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From: steve@anasazi.UUCP (Steve Villee)
Newsgroups: net.puzzle
Subject: Re: A Bicycle Puzzle
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Date: Wed, 5-Mar-86 13:40:39 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar  5 13:40:39 1986
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> On a bicycle with both tires the same diameter, which wheel has a
> larger average angular velocity?  In more concrete terms, suppose
> you have one of those newfangled bicycle computer gizmos.   On which
> wheel should you mount the sensor to register more mileage?

I would say that if you do any significant amount of turning, the front
wheel will have a greater average angular velocity.  You could even go
to the extreme of turning the front wheel perpendicular to the rest of the
bicycle, and then the front wheel could go around without any angular
motion on the back wheel.  I can't think of any way to give the back wheel
more angular motion than the front wheel, other than lifting the bicycle
off the ground.

--- Steve Villee (ihnp4!terak!anasazi!steve)
    International Anasazi, Inc.
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