Meaning of derailleur | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative spelling of derailleur.
   alt-of, alternative
2. The mechanism on a bicycle used to move the chain from one sprocket (gear) to another.
3. The entire gearset on a bicycle with such a mechanism.

Equivalents

Examples

“The common rear derailleur designs all operate on the same principle. A moveable cage receives the chain returning from the chainwheel and directs it onto one sprocket of the cluster.”

“Generally the problems in this area will be with the dérailleurs or the chain.”

“To this effect, the subject of the invention is a control device for a dérailleur-gear for a bicycle, of the type as described previously, characterized in that the cable for actuation of the dérailleur-gear is connected to an actuation stud rotated by the operating hand-lever, and on which are provided the control mechanism and the means for attaching the moveable part of the device to the fixed part of the latter.”

“Adjusting a dérailleur may look complicated, but the process is actually simple and can be done by anyone.”

“A cunning mechanical gear-shift called a dérailleur allows you to do this as you’re bicycling along, even while the gear wheels and the chain are spinning at speed.”

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