Meaning of freecoaster | Babel Free

Definitions

A type of hub that allows a bicycle to move backwards without the pedals moving backwards.

Examples

“With a typical freecoaster hub, if you are coasting backwards on it and you pedal forwards, it will engage⟳ and cause you to pedal backwards.”

“The V3 freecoaster has been upgraded to incorporate a thrust bearing which makes it a lot smoother when coasting and engaging.”

“The invention of urethane wheels enabled skateboarding on variable terrain (concrete, wood, plastic, and metal) with increase⟳ traction and less friction; the reinvention (brought back from the eighteenth century) and popularization of non-unidirectional twin tip⟳ skis enabled skiing backward and forward⟳ with equal competence; and the invention of the freecoaster rear bicycle hub enabled rolling (and thus landing) backward as well as forward⟳ without the crank arms turning along with the wheels.”

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