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2. Single-speed bicycle - Wikipedia

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   A single-speed bicycle is generally cheaper, lighter, and mechanically simpler than its multi-geared equivalent. Without derailleurs or other gearing systems, there are fewer parts on the bicycle that require maintenance, making this type of cycle useful for city commuting in all weather.

3. Fixed-gear bicycle - Wikipedia

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   A fixed-gear or track-bike hub includes special threads for a lockring that tightens in the opposite (counter-clockwise) direction compared with the sprocket. This ensures that the sprocket cannot unscrew when the rider "backpedals" while braking. [61] A horizontal dropout on a steel frame road bicycle converted to a single-speed. The ...

4. List of bicycle types - Wikipedia

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   Mountain bicycle gearing is often very wide-ranging, from very low ratios to mid ratios, typically with 9 to 28 gears, although some riders prefer the mechanical simplicity and ease of maintenance of single-speed mountain bikes. 29ers are mountain bikes that are built to use 700C or ISO 622 mm wheels.

5. Bicycle gearing - Wikipedia

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   Single-speed mountain bike. A single-speed bicycle is a type of bicycle with a single gear ratio and a freewheel mechanism. These bicycles are without derailleur gears, hub gearing or other methods for varying the gear ratio of the bicycle. Adult single-speed bicycles typically have a gear ratio of between 55 and 75 gear inches, depending on ...

6. Bicycle - Wikipedia

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   A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A bicycle rider is called a cyclist, or bicyclist. Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century in Europe. By the early 21st century there were more ...

7. Answer Man: E-bikes traveling too fast on Merrimon? Do bike ...

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   Bicycles, and electric-assisted bicycles or e-bikes, do have speed limits in bike lanes. In North Carolina General Statute 20-4.01, bicycles are defined as a vehicle, along with many other ways of ...