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Note that if a normal right-side-drive crankset is installed backwards to create a left-side-drive bicycle, the threaded pedal holes at the end of the crank arms would be reversed. In this configuration, precession may loosen the pedals over time, causing the pedals to become detached and/or damaging the pedal threading in the crank arms. A ...
Dustcap: any cap serving to keep dirt and contamination out of an assembly. Common over crank bolts, often plastic; Dynamo: bicycle lighting component, also known as generator; Eyelet: 1) attachment point on frame, fork, or dropout for fenders, racks, etc. 2) a hole through which a spoke nipple passes through the rim so it may attach to a spoke
A disadvantage is that assembly and disassembly of press-fit bottom bracket bearings require expensive special equipment. [12] [13] [14] Some hobby-mechanics assemble and disassemble themselves using simple hand-tools, but there is a certain risk that the frame may become damaged. Another disadvantage is that many users report that they start ...
Bicycle pedal, quill road type, with toe clip and toe strap (1970s) The quill pedal is a common pedal system on bicycles. It consists of a main axle section that is attached to the bicycle crank arm and contains extensions from the axle to which parallel cage plates are attached at the front and rear of the pedal.
Bicycle drivetrain systems are used to transmit power on bicycles, tricycles, quadracycles, unicycles, or other human-powered vehicles from the riders to the drive wheels. Most also include some type of a mechanism to convert speed and torque via gear ratios .
A fixed-gear bicycle (or fixed-wheel bicycle in British usage, [citation needed] commonly known in some places as a fixie [1]) is a bicycle that has a drivetrain with no freewheel mechanism such that the pedals always will spin together with the rear wheel. The freewheel was developed early in the history of bicycle design but the fixed-gear ...
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Q factor is a function of both the bottom bracket width (axle length) and the cranks. Bottom brackets axles vary in length from 102mm to 127mm. Mountain bike cranks are typically about 20mm wider than road cranks. [6] A larger Q factor (wider tread) will mean less cornering clearance (while pedaling) for the same bottom bracket height and crank ...