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The resulting lower gear ratios make the bike easier to pedal up hills while the higher gear ratios make the bike more powerful to pedal on flats and downhills. In a similar way, manually changing the sprockets on a motorcycle can change the characteristics of acceleration and top speed by modifying the final drive gear ratio.
A single-speed bicycle is a type of bicycle with a single gear ratio and a freewheel mechanism. These bicycles are without derailleur gears, hub gearing or other methods for varying the gear ratio of the bicycle. Adult single-speed bicycles typically have a gear ratio of between 55 and 75 gear inches, depending on the rider and the anticipated ...
A track bicycle or track bike is a form of fixed-gear bicycle optimized for racing at a velodrome or at an outdoor track. Some road racing and club cyclists use a fixed-gear bicycle for training during the winter months, generally using a relatively low gear ratio, believed to help develop a good pedalling style. [5]
When "safeties" replaced "ordinaries", chains and sprockets allowed small wheels to be turned faster than the pedal cranks. As result, a 28-inch wheel could be made to move a bicycle at the same speed as a 60-inch wheel. Such a bicycle was then said to be geared at 60 gear inches and pedalled similar to an ordinary with a 60-inch wheel.
Several technologies have been developed to alter gear ratios. They can be used individually, as an external derailleur or an internal hub gear, or in combinations such as the SRAM Dual Drive , which uses a standard 8 or 9-speed cassette mounted on a three-speed internally geared hub, offering a similar gear range as a bicycle with a cassette ...
10-speed bicycle cassette. On a bicycle, the cassette or cluster [1] is the set of multiple sprockets that attaches to the hub on the rear wheel.A cogset works with a rear derailleur to provide multiple gear ratios to the rider.
Nexus 4 Speed 4 184% 1st gear City Shimano Nexus Inter-3: 3 187% 2nd gear 1220 g City SRAM Spectro E12 (Elan) 1995 1999 12 339% 3500-4000 g City SRAM i-Motion 9: 2005 2012 9 340% 2000g (w/o brake)-2400g (with coaster brake) City SRAM G8: 2012 2015 8 260% 2088-2180 g [16] [17] City SRAM G9 2014 2015 9 292% 2088 g [17] City, Sport SRAM (Sachs)
A higher compression ratio (from 11.9:1 to 12.3:1). The cam timing was revised. Intake valve lift was increased from 8.9 mm to 9.1 mm. Double springs for the intake valves were implemented. The engine RPM redline was increased from 11,250rpm to 12,200rpm. A larger rear sprocket was fitted (from 41 to 42 teeth). New exhaust system.