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Free Bike quiz: 97 trivia questions and answers — Cycling Questions and Answers. Easy to hard, with explained answers. No sign-up.
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From the world's longest tandem to recumbent bike speed records, this quiz explores the technicalities and curiosities of the cycling world. A fun way to test your cycling knowledge.
This quiz currently has 97 questions, ranging from easy to hard, available in French, English and Spanish when the Spanish translation is available.
Warm up before the quiz with these 19 trivia questions and their explained answers: click a question to reveal the answer.
Answer: The Draisine. The Draisine was a wooden machine without pedals, propelled by pushing off with the feet.
Answer: Fatbike. Its wide tires provide excellent flotation.
Answer: Disc brake. Disc brakes offer more stable braking in wet conditions.
Answer: E-bike. The electrically-assisted bicycle helps with pedaling. ('Lazybike' is a joke term.)
Answer: The saddle: it provides the pelvis's support point and helps stabilize the center of gravity and pedaling.. The saddle isn't just for sitting: it's an essential pivot point that lets the cyclist transfer their weight and stabilize their hips to optimize the pedaling motion.
Answer: Attaching the shoe to the pedal. They lock the foot and pedal together.
Answer: BMX. Small and sturdy, built for tricks.
Answer: Touring bike. Comfort and luggage capacity.
Answer: City bike. It makes stepping over the frame easier.
Answer: The rear derailleur. The rear derailleur, via its spring, maintains the chain's tension.
Answer: Road/mountain bike hybrid. The Gravel bike is versatile for both roads and trails.
Answer: Cardboard. The cardboard bike is a clever, low-cost project, made water-resistant with a special coating.
Answer: Over 40 meters. Several bikes have attempted the record, reaching impressive lengths for a single-rider frame.
Answer: Integrated gears. All the gears are enclosed within the hub, with no external derailleur.
Answer: France. The modern derailleur was developed in France in the 1920s-1930s.
Answer: 2.5 to 3 bars. Too low a pressure increases the risk of pinch flats, while too high a pressure reduces grip.
Answer: Eddy Merckx Cycles. After retiring, 'the Cannibal' founded his own bicycle brand near Brussels. Faema and Molteni were his teams, and Colnago one of his suppliers.
Answer: Cime de la Bonette. The road over the Cime de la Bonette, in the southern Alps, peaks at 2,802 m: the Tour went over it in 1962, 1964, 1993 and 2008. The Col de l'Iseran (2,764 m) remains the highest road pass crossed by the Tour.
Answer: The Shweeb. The Shweeb, in Rotorua, has passengers pedal while reclining in transparent pods hanging from a rail. Google funded it through its 'Project 10^100' contest as an urban transport idea.
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