A bicycle is known as a compound machine.
This term means that it is made up of a plethora of different simple devices.
• Screws are used to hold the pieces together.
• The wheel of the bicycle is a wheel and axle.
• The pedals are also examples of this simple machine.
• The pedals are connected to a lever, which turns a pulley.
• It is also made up of simple machines such as gears, levers, wheel axles, and screws.
• The wheel and axle is a straightforward machine that works by diminishing friction in trying to move a load.
• This mechanism is seen in the type of bicycle pulley, which is a straightforward machine that creates a mechanical advantage and encourages the changing of direction for a rope or cable.
• This change is evident in the chain of the bicycle.