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2. Bicycle suspension - Wikipedia

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   In the past, mountain bikes had a rigid frame and a rigid fork. In the early 1990s, mountain bikes started to have front suspension forks. This made riding on rough terrain easier on a rider's arms. The first suspension forks had about 1 1 ⁄ 2 to 2 inches (38 to 50 mm) of suspension travel. Soon after, some frame designers came out with a ...

3. Bicycle frame - Wikipedia

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   The 'diamond' frame's central, horizontal top bar forces the rider to swing a leg over the bicycle's seat. A Triumph step-through, ladies', or open frame Dursley Pedersen bicycle circa 1910 A penny-farthing photographed in the Škoda Auto Museum in the Czech Republic A Brompton folding bicycle Bicycle in Victorian Plymouth, England, with a predecessor of the Starley diamond-frame A cantilever ...

4. Mountain bike - Wikipedia

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   Rigid: A mountain bike with large, knobby tires and straight handlebars, but with neither front nor rear suspension. Hardtail: A mountain bike equipped with a suspension fork for the front wheel, but otherwise a rigid frame. Soft tail: A recent addition, a mountain bike with pivots in the frame but no rear shock. The flex of the frame absorbs ...

5. List of bicycle parts - Wikipedia

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   Portage strap: a strap (usually made of leather) attached to the inside of the bike frame, designed to make carrying the bike over one's shoulder easier; Pulley wheel: see Jockey wheel; Power meter: a device on a bicycle that measures the power output of the rider; Quick release: a skewer with a lever on one end that loosens when the lever is ...

6. Bicycle fork - Wikipedia

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   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.

7. Bicycle and motorcycle geometry - Wikipedia

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   Wheelbase is a function of rear frame length, steering axis angle, and fork offset. It is similar to the term wheelbase used for automobiles and trains. Wheelbase has a major influence on the longitudinal stability of a bike, [clarification needed] along with the height of the center of mass of the combined bike and rider.