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The Bicycle Repair Glossary, U-Z

 

U-brake | Ultegra | Universal | Universal Joint | Upright | Upshift | U.S.T. | Valve | V-Brake | Vise | Vise-Grip | Washer | Wedge bolt | Welding | Wheel | Wheel Base | Wheel Retention | Wishbone | Wrench | XT | XTR | Yield | Yoke

 

U-brake -

Ultegra -

Universal -

Universal Joint -

Upright -

Upshift -

U.S.T. -

 

Valve -

V-Brake -

Vise -

Vise-Grip -

 

Washer -

Wedge bolt -

Welding -

Wheel -

Wheel Base -

Wheel Retention -

Wishbone -

Wrench -

 

XT -

XTR -

 

Yield -

Yoke - On a cantilever brake, the part that connects the main cable to the transverse cable. Also called a "cable carrier."

 

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