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Bicycle pedal, quill road type, with toe clip and toe strap (1970s) The quill pedal is a common pedal system on bicycles. It consists of a main axle section that is attached to the bicycle crank arm and contains extensions from the axle to which parallel cage plates are attached at the front and rear of the pedal.
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 ...
A pedal cycle, commonly known as a bicycle is driven by legs and feet on pedals. A hand-cranked bicycle or handcycle is driven by arms and hands. A rowing cycle is driven by a rowing action using both arms and legs. A treadle bicycle is driven by a reciprocating, not rotary, motion of the feet. A bucking bike (with one or more eccentric wheels ...
The rate at which a cyclist pedals (in revolutions per minute). [7] Captain The rider on a tandem bike steering the bike. [29] Also pilot. Caravane The team cars following behind the peloton in support of their racers. Also designates the publicity cars that precede. [19] Cassette The rear cog cluster on a derailleur bicycle, which fits on a ...
The original pedal-bicycle, with the serpentine frame, from Pierre Lallement's US Patent No. 59,915 drawing, 1866 New York company Pickering and Davis invented this pedal-bicycle for ladies in 1869. [27] [28] Bicycle historian David V. Herlihy documents that Lallement claimed to have created the pedal bicycle in Paris in 1863.
Pedals: Stationary bikes offer different pedal options to suit your preferences. Some have toe cages for use with regular shoes, and others have clip-in pedals that require cycling shoes.
A Pedelec (from pedal electric cycle) or EPAC (electronically power assisted cycle), is a type of low-powered electric bicycle where the rider's pedalling is assisted by a small electric motor. However, unlike some other types of e-bikes, pedelecs are classified as conventional bicycles in many countries by road authorities rather than as a ...
Toe clips: a metal or plastic cage attached to a pedal. Usually has an adjustment strap. Secures foot to pedal for increased control and more effective transfer of power from foot to drive chain; Top tube: frame member leading from head tube to seat tube; Valve stem or simply valve: port for adding or releasing air from the inner tube.