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What kind of wheel is sprockets?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Sprockets are a kind of wheels that have teeth to keep a chain in place an moving from the action made by another sprocket. Sprocket wheels are used for bikes and on roller chains.

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