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kjames138
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 Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:01 am Post subject: How do gear mechanics work? |
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| How can you calculate the torque output of a bicycle when cycling at a known RPM with a known gear tooth for both gears and a known chain length? |
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billrussell42
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| Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:20 am Post subject: |
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| It's basically the force applied by your legs, averaged over one rotation, multiplied by the distance of the pedals from their center of rotation, which is the torque.This is multiplied or divided by the gear ratio of the gears.chain length and RPM are not relevant. |
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