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  2. Electronic gear-shifting system - Wikipedia

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    The front derailleur, however, switches gears almost 30% faster than Dura-Ace’s mechanical counterpart. [1] On traditional bikes, the front derailleur is problematic because the chain can be under tension and has to make a large vertical jump between chainrings. The electronic system's controlled motion overcomes these problems.

  3. Freehub - Wikipedia

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    Shimano made their first freehub in 1978 in both the Dura-Ace, and 600 (later known as Ultegra) models. It was a significant improvement. It was a significant improvement. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It proved to be the first widely used commercially successful freehub.

  4. Bicycle chain - Wikipedia

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    1976: Shimano briefly made their own 10 pitch Dura-Ace track-specific system with 10 mm (3 ⁄ 8 in) (approximately) pitch from about 1976 [13] to 1980 [14] —called Shimano Dura-Ace 10 pitch. The Shimano 10 pitch system is incompatible with ANSI standard #40 (1/2″) e.g. chains, sprockets and so on, [ 15 ] [ 16 ] and was outlawed by the ...

  5. What is early signing day? Explaining college football's 2025 ...

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    High school athletes are free to sign with their university on any of those dates. The early signing period was moved up two weeks in 2024, to avoid the overlap with the opening of the transfer ...

  6. Shimano - Wikipedia

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    Shimano, Inc. (株式会社シマノ, Kabushiki-gaisha Shimano), originally Shimano Iron Works (島野鐵工所) and later Shimano Industries, Inc. (島野工業株式会社), is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company for cycling components, fishing tackle and rowing equipment, which also produced golf supplies until 2005 and snowboarding gear until 2008.

  7. Fortnite players will receive refunds for unwanted purchases ...

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    The Federal Trade Commission has announced it will issue refunds to nearly 630,000 Fortnite players after ruling that the maker of the popular video game, Epic Games, duped people “into making ...

  8. Prisoners of Profit - The Huffington Post

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    In 2001, an 18-year-old committed to a Texas boot camp operated by one of Slattery’s previous companies, Correctional Services Corp., came down with pneumonia and pleaded to see a doctor as he struggled to breathe.

  9. Derailleur - Wikipedia

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    Shimano XT front derailleur (top pull, bottom swing, triple cage) Shimano E-type front derailleur (top pull, top swing, triple cage) SRAM Red Black Edition front derailleur with clamp-band. The front derailleur only has to move the chain side to side between the front chainrings, but it has to do this with the top, taut portion of the chain.