Recent content by MrSpudmuffin1

thanks again Sophicentaur, So this equation has m = mass h = length of my arm to the center of gravity v = velocity I would have to ride to get over the bar Is g = to g force? Is the g going to be 5? I didn't understand the g force as 5 as you mentioned in your first response. so if I used...

Thanks for your reply Sophiecentuar, How would you set up the equation to calculate this? thanks again.

Thanks for your suggestions. It does seem pretty hard though to convert the forward force into a rotational momentum around the bar. But I love the idea of curling the body up at the point of impact, that makes great sense.

If you were riding a bike and then reached out to grab a bar over your head, Picture the following senerio... a 50 lb kid is riding a bicycle as fast as he can toward a cloths line. Just at the moment he travels under the bar, he reaches up and grabs the bar and let's the bike go flying off...