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? asked in SportsCycling · 2 months ago

I got a real stupid question on bicycles. What is it?

How many wheel(s) does a bicycle have?

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  • 3 weeks ago

    How many handle(s) does a bicycle have? Another one.

  • 1 month ago

    Technically a bicycle has two wheels (bi=two.) Legally, anything that is pedal-powered and has one to three wheels, and sometimes 4 wheels, counts as a bicycle. That does not mean a trike IS a bicycle, it only means a trike is treated as a bicycle under the law.

  • 1 month ago

    Wheels and names:

    Uni-cycle = 1 "uni"

    Bi-cycle = 2 "bi"

    Tri-cycle = 3 "tri"

    Quad = 4...

    ____

    Regardless general shape and function it's still called a bicycle/e-bike/motorcycle/scooter

  • 2 months ago

    From a common sense view a bicycle has 2 wheels. 

    From an engineering view there's 4 basic mechanical machines (lever, wedge, sphere and wheel) all other mechanical machines are just a combination of the 4 basic machines. So from an engineering view there can be numerous wheels in a bicycle.

    Source(s): Motorized bicycle owner and builder.
  • Audrey
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    Yep. A real stupid question.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    2 months ago

    You're 100% right.  That is stupid.  🙄

    Bi - meaning two.  Binary: something made of two things or parts.  https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binary

    Unicycle - one.

    Bicycle - two.

    Tricycle - three  

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    2 months ago

    Unicycle: 1

    Bicycle: 2

    Tricycle: 3

    And so on.

  • Anonymous
    2 months ago

    Depends on what kind of  bicycle it is.

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