Why it is easier to get off the bike and walk up the steep road with it than riding it all the way up?
In: Physics
A bike left stationary on the hill would roll downwards as it is being pulled by gravity.
You are resistant to this pull because you are able to adjust your body weight and use friction to your advantage to keep yourself still on a slope.
While on a bike, you lose that advantage to keep still and are fighting against gravity as the bike normally would.
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