Bicycle performance

Bicycle performance is measurable performance such as energy efficiency that affect how effective a bicycle is. Bicycles are extraordinarily efficient machines; in terms of the amount of energy a person must expend to travel a given distance, cycling is calculated to be the most efficient self-powered means of transportation.^[1]

The transport performance of bicycles is also exceptional in terms of ton kilometers.^[2] In terms of the ratio of cargo weight (payload) a bicycle can carry to the total bike weight, cycling (here under cargo biking) is also the most efficient means of cargo transportation.

^ S.S. Wilson (March 1973). "Bicycle Technology". Scientific American. 228 (3): 81–91. Bibcode:1973SciAm.228c..81W. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0373-81.
^ Schünemann, Jaron; Finke, Sebastian; Severengiz, Semih; Schelte, Nora; Gandhi, Smiti (2022). "Life Cycle Assessment on Electric Cargo Bikes for the Use-Case of Urban Freight Transportation in Ghana" (PDF). Procedia Cirp. 105: 721–726. doi:10.1016/j.procir.2022.02.120. S2CID 247338693.

[1] S.S. Wilson (March 1973). "Bicycle Technology". Scientific American. 228 (3): 81–91. Bibcode:1973SciAm.228c..81W. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0373-81.

[2] Schünemann, Jaron; Finke, Sebastian; Severengiz, Semih; Schelte, Nora; Gandhi, Smiti (2022). "Life Cycle Assessment on Electric Cargo Bikes for the Use-Case of Urban Freight Transportation in Ghana" (PDF). Procedia Cirp. 105: 721–726. doi:10.1016/j.procir.2022.02.120. S2CID 247338693.

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