Originally Posted by
base2
Why?
It's a first-order lever.
The seat-post clamp is the fulcrum. Larry is the effort force (200 pounds @ 12 inches distance.) The bottom of the seat post inside the frame is the load (600 pounds @ 4 inches from the fulcrum).
First-order levers are force multipliers.
You might be thinking a second-order?
Because he weighs 260, not 200.
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