derailleur
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- noun
- /dɛˈreɪljər/
- Specialized
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desviador
- The BionX system can go on any bike with a rear derailleur, including this Yuba Mundo.
- rear derailleur
- shifters and derailleurs
- front derailleur
Examples
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I couldn't get the rear derailleur to do the thing that it usually does, which is act like it's stuck between gears no matter where it's at, especially in lower gears.
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I also had some front derailleur issues, like it wouldn't drop into the granny gear.
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You just have to adjust your derailleur.
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You might check to see if, under heavy load, the crank arm is hitting the frame on the chain stay or hitting the front derailleur.
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I wanted to remove the front derailleur and chainrings for convenience, less maintenance, easy shifting (just the rear), and because I use only 8 or 9 combinations with what I have right now.
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Two of the boys and one of the girls were wearing shorts, and these three, at the head of the column, were riding bicycles with handlebars curving sharply downwards and with the capacity to alter the ratio of movement of the crank wheel to freewheel by a mechanism of the derailleur type.
Academic text (2007) -
To change gears smoothly on a bike, make sure the derailleur is properly adjusted.
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A malfunctioning derailleur can make it difficult to shift gears during a ride.
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Upgrading your bike's derailleur can significantly improve your shifting performance.
Synonyms
A device that makes a train leave the tracks or moves a bicycle chain to change gears
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word derailleur comes from the French verb dérailler, which means 'to come off the rails', like a train going off the track. Think of the bike chain being moved off one rail and onto another; the derailleur is the part that shifts the chain between gears.