Horizontal Forces at Bicycle Front Wheel Calculator

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Online frictional (horizontal) forces calculator to calculate horizontal forces at the wheels for a bicycle (front wheel).

Though longitudinally stable when stationary, a bike may become longitudinally unstable under sufficient acceleration or deceleration, and Euler's second law can be used to analyze the ground reaction forces generated.

Bicycle Front Wheel Horizontal Forces Calculation

Formula:

Ff = μ · Nf

where,
μ = Coefficient of friction
Nf = Vertical ground reaction force at the rear wheel
Ff = Horizontal Force at the front wheel

External links

Wikipedia