Question

While riding bicycle, if we stop pedalling, why does bicycle begin to slow down?​

Answer 1

ANSWER

if we stop pedalling, the applied force becomes less than the friction between bicycle wheels and the road. Thus, the bicycle begin to slow down.

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Answer 2

The bicycle begins to slow down as we are not applying force on the pedals to move the bicycle and because of friction the bicycle begins to slow down. Yes this is because of the frictional force acting on the surface of the wheel.