derailleur gears
derailleur

The others had derailleur gears for a higher ratio for the sprint.

There are two main types: derailleur gears and hub gears.

It had the option of five-speed derailleur gears, but kept the gear lever.

This is the basis of derailleur gears.

They usually use derailleur gears; however, single-speed and fixed-gear varieties exist.

Bartali was a good climber and a pioneer of derailleur gears.

Cyclists began to see a growing range of electronic alternatives to traditional mechanical shifting for derailleur gears.

"Birmingham," he snarled, and with a whirring of Derailleur gears he was gone.

For bicycles with derailleur gears, a special kind of master link has been developed to fit closely spaced sprockets.

Various types of Mochet-designed derailleur gears were fitted, with a single gear for the track models.

These bicycles are without derailleur gears, hub gearing or other methods for varying the gear ratio of the bicycle.

Newer bicycles with derailleur gears use bushingless chains which flex, making gear changing possible.

He finished in 1h 12m, riding on a bicycle with derailleur gears, which he was told by older riders added two minutes to his time.

At commuter/recreational power levels, current hub gears are typically about 2% less efficient than reasonably maintained derailleur gears.

Here the dualdrive setup allows shifting at a standstill or at low speeds, which is not possible with derailleur gears alone.

Lucien Charles Hippolyte Juy was a French industrialist who made derailleur gears.

This was the last Land's End to John O'Groats record that was set with hub gears rather than derailleur gears.

She rode a Bluebird standard bicycle fitted with Osgear Derailleur gears designed by Oscar Egg.

Often the shifters for the derailleur gears are mounted at the tips of the aero bars allowing the athlete to change gear ratios without compromising their aerodynamic position.

Alfredo himself later admitted that he advised his brother to escape from the group the moment he stopped to change a tire (common operation before the introduction of derailleur gears).

The Flèche Vélocio, started in 1947 in homage to Paul de Vivie, a pioneering touring cyclist and campaigner for derailleur gears.

The gears and lubricants are sealed within the shell of the hub gear, in contrast with derailleur gears where the gears and mechanism are exposed to the elements.

These lighter bicycles, long used by serious cyclists and by racers, featured dropped handlebars, narrow tires, derailleur gears, five to fifteen speeds, and a narrow 'racing' type saddle.

Comfort bikes are essentially modern versions of the old roadster and sports roadster bicycle, though modern comfort bikes are often equipped with derailleur gears rather than hub gears.

Last May, however, everything shifted like a derailleur with a mind of its own.

The Japanese version of the derailleur became the standard and still is today.

The derailleur was used to win four French national championships that year.

Thus, a derailleur and multiple gears are no longer necessary.

This is often credited as being the first modern rear derailleur.

It was there that he made the first Simplex derailleur in 1928.

This system may be useful on bicycles which cannot accept a front derailleur.

Each stop corresponds to one position of the derailleur.

Various derailleur systems were designed and built in the late 1800s.

While this was once a common design for rear derailleurs, it is relatively uncommon today.

They were standard on most older derailleur bicycles from before the 1990s.

Cost: the system is extremely expensive compared with conventional mechanical derailleur systems.

When racers were allowed to use derailleurs, racing times immediately dropped.

These have now been effectively superseded by the derailleur hanger.

This is the most common type of derailleur.

The shifter and derailleur have a pair of servomotors built inside.

The bikes got stuck in the sand, and the primitive derailleur gear systems would not work.

It is usually connected to the derailleur by a mechanical actuation cable.

The indexed shifting of a bicycle derailleur needs to be exact.

Although variations exist, as noted below, most rear derailleurs have several components in common.

A hub gear system is heavier than a derailleur system.

There is no need of maintenance, because the derailleur adjusts itself, thanks to a microchip.

By 1933 Juy claimed he was making 40,000 derailleurs a year.

On a properly adjusted derailleur, the chain will only touch the cage while shifting.

The others had derailleur gears for a higher ratio for the sprint.