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Rim: that part of a wheel to which the tire is attached and often forms part of the braking mechanism; Rotor: 1) the disc component of a disc brake. 2) another name for a detangler - a device that allows the handlebars and fork to revolve indefinitely without tangling the rear brake cable. Safety levers: extension levers, and interrupt brake ...
A bicycle dropout (drop out, frame end, or fork end), is a slot in a frame or fork where the axle of the wheel is attached. The term fork is sometimes also used to describe the part of a bicycle that holds the rear wheel, [1] which on 19th century ordinary or penny-farthing bicycles was also a bladed fork.
The part of the fork that is inserted into the head tube of the frame, and is used to attach the fork to the frame using a headset. [109] Stem The component that attaches the handlebars to the steer tube of the bicycle. They come in two major types, quill and threadless. The angle and length plays a major part in how the bicycle fits the rider. [7]
From left to right: dessert fork, relish fork, salad fork, dinner fork, cold cuts fork, serving fork, carving fork. In cutlery or kitchenware, a fork (from Latin: furca 'pitchfork') is a utensil, now usually made of metal, whose long handle terminates in a head that branches into several narrow and often slightly curved tines with which one can spear foods either to hold them to cut with a ...
Lobster fork: A long-handled, narrow pick, used to pull meat out of narrow legs and other parts of a lobster or crab. [2] Mandoline: A mandoline is used for slicing and for cutting juliennes; with suitable attachments, it can make crinkle-cuts. Mated colander pot: Multi-pot; [7] multi-cooker [8] Boiling pasta, steaming vegetables
The Earles fork is a variety of leading link fork where the pivot point is behind the front wheel, which is the basis of the Earles' patent. [3] Patented by Englishman Ernest Earles in 1953, the design is constructed of light tubing, with conventional 'shock absorbers' mounted near the front axle. The Earles fork has a very small wheelbase ...
A fork end, [1] fork-end, [1] or forkend [2] is a slot in a bicycle frame or bicycle fork where the axle of a bicycle wheel is attached. A dropout is a type of fork end [3] that allows the rear wheel to be removed without first derailing the chain. Track bicycle frames have track fork ends, on which the opening faces rearwards. Because they do ...
The furcula (Latin for "little fork"; pl.: furculae) [a] or wishbone is a forked bone found in most birds and some species of non-avian dinosaurs, and is formed by the fusion of the two clavicles. [1] In birds, its primary function is in the strengthening of the thoracic skeleton to withstand the rigors of flight.