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  2. Hub gear - Wikipedia

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    A hub gear, [1] internal-gear hub, [2] internally geared hub [3] or just gear hub [4] is a gear ratio changing system commonly used on bicycles that is implemented with planetary or epicyclic gears. The gears and lubricants are sealed within the shell of the hub gear, in contrast with derailleur gears where the gears and mechanism are exposed ...

  3. Shaft-driven bicycle - Wikipedia

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    Dynamic Runabout 7 shaft-driven bicycle Drive-shaft housing. A shaft-driven bicycle is a bicycle that uses a drive shaft instead of a chain to transmit power from the pedals to the wheel. Shaft drives were introduced in the 1880s, but were mostly supplanted by chain-driven bicycles due to the gear ranges possible with sprockets and derailleurs ...

  4. Bicycle gearing - Wikipedia

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    A Rohloff Speedhub hub gear A Shimano XT rear derailleur on a mountain bike A bicycle gearbox with chain tensioner. Bicycle gearing is the aspect of a bicycle drivetrain that determines the relation between the cadence, the rate at which the rider pedals, and the rate at which the drive wheel turns.

  5. Bicycle drivetrain systems - Wikipedia

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    A chain drive and rear derailleur gear change, the most popular system in use today A shaft-drive with crankset and rear gear hub. 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.

  6. NuVinci continuously variable transmission - Wikipedia

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    The only application currently commercialized is the internally geared bicycle hub. The NuVinci CVT replaces derailleurs and other internally geared hubs, and provides a gear ratio range of about 350%, similar to that on bicycles with 8- or 9-speed hub gears, or with double chain rings (most racing or fast road bicycles). [12]

  7. Comparison of hub gears - Wikipedia

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    e-bike Shimano 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

  8. Woman gets 4 years in hit-and-run that killed Kansas City ...

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    On Aug. 27, around 6:15 a.m., Kansas City police officers were dispatched to a fatal hit-and-run crash at Longview Road and View High Drive — along the Longview Lake Loop bike route in south ...

  9. List of bicycle parts - Wikipedia

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    Shaft-drive: alternate to chain-drive; Shifter: gear shifting control; Shock absorber: for bicycles with suspensions, a device that limits the rate at which suspension rebounds after absorbing an impact; Side view mirror: aids in looking at the sides prior to moving slowly or turning to the left or to the right