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The things that move the chain are called derailers or derailleurs if you prefer the French spelling. The thing you operate with your hand to select gear is called the shifter. For road bikes, brake lever and shifter lever may be integrated, in which case they're called brifter.
At the front the chain runs over chain wheels/chain rings, at the rear the chain runs over sprockets. The sprockets are part of either a cassette or a freewheel.
Bikes with the gears hidden inside the hub consists of planetary gears.
For brake mechanisms you have:
- the brake lever, which is what you pull on with your hand,
- a cable, a rod or a hydraulic hose to transfer the power
- then the actual brake Can be a rim brake or a hub brake. Rim brakes can be either a cantilever brake or a caliper brake. Caliper brakes are kinda horseshoe shaped and fit over the wheel to reach the rim. Cantilever brakes consists of two arms, one on each side of the wheel. When you pull the lever, the arms close together contacting the rim. All rim brakes have rubbery brake pads on the point where the arms gets closest to the rim. Hub brakes can be either drum, disc, roller, or band brakes.
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What type of levers are on a bike?
Brake levers and gear levers. The pedals are also a sort of lever.
What is the difference between a gear and brake?
A brake shows the car/bike down until it comes to a hult/stop. A gear changes the speed the engine works at depending on what type of road you are driving on and the speed limits. If you are asking about a bike then the gear's change the speed at which you pedal at, gear 7 on a bike makes you pedal slower but you have to push harder down on the pedals, however gear 1 on a bike makes you have to pedal faster and more genitally on the pedals, - both gears really work your muscles... so if you have a bike with gears up to 7 stay on 3 or 4! Gear box = what you use to change the gears on a car. Handle bar = what you use to change the gears on a bike.
How do you burn out in 2nd gear?
on what machine? I have a dirt bike and all you do is hold the front brake and lean forward and gas it....
What is the difference between a gear bike and a mountain bike?
I have no idea what you mean by "gear bike", so the question can't be answered.
When did Top Gear Hyper Bike happen?
Top Gear Hyper Bike happened in 2000.
Is gear 1 a low gear on a bike?
Yes
Does paintball gear and dirt bike gear protect the same amount?
no dirt bike gear is just a helmet and jacket, but paintball gear is a helmet a paintball gun and padding
When was Top Gear Hyper Bike created?
Top Gear Hyper Bike was created on 2000-03-07.
How do you put a Yamaha 250 in reverse?
If it is a Yamaha Bruin 250, 1. Stop the bike. 2. Keep the FOOT Brake and the RIGHT Hand Brake compressed. 3. Shift the bike into 1st (FIRST) gear. 4. Grasp the Forward/Reverse lever on the upper left side of the bike and move it left then down (towards the rear of the bike) and then move it right into Reverse. The red light (R)between the handle bars should come on. 5. LOOK BEHIND you before depressing the throttle slowly to back up. Reverse step 4 to put the bike back in Forward gear.
How do you do a wheeler on a gear bike?
Pick a gear that gives you the right ratio, then go for it. No difference than from a single-speed bike.
Why is my gear shifter locked .my car is started but will not shift into gear?
the brake interlock press on the brake to release it
What is meant by being in Top Gear and bottom gear on a bike?
being in top gear means you cant shift no more and means your going fast as your bike will allow and by bottom gear you mean low gear which means your in lowest gear possible.
