A fixed-gear bicycle (or fixed-wheel bicycle in British usage,[citation needed] commonly known in some places as a fixie) is a bicycle that has a drivetrain...
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some bicycles there is only one gear and, therefore, the gear ratio is fixed, but most modern bicycles have multiple gears and thus multiple gear ratios...
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bicycle or track bike is a bicycle optimized for racing at a velodrome or outdoor track. Unlike road bicycles, the track bike is a fixed-gear bicycle;...
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bicycle is a type of bicycle with a single gear ratio. These bicycles are without derailleur gears, hub gearing or other methods for varying the gear...
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A hub gear, internal-gear hub, internally geared hub or just gear hub is a gear ratio changing system commonly used on bicycles that is implemented with...
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common accessory among people who do not ride a bicycle regularly. The rise in popularity of fixed-gear bicycles in the mid-2000s, complete with affectations...
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Track stand (redirect from Standstill (bicycle))
the left or right, and pedals forward, and back in the case of a fixed-gear bicycle, which the steered front wheel converts into a side-to-side motion...
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torque via gear ratios. The history of bicycle drivetrain systems is closely linked to the history of the bicycle. Major changes in bicycle form have often...
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BMX bike (redirect from BMX bicycle)
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at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Riders use brakeless fixed-gear bicycles. Races are typically 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long: 6 laps on a 250 m...
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similar to association football played on bicycles. The two people on each team ride a fixed gear bicycle with no brakes or freewheel. The ball is controlled...
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Freewheel (category Bicycle parts)
faster than its driveshaft exists in most bicycles when the rider stops pedaling. In a fixed-gear bicycle, without a freewheel, the rear wheel drives...
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bicycles, offering from 5 to 30 speeds Single-speed bicycles and fixed-gear bicycles have only one gear, and include all BMX bikes, many children's bikes...
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2009 f8 used a Gates-compatible fixed-gear cog designed by Phil Wood & Co., offering a belt-driven fixed-gear bicycle. In 2009, Wayne Lumpkin, owner of...
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hybrid bicycles, cruiser bicycles, and BMX bikes. Less common are tandems, low riders, tall bikes, fixed gear, folding models, amphibious bicycles, cargo...
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Chainline (category Bicycle drivetrains)
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professional fixed-gear bicycle rider. He is ranked among the top fixed freestyle riders in the world. Chacon started riding fixed gear bikes in his hometown...
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slip. If the sun gear is held fixed, then a point on the pitch circle of the planet gear traces an epicycloid curve. An epicyclic gear train can be assembled...
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Cycle sport (redirect from Bicycle race)
similar to association football played on bicycles. The two people on each team ride a fixed gear bicycle with no brakes or freewheel. The ball is controlled...
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how to fix a bicycle flat tire to details on Raleigh and English three-speed bicycles, Sturmey-Archer hubs, tandems, and fixed-gear bicycles. He repaired...
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1970. The bicycles used for artistic cycling are a form of fixed gear bicycle. The gearing of the chainring and sprocket are run at or near a one-to-one...
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Award at the 2008 North American Handmade Bicycle Show in Portland, Oregon with an ornate fixed-gear bicycle that blended 1890s-style wooden rims and grips...
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Track cycling (redirect from Bicycling/Track)
category and not compete in the other. The bicycles used are optimized for track racing; they are fixed-gear bicycles without freewheel or brakes, with narrow...
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race was conceived by bicycle messenger known as 'Snake'. The race is exclusively for riders on brakeless fixed-gear bicycles. The event gained popularity...
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to use a fixed gear bicycle for lower weight and the ability to maintain pedalling momentum. Due to advances in gearing technology, geared bikes have...
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Rotafix (category Gears)
a method of tightening or loosening a sprocket on a track bike or fixed gear bicycle. The rotafix enables the securing of a sprocket ("cog") to a track...
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and are also popular by themselves on track, single-speed, and fixed-gear bicycles. This style of handlebar is named after the discipline of track racing...
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Japanese bicycle component industry in the 1990s, the company has recently[when?] textbecome more prominent, due to the rising popularity of fixed-gear bicycles...
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Aero bike (redirect from Aero bicycle)
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