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Grade 9General Physics

On a bicycle, why does my back tyre wear so much more quickly than the front?

Profile image of rishav kumar
12 Years agoGrade 9
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Profile image of Saurabh Koranglekar
6 Years ago
Because the frictional resistance at the rear wheel balances both the frictional resistance at the front wheel and the wind resistance, the frictional resistance at the rear wheel is strictly larger in amplitude than the frictional resistance at the front wheel unless the bicycle is not moving, so there must always be greater wear of the rear tyre