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The pistons in your engine's cylinder are similar to your legs when
you ride a bicycle. Think of your legs as pistons; they go up and
down on the pedals, providing power. The pedals are like the
connecting rods; they are "attached" to your legs. The pedals are
attached to the bicycle crank, which is like the crank shaft, because
it turns the wheels.
To reverse this, the pistons (legs) are attached to the connecting
rods (pedals) which are attached to the crankshaft (bicycle crank).
The power from the combustion in the cylinders powers the piston to
push the connecting rods to turn the crankshaft.
The bicycle played a large part in the process of inventing the
automobile; in fact, in 1896, the first car that Henry Ford produced
was even called a "Quadricycle."
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