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Shimano STI Dual Control shifter and brake lever: 1. Main lever 2. Release lever A. Pulling the main lever towards the rider applies the brake B. Pushing the main lever towards the center of the bike downshifts one, two or three gears depending on how far the lever is pushed (right hand shifter) or changes from a small chainring to a larger chainring (left hand shifter)
Shimano, Inc. (株式会社シマノ, Kabushiki-gaisha Shimano), originally Shimano Iron Works (島野鐵工所) and later Shimano Industries, Inc. (島野工業株式会社), is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company for cycling components, fishing tackle and rowing equipment, which also produced golf supplies until 2005 and snowboarding gear until 2008.
As of 2009, one system was commercially available from a major parts manufacturer: Shimano's Di2 (Dura-Ace 7970) for road bicycles. While the traditional method of gear shifting uses mechanical control levers that pull and release Bowden cables and spring-loaded derailleurs, Di2 is controlled by electronic switches located either in the ...
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The individual sprockets on a Hyperglide cassette or freewheel are designed specifically to work with their neighbours. [3] For example, the 18-tooth sprocket on a wide-range cassette (such as one for a mountain bike) will have a different ramp pattern than the 18-tooth sprocket on a narrow-range cassette, because the number of teeth on the neighbouring sprocket requires a different ramp ...
Shimano Alfine SG-500 2006 2016 (?) [15] 8 307% 1600 g City Shimano Nexus Inter-8: 8 307% 5th gear 1550-2040 g City Shimano Nexus Inter-7: 1995 7 244% 1465-1860 g City Shimano Nexus Inter-5E 2019 5 263% 60 Nm 1st gear 1650 g 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)
Hunting oscillation is a self-oscillation, usually unwanted, about an equilibrium. [1] The expression came into use in the 19th century and describes how a system "hunts" for equilibrium. [ 1 ] The expression is used to describe phenomena in such diverse fields as electronics, aviation, biology, and railway engineering.
SRAM received an unspecified out-of-court settlement from Shimano in 1991. As a result of this lawsuit, all Shimano competitors won the right to compete in the lucrative OEM bicycle component arena. [6] The years after the Shimano settlement were marked by growth for the company, as it increased sales and added other companies to its portfolio.