toodles_1399
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An idealized bicycle+rider consists of two massless wheels of radius R with cen-
ters separated by distance L. Suppose that the center of mass of the system is midway
between the wheels at a height 2R above the ground. What is the maximum decelera-
tion such that the system slows down without the rear wheel leaving the ground (and
the rider going over the handlebars)?
ters separated by distance L. Suppose that the center of mass of the system is midway
between the wheels at a height 2R above the ground. What is the maximum decelera-
tion such that the system slows down without the rear wheel leaving the ground (and
the rider going over the handlebars)?