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derailleur

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de·rail·leur  (d-rlr)
n.
A device for shifting gears on a bicycle by moving the chain between sprocket wheels of different sizes.
[French dérailleur, from dérailler, to derail; see derail.]
derailleur [dee-rail-yer]
Noun
a type of gear-change mechanism for bicycles
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Now in an updated and expanded second edition, The Dancing Chain is the in-depth story of the history and development of the Derailleur Bicycle.
The Dancing Chain by Small Press Bookwatch
Built specifically for the high-adrenaline sport of downhill (DH to those in the know), mountain bike racing, in which riders hurtle down snowless black diamond-level ski slopes at ridiculous speeds, the bike features an honest-to-goodness transmission in place of the usual gears and derailleur setup.
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By brazing a five-speed derailleur to a heavyweight "fat-tire" 1940s Schwinn, he was able to construct a bicycle that could maneuver over the rough terrain of the area (Jacoby, 1990).
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