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  2. List of bicycle parts - Wikipedia

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    Band brake is an alternative to rim brakes but can only be installed at the rear wheel. Coaster brakes are operated by pedaling backward; Brake lever: a lever for actuating a bicycle brake; Brake shifter or colloquially, brifter (see also Shimano Total Integration, Campagnolo ErgoPower and SRAM Double Tap): combined shifter and brake lever control

  3. Electronic gear-shifting system - Wikipedia

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    As of 2009, one system was commercially available from a major parts manufacturer: Shimano's Di2 (Dura-Ace 7970) for road bicycles. While the traditional method of gear shifting uses mechanical control levers that pull and release Bowden cables and spring-loaded derailleurs, Di2 is controlled by electronic switches located either in the ...

  4. Shifter (bicycle part) - Wikipedia

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    A bicycle shifter or gear control or gear levers is a component used to control the gearing mechanisms and select the desired gear ratio. Typically, they operate either a derailleur mechanism or an internal hub gear mechanism. In either case, the control is operated by moving a cable that connects the shifter to the gear mechanism.

  5. Bicycle brake - Wikipedia

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    Linear-pull brakes or direct-pull brakes, commonly referred to by Shimano's trademark V-brakes, are a side-pull version of cantilever brakes and mount on the same frame bosses. However, the arms are longer, with the cable housing attached to one arm and the cable to the other.

  6. Women Form Unique Friendship After They Both Lose an ... - AOL

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    Jo Denman and Tessa Parry-Wingfield formed a close friendship after they were both diagnosed with a rare form of cancer which resulted in them each having an eye removed

  7. Falcons will reportedly cut QB Kirk Cousins before $10M ...

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    The Cousins situation is similar to what happened between the Denver Broncos and Russell Wilson earlier this year. The quarterback was cut before his $37 million salary became fully guaranteed on ...

  8. 'Nothing nefarious': Biden seeks to reassure US over drone ...

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    A puzzling flurry of apparent drone sightings along the US east coast is "nothing nefarious", says President Joe Biden. The sightings in recent weeks have occurred in New Jersey and a number of ...

  9. Shimano Total Integration - Wikipedia

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    Shimano STI Dual Control shifter and brake lever: 1. Main lever 2. Release lever A. Pulling the main lever towards the rider applies the brake B. Pushing the main lever towards the center of the bike downshifts one, two or three gears depending on how far the lever is pushed (right hand shifter) or changes from a small chainring to a larger chainring (left hand shifter)