gear cable

The rear tube and tire cannot be replaced on a bicycle with hub gears without disconnecting the gear cables, complicating the process.

This mechanism operates like a ratchet, the larger lever applying tension to the gear cable, the smaller one incrementally releasing it.

A $100 tuneup includes disassembling the bike and replacing bearings and brake and gear cables.

In the 1950s, rail guided jet donkeys pushing dead loads at 200 knots tested carrier arresting gear cables and tailhooks.

Gear cables were revamped to deal with "difficult engagement" of first and third gears in cold weather, and the seat mountings were adapted to increase rake in May 1966.

I suffered two punctures, had two tires start to roll off the rims, was cut repeatedly by a frayed gear cable and had the seatpost collapse into the frame.

In addition integrated shifters need a considerable amount of additional gear cable and housing compared to downtube mounted shifters, this leads to more friction and so less responsive shifting.

October 1970: Revisions: redesigned front grille with centre badge, bodyside strips, gearchange rods (instead of previous gear cables), better sound insulation, new seat facings, all-new veneered wood dash design and smaller steering wheel.

He had seen too many people killed, friends who had walked into turning props, been sucked into jet intakes, cut in half by a broken arresting gear cable, or simply blown over the side by invisible jet exhaust, never to be seen again.