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  2. Gear inches - Wikipedia

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    Gear inches is one way of measuring the gear ratio(s) of a bicycle, so that different gears and different bicycles can be compared in a consistent manner. Gear inches is an imperial measure corresponding to the diameter in inches of the drive wheel of a penny-farthing bicycle with equivalent ( direct-drive ) gearing.

  3. Non-circular gear - Wikipedia

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    Non-circular gear example Another non-circular gear. A non-circular gear (NCG) is a special gear design with special characteristics and purpose. While a regular gear is optimized to transmit torque to another engaged member with minimum noise and wear and with maximum efficiency, a non-circular gear's main objective might be ratio variations, axle displacement oscillations and more.

  4. Crawl ratio - Wikipedia

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    Crawl ratio is a term used in the automotive world to describe the highest gear ratio that a vehicle is capable of. Note that gear ratio, also known as speed ratio, of a gear train is defined as the ratio of the angular velocity of the input gear to the angular velocity of the output gear, and thus a higher gear ratio implies a larger speed reduction, i.e. the input speed is reduced more at ...

  5. Bicycle gearing - Wikipedia

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    One standard option for the Brompton folding bicycle is to use a 3-speed hub gear (roughly a 30% difference between gear ratios) in combination with a 2-speed derailleur gear (roughly a 15% difference) to give 6 distinct gear ratios; this is an example of half-step gearing. Some Brompton suppliers offer a 2-speed chainring 'Mountain Drive' as ...

  6. Overdrive (mechanics) - Wikipedia

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    [a] As the tire RPM at maximum speed is not the same as the engine RPM at that power, a transmission is used with a gear ratio to convert one to the other. [b] At even slightly lower speeds than maximum, the total drag on the vehicle is considerably less, and the engine needs to deliver this greatly reduced amount of power.

  7. Leadscrew - Wikipedia

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    = critical speed in RPM = smallest (root) diameter of the leadscrew in inches = length between bearing supports in inches = .36 for one end fixed, one end free = 1.00 for both ends simple = 1.47 for one end fixed, one end simple

  8. Template:Calculate ratio - Wikipedia

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    Calculates and displays a ratio at N:1 {{Calculate ratio|5|3}} gives 1.7:1 {{Calculate ratio|5|3|2}} gives 1.67:1 Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status 1 1 Number being divided Example 5 Number required 2 2 Number being converted to 1 Example 3 Number required 3 3 Number of decimals Default 1 Example 2 ...

  9. Gear train - Wikipedia

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    A gear train or gear set is a machine element of a mechanical system formed by mounting two or more gears on a frame such that the teeth of the gears engage.. Gear teeth are designed to ensure the pitch circles of engaging gears roll on each other without slipping, providing a smooth transmission of rotation from one gear to the next. [2]