A question for farkers

[Nautonier]

I searched out the answer and it does depend on the gearing but the answer is bizarre

It is bizarre, but I just tried it with a bike and they are correct. I wonder if anyone will figure it out without cheating?

 

[Boom King]

It will move backwards. Not enough force being applied to engage the pawls and create forward momentum.

 

[pharmaboy]

It will move backwards. Not enough force being applied to engage the pawls and create forward momentum.

Sort of right, but wrong reasoning.

 

[mellow]

mmmmmmm interesting.

This puzzle reminds me of the theory once proposed whereby one picks the hair out of dogshit.

 

[mellow]

Another.

May have been done before ?

If you are riding along and pull on the left side of the handlebar, in which direction will you go ?

 

[The Duckmeister]

Depends if you just give it a quick flick or if you hold it..... a quick flick (and subsequent correction) will turn you to the right; holding it will probably high-side you.

 

[stirk]

I tried this earlier using my hand to move the crank because I was lazy to get string and the bike moved forward, tried again with my son, this time with string and the bike moved backwards in all gears. Dang.

 

[schred]

Whilst I kind of get the answer with trochoids and gearing/torque sh1t, does this have any impact on a decision to go clipless?

Mellow prob not, but nobody pulls on the bar, it's always a push

 

[stirk]

Whilst I kind of get the answer with trochoids and gearing/torque sh1t, does this have any impact on a decision to go clipless?

Mellow prob not, but nobody pulls on the bar, it's always a push

Counter intuitive but true.

 

[mellow]

aye bin drinkin.

What purpose ( as opposed to porpoise. A porpoise being a large aquatic mammal that breathes through a hole in the top of its' head. Peter Smith, rip. ) Does a valve stem cap serve ?
Apart from prohibiting the ingress of detritus.
As I see most folks choose to save several microns by not running them.

Hint ; if you do not answer before the beeper, you will be forced to endure one of my long winded, ages old, personal anecdotes of my misspent youth ( as opposed to spent with misses ).

 

[Lazmo]

What purpose ( as opposed to porpoise. A porpoise being a large aquatic mammal that breathes through a hole in the top of its' head. Peter Smith, rip. ) Does a valve stem cap serve ?
Apart from prohibiting the ingress of detritus.

On a Schrader valve... it is worthwhile, stops crud getting in.

Sort of pointless on a Presta valve... the screw down thingy does the anti-crud thing anyway... so into the bin goes the cap.