Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This video discusses the forces experienced by a bicycle rider in a vertical circular loop. Two sample problems are discussed which calculate the size of the forces on the rider for both the TOP and BOTTOM of the vertical loop.

See more circular motion example problems below...

What Causes Circular Motion?: youtu.be/JzElR7BjePU
Examples #1&2 (Spinning Amusement Park Rides): youtu.be/Bqt1_LQswZA
Example #3 (Banked Curves): youtu.be/4KDx7sa2JAI
Example #4: (Merry Go Rounds): youtu.be/7O6m5OP_a_c
Examples #5 and 6 (Vertical Loops): youtu.be/NuFT16aQH6o
Example #7 (Over the Top of a Hill): youtu.be/njhyp80Xr5s
Example #15 (Rocket Science: Finding Orbital Velocity and Period): youtu.be/bglgjDWjUU8
Example #16 (Simulated Gravity with Rotation): youtu.be/5K-wnZYou9Q

Circular Motion Lab (Pre-Lab Discussion): youtu.be/FYWaDjXrJhg
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #1): youtu.be/B4gGojdUr1c
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #2): youtu.be/_b6YTIW7oBA
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #3): youtu.be/xVSEEIeSaCI
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #4): youtu.be/sdK33dR58XQ
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #5): youtu.be/GPFyoperoFk
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #6): youtu.be/4TRC_Yvb12E
Circular Motion Lab (Conclusion Discussion): youtu.be/iZAf6sx1Kes

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:58 Top of the Loop (Example #5)
6:36 Bottom of the Loop (Example #6)