonstration below, you can guide the rider with the slider , and you can also drag the view around to change the camera angle: Compared to internal combustion engines or mechanical watches , bicycles are fairly simple machines – most of their parts operate in plain si

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