Why do bicycles benefit from having larger wheels when going up a bump as shown in the picture?
Assume that for both bicycles:
1.) The tires have equal air pressure.
2.) The bicycles never leave the contact with the bump.
3.) The bicycles have the same mass. The bicycle tires (regardless of size) have the same mass.
The bicycles with larger wheels have more time to go over the bump. This decreases the magnitude of the force needed to lift the bicycle.
The bicycles with larger wheels always have a smaller vertical displacement regardless of speed.
The bicycles with larger wheels experience a force backward with less magnitude for the same amount of time.
The bicycles with larger wheels experience a force backward with less magnitude for a greater amount of time.
The bicycles with larger wheels have more kinetic energy turned into gravitational potential energy.
The bicycles with larger wheels have more rotational kinetic energy, so the horizontal velocity of the biker changes less.