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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 [dəˈreɪljə]
n
(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a mechanism for changing gear on bicycles, consisting of a device that lifts the driving chain from one sprocket wheel to another of different size
[French dérailleur derailer]
Translations
derailleur [dəˈreɪljəʳ] n derailleur gears npl (Cycling) → deragliatore m
derailleur [dəˈreɪljəʳ] n derailleur gears npl (Cycling) → deragliatore m


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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.
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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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