College Physics (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 5CQ
According to experienced riders, you make a bike less tiring to ride if you reduce its weight in the wheels rather than in the frame. Why is this so?
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