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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 the rider and the anticipated ...
As result, a 28-inch wheel could be made to move a bicycle at the same speed as a 60-inch wheel. Such a bicycle was then said to be geared at 60 gear inches and pedalled similar to an ordinary with a 60-inch wheel. Thus on a bicycle geared at 72 gear inches one revolution of the pedals advances the bicycle the distance that a 72-inch wheel ...
The fitness and cadence of the rider, bicycle tire pressure and sizes, gear ratios, slope of the terrain affect the overall speed of the rider. A person pedalling with 100 W power can achieve 5.5 m/s on a roadster, 7.5 m/s on a racing bicycle, 10 m/s with a faired HPV and 14 m/s with an ultimate HPV.
5th gear 1550-2040 g City Shimano Nexus Inter-7: 1995 7 244% 1465-1860 g City Shimano Nexus Inter-5E 2019 5 263% 60 Nm 1st gear 1650 g e-bike Shimano Nexus 4 Speed 4 184% 1st gear City Shimano Nexus Inter-3: 3 187% 2nd gear 1220 g City SRAM Spectro E12 (Elan) 1995 1999 12 339% 3500-4000 g City SRAM i-Motion 9: 2005 2012 9 340% 2000g (w/o brake)-
Sigma Sport BC 1606L Cyclocomputer displaying cadence Bicycle cadence graph. In cycling, cadence is a measure of rotational speed of the crank, expressed in units of revolutions per minute (r/min or rpm). In other words, it is the pedalling rate at which a cyclist is turning the pedals.
A very popular "off road" mountain bike gearing, for the 26″ wheel size, is 39:18, approximately a 2:1 gear ratio and 56.35 gear inches, for versatile trail riding. A great "on road" gear ratio, for the 26″ wheel, is 42:17, approximately a 2.5:1 ratio and 64.2 gear inches for versatile tour riding.
One example is the Protean two-speed derailleur available on the Whippet safety bicycle. [4] The French bicycle tourist, writer and cycling promoter Paul de Vivie (1853–1930), who wrote under the name Vélocio , invented a two speed rear derailleur in 1905 which he used on forays into the Alps . [ 5 ]
Patents for built-in systems to change gear ratios appeared as early as 1890. [8] [9] Adler offered a three-speed gearbox bicycle in the 1930s. [10]Several attempts to develop gearbox bicycles during the 2000s for downhill racing, such as the Honda RN-01 G-cross, incorporated complete derailleur gear drive trains in an enclosure.