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Describe two forces that would change the motion of a bicycle traveling along the road

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When biking on a level road, your forward force comes from pushing and pulling on the pedals to make the back tyre push backwards against the road. The two main forces that oppose your motion are aerodynamic drag (air resistance) and rolling resistance of the tyres against the road caused as the tyre is compressed

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