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Eccentric
Eddy Merckx
Elastomer
En danseuse
Endrick Rims
English Racer
Ephgraves
Ergo, Ergopower ®
E.T.R.T.O.
Exage ®
Expander
Extension
Extension levers
Extractor
Exxon Graftek
Eyelet
Facing
Fairing
Falcon
False Flat
Fastback
Fatigue
Fender
Ferrule
Fillet Brazing
Fiorelli
Fish mouth
Fit-Kit ©
Fixed Cup
Fixed Gear
Fixing Bolt
Flange
Flatland
Flexstem ®
Flint Snatcher
Flip-flop hub
Float
Folding Bicycles
Forging
Fork
4 th hand
Fork end
Frame
Frame Set
Frame Size
France
Freehub ®
Freestyle
Freewheel
French
Friction Shifting
Front Center
Front Drive
Frejus
Fulcrum
Funny bike
Gage
Gain Ratio
Gas Pipe
Gauge
Gear
Gear Inches
Gear Case
Raphael Geminiani
Generator
Gel
Gianni Motta
Gios Torino
Gitane
Gloves
Goose neck
Exxon Graftek
Grandis
Granny Gear
Grease
Greaseguard ®
Group, Gruppo
Guerciotti
Gum
Gusset
Gyro ®
Hairnet
Half-radial Spoking
Half-step Gearing
Handlebar
Handlebar Grip
Handlebar Stem
Handlebar Tape
Hanger
Hardtail
Headset
Head Tube
Helicomatic ®
Hellenic Stays
Helmet
René Herse
Hetchins
H.F.
High (Gear)
High Flange Hubs
High-normal
High tensile, high tension, Hi-Ten
High Wheeler
Hite-Rite ®
Holdsworth
Hood
Hook Edge Rims
Hooks
Housing
Housing stop
Hub
Hub Brake
W.B. Hurlow
Hybrid
Hydraulic
Hydroplaning
Hypercracker ®
Hyperdrive-C ®
Hyperglide (HG) ®

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Idler
IG ®
Indexed Shifting
Inicator Spindle
Internal
Investment casting
Italian
ISO
Bob Jackson
Jam Nut
Japanese Industrial Standard (J.I.S.)
Jockey pulley
J.R.A.
Jumper
Junior Back
K-7
Keirin
Keel tube
Kevlar ®
Key
Keyed Washer
Kickstand
Kidback
Kit
Ron Kitching
Klingon
Knight
Knobby
KPA (KiloPascal)
Krate ®
Lady's Bicycle
Lateral Stays
Lawyer Lips, Lawyer Tabs
Left (Hand) Thread
Legnano
LeJeune
L.F.
Libertas
Lightweight
Linear Pull
Lock Nut
Lock Ring
Loctite ®
Look ®
Lost-Wax Casting
Low (Gear)
Lowrider
Lug
L.W.B.
Lycra ®
Lygie
Mæs
Madison
Maserati
Masi
Mass start
Masher
Master Link
Match sprint
Mathauser ®
Mattress Saddle
Mavic ®
Mech
Mechanical Advantage
Mercian
Merckx
Metric
Microadjust Seatposts
Microdrive ®
Mixte
Miss and Out
Modolo ®
Mole Wrench
Monark Crescent
Mondia
Monkey Wrench
Monocoque
Motobécane
Motorpace
Moulton ®
Moustache ® Handlebar
Mountain Bike
Mud Flap
Mudguard
N.D.S., D.S.
Nervex ®
Newton
"Ninth" gear
Nipple
Nitto ®
N.O.S.
Nuovo
N.R.
Nutted
O.E.M.
Oil
Offset
Olmo
One-piece Crank
Ordinary
Over-Locknut-Dimension
Oversized

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Thanks to Jobst Brandt, Jeff Del Papa, Mark Irving and Drew Saundersfor their helpful suggestions.

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Other Online Bicycle Glossaries:

Sheldon Brown's French/English dictionary
Le vélo-dictionnaire de Sheldon Brown
Sheldon Brown's Spanish/English dictionary
Sheldon Brown'd English/Spanish Dictionary
English/Italian MTB Dictionary

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