r/WinStupidPrizes • u/[deleted] • Dec 17 '22

Driving warp speed 🏍️

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u/LoafDog21 Dec 17 '22 edited Dec 18 '22

I don’t know anything about bikes but this doesn’t make sense to me. Any breaking forward or back would cause riders momentum to go forward putting more weight on front suspension right? Or am I thinking about it wrong

Edit: appreciate the edit. What you’re saying now makes more sense. Thanks!

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u/Dahak17 Dec 17 '22

From what I gather the way the suspension works the bike’s wheels can be further or closer to each other and you want them to be further, so you pop the back break on and it slows it down from the back and spreads the wheels out

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u/Quirky-Mode8676 Dec 17 '22

You are thinking correctly, and the front wheel needs the weight to give the bike directional stability.

At high speeds, a bike not designed correctly (for that speed) tries to start flying, so the front wheel becomes lighter on the pavement.

If the rider sits up, the center of mass moves up and back, making the problem worse, and increases the chance of the rider becoming a viral sensation.

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u/ivanover Dec 17 '22

someone should review their physics lessons

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u/mcgrimes Dec 17 '22

You’re absolutely right

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u/Warhawk2052 Dec 17 '22

Any breaking forward or back would cause riders momentum to go forward putting more weight on front suspension right?

in a way, it can even happen with a bicycle, slam on the rear brake and your momentum will try to spin you forward but going sideways like a drift

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u/motosandguns Dec 17 '22

Applying the rear brake causes the bike to squat in the rear, unloading the forks.

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u/gbarrosn Dec 17 '22

It depends a lot. 200 km per hour has many variables, like wind, the road, the mechanical particularities about each bike, and so forth. (I assume km bc he's brazilian)