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freewheel::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | clutch |
freewheel::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | coast |
Examples of freewheel
freewheel
Soon after, the rear freewheel was developed, enabling the rider to coast.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Too simplistic, say analysts convinced that the supercycle is about to freewheel downhill.
From the economist.com
Or, a local firm can take you to the top and give you a bike to freewheel to the bottom.
From the nzherald.co.nz
So many artists end up content to freewheel and live off the name they have established.
From the guardian.co.uk
The number in the brackets indicates the number of cogs on the freewheel.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It's almost impossible to freewheel the way you need to do to win.
From the dallasnews.com
A fixie has no freewheel, the part that makes coasting possible.
From the washingtonpost.com
Without a freewheel, coasting is impossible, so when the rear wheel is moving, the crank is moving.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As if that wasn't enough, my host encouraged me to freewheel, picking and choosing wines for a custom tasting.
From the sfgate.com
- A clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting)
- Live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"
- Coast in a vehicle using the freewheel
- In mechanical or automotive engineering, a freewheel or overrunning clutch is a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft. An overdrive is sometimes mistakenly called a freewheel, but is otherwise unrelated.
- On a bicycle, the cogset or cluster is the set of multiple rear sprockets that attaches to the hub on the rear wheel. A cogset works with a rear derailleur as part of the drivetrain to provide multiple gear ratios to the rider. ...
- "Freewheel" is a single by Northern Ireland based artist Duke Special, released as a limited edition 10" vinyl disc in 2005, and a CD single in 2007. Freewheel is a new version of a song originally released on the Benzine Headset album Garu00E7on Pamplemousse. It is currently featured in advertisements for the EBS building society.
- A cluster of cogs that's screwed onto the rear wheel. It includes the bearings and drive mechanism. "Freewheel" also means to "coast."
- A removable component on the rear hub; it carries gear cogs on the outside and contains a ratcheting mechanism inside that allows the wheel to rotate forward while the pedals, chain, and gear sprockets remain still or move in reverse
- An older style gear cluster that threads onto the rear hub body. Freewheels are generally less expensive and heavier than cassette gear clusters.
