Is biking easier if weight is moved from wheel rim to hub?

Subject: Is biking easier if weight is moved from wheel rim to hub?

Date: Wed Oct 28 15:20:40 1998
Posted by Raphael Gillett
Grade level: teacher/prof
School: University of Leicester
City: Leicester State/Province: No state entered.
Country: UK
Area of science: Physics
ID: 909609640.Ph

Message:


Does redistributing weight from wheel rim to wheel hub have any
effect on the amount of work required to pedal a bicycle?

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