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Bicycle chains Roller chain and sprocket. A bicycle chain is a roller chain that transfers power from the pedals to the drive-wheel of a bicycle, thus propelling it.Most bicycle chains are made from plain carbon or alloy steel, but some are nickel-plated to prevent rust, or simply for aesthetics.
Chaintug: a device to aid in setting the proper chain tension; Cluster: a bicycle cogset, either a freewheel, or cassette; Cogset: the set of rear sprockets that attaches to the hub on the rear wheel; Cone: holds bearings in place, pressed against the cup; Cotter: pin for attaching cottered cranks; Coupler: to connect tubing together
move chain pointer slightly: 21:59, 6 July 2012: 850 × 500 (304 KB) Hironiemus: Corrected the odd layering of cogs, frame and chain. Changed the coloring to something more eye-friendly. Fixed some minor glitches as well, like second disc brake hole and the clamp on the seat post. 18:09, 2 April 2012: 850 × 500 (403 KB) Andrej Shadura: spokes ...
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.
Crank length is measured from the center of the pedal spindle to the center of the bottom bracket spindle or axle. The larger bicycle component manufacturers typically offer crank lengths for adult riders from 165 to 180 mm (6.5 to 7.1 in) long in 2.5 mm (0.098 in) increments, with 170 mm (6.7 in) cranks being the most common size.
In 1991, a two-wheel drive bicycle was marketed under the Legacy name. It used a flexible shaft and two bevel gears to transmit torque from the rear wheel, driven by a conventional bicycle chain with derailleurs, to the front wheel. [11] In 1994, Steve Christini and Mike Dunn introduced a two-wheel drive option. [12]
Skip-link chain is an obsolete roller chain for bicycles in which side plates are alternately short and long, and so rollers are alternately close together and far apart. A skip-link chain running over the rear sprocket on a bicycle. In bicycle chains, skip-link chain has the same one-inch spacing as the earlier block chain. Due to the ...
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