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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.
They manufacture and market bicycle chains and master links under their own KMC brand and supply them to others, including Shimano. [4] KMC chains are used in the Tour de France by riders such as Gustav Larsson, Swedish time trial champion. [5] KMC was founded by Charles Wu in 1977, [1] and was the largest bicycle chain manufacturer in the ...
A typical chain tool. With a chain placed on the central sprocket, the screw is turned until a pin is pushed from the linkage. A chain tool is a small mechanical device used to "break" a bicycle chain in such a way that it can be mended with the same tool. A bicycle chain has links and plates that are pinned together; these pins can be pushed ...
Monkey bike is the name given to a small, low-powered motorcycles introduced by Honda in the 1960s, the first being the 1961 Z100. [4] Later Monkeys were designated Z50, such as the Z50A(US), J, M, R(US) and Z. [ 5 ]
Roller chain and sprocket The sketch of roller chain, Leonardo da Vinci, Codex Atlanticus. Roller chain or bush roller chain is the type of chain drive most commonly used for transmission of mechanical power on many kinds of domestic, industrial and agricultural machinery, including conveyors, wire- and tube-drawing machines, printing presses, cars, motorcycles, and bicycles.
KMC Chain Industrial, company producing bicycle chains; Kolkata Municipal Corporation; Kollam Municipal Corporation; Korean Marine Corps; KMC Controls (originally Kreuter Manufacturing Company), a BAS/HVAC controls manufacturer; Kuominchun, or in pinyin Guominjun, the military faction founded by Feng Yuxiang, Hu Jingyi and Sun Yue during China ...
Until 2004, Kryptonite locks used the tubular pin tumbler locking mechanism. In 2005, after it was demonstrated that the tubular pin tumbler locks used on Kryptonite locks could easily be opened with the shaft of a Bic ballpoint pen of matching diameter, [9] Kryptonite changed their locks from the tubular to a disc mechanism, preventing the use of cylindrically shaped objects to defeat the ...
In 1972, after frame cracking became a growing issue, Honda incorporated rear suspension on the bike. The Z50A "Soft Tail" remained on the American market until after model year 1978, when it was replaced by the Z50R. In Europe and Japan, the Z50A was renamed the Z50J in 1973, and remained on the market until 1999.