Why does pedaling up hill feels harder than walking up the same hill?
In: Physics
It’s mostly because bike gears, even first gears, are usually designed for greater speeds rather than power. It means that it transfers the energy of the pedaling into a higher rotation speed for the wheels at the cost of torque. When you are going uphill, the speed is quickly lost due to the acceleration of gravity, so a part of the work you do by pedalling is lost.
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