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Bicycle & electric bicycle
Of or relating to a two-wheeled mode of transportation that is human or electric powered through a gear and chain system.
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cadence
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the number of times during one minute that a pedal stroke is completed. Also called pedal rpm.
cassette
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the set of gear cogs on the rear hub. Also called a freewheel, cluster or block.
catch air
Sports; Bicycle & electric bicycle
when both wheels leave the ground, usually because of a rise or dip in the riding surface.
chainring
Sports; Bicycle & electric bicycle
a sprocket on the crankset. There may be one, two, or three. Short version is ring.
chain suck
Sports; Bicycle & electric bicycle
when the chain sticks to the chainring teeth during a downshift and gets drawn up and jammed between the small ring and the frame.
chamois
Sports; Bicycle & electric bicycle
the soft, absorbent, and usually padded liner in the crotch of cycling shorts. Once made of real chamois leather, the term is still used for modern synthetics. Also called an insert.
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