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Fillet Brazing

Summary Fillet brazing is a bicycle framebuilding technique in which mitered metal tubes are joined directly with brazing filler built […]

Firmware

Summary Firmware is software stored within an electronic component that controls how its hardware starts, communicates, and operates. In modern

Free Shift

Summary Free Shift is a Shimano e-bike function that allows a compatible electronic rear derailleur to complete shifts while the

Fork Offset

Summary Fork offset is the perpendicular distance between a bicycle’s steering axis and the center of its front axle. It

Friction Shifting

Summary Friction shifting uses a continuously adjustable lever to control derailleur position without fixed gear stops. The rider moves the

Front-Center

Summary Front-center describes the distance from the center of a bicycle’s bottom bracket to the front-wheel axle. It is a

Faux-Bar Suspension

Summary Faux-bar suspension is a linkage-driven single-pivot design commonly identified by a pivot on the seatstay above the rear axle.

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