Chain transmission

Name: Class:

1. What is the maximum speed obtained on the simulation bike? To what size of plate and
sprocket does it correspond? When is this gear useful?
2. What is the minimum speed achieved on the bicycle simulation? To what sizes of plate
and sprocket does it correspond? In what situation is this gear helpful? Why?
3. What can be done to get an even lower speed? And a higher one?
4. The city bicycle in the drawing below has a 35 cm rear wheel radius. Count the number
of teeth of the plates and sprockets and complete this table. The pedaling rate is 1 rev/s.

Nº Zm Nº Zs Rt Ns V V
plate sprocket
(Nº teeth of (Nº teeth of (Transmission (Speed of the (Speed of the (Speed of the
the plate) the sprocket) ratio) wheel in rev/s) bike in m/s) bike in Km/h)

1 1

1 2

1 3

2 1

2 2

2 3