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What is the torque required to run bicycle having weight of 90kg?

if bicycle is to be run by pedal?

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It depends on the radius of the driven wheel, of the pedal crank arm and the ratio of the chain wheels (and of the gears, if any). Assuming no gears and that the weight is equally shared between the two wheels, the load to be moved at the driven wheel is 45 Kg. If the radius of the driven wheel is 300mm and that of the crank arm 150mm then their ratio is 2. If the chain wheel at the crank has a radius of 100mm and that of the rear sprocket wheel is 25 mm, then their ratio is 4. Then the effort at the pedal needed to turn the wheel is 45 x 2 x 4 = 360 kg. This is the torque required to start the bike moving. Its high because of the ratios between the wheel and crank and between chain wheels. These are not chosen to keep the torque low, but to gear up the turning speed of the wheels relative to the crank .Otherwise your legs would be going up and down like mad but the bike would move very slowly. You see this when someone is pedaling uphill in low gear. The ratios are chosen to allow a good turn of speed when the bike is moving and effort is needed only to overcome rolling friction and wind resistance.

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All_for_ Assuming the question above relates to a golf cart( 4 wheels), does it mean that the total torque will also be r*u*P+R*u2*P where P is the total weight, u and u2 are the coeff. of fric. for bearing and tire respectively, and r and R are the bearing radius and tire radius respectively? Report Abuse * You must be logged into Answers to add comments. Sign in or Register.

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pedrobuz... To calculate the torque you have to consider the friction on the center bearing of the wheel and tyre: Remarkes: L1:horizontal distance from seat to center of back wheel L2:horizontal distance from seat to center of front wheel P: person weight W1: weight on wheel 1 W2: weight on wheel 2 Force equilibrium: P=W1+W2 Moment equilibrium on back wheel: L1*P=(L1+L2)*W2 W2=L1*P/(L1+L2) W1=P-W2=P-L1*P/(L1+L2) Torque associated to wheels assuming bearing are similar with same radius and fricction: F1:friction force on bearing back wheel F2:friction force on bearing front wheel u: friction coeficient r: friction radius on bearing F1=u*W1 Torque on wheel 1 : r*F1 F2=u*W2 Torque on wheel 2 : r*F2

Sum of torques on bearings r*F1+r*F2=r*u*W1+W2)=r*u*P Friction on tyres: u2 : coeficient of friction on tyres R: radius of tyres Sum of torques on tyres: R*u2*P Torque needed to move bike (T) r*u*P+R*u2*P I didn't consider drag force or transmission ratio on pedal/chain but: PedalForce*PedalLenght*TransmissionRat
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lithiumd... If there is no friction, you don't need any torque input to keep the bike moving; it will keep going forever on flat ground. If there is friction, you need to know exactly how much friction (rolling resistance and aerodynamic drag) you have at a given speed, and the bike's gear and pedal/wheel ratios.
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