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• Benotto
  '''Benotto''' (''Motocicli Benotto SpA'') was a [[bicycle]] manufacturer in [[Milan]] that began [[motorcycle]] production in 1953 an
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• Figini & Lazzati
  ...Lazzati were the first [[Italians]] who independently produced a motorized bicycle.
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• Menon
  ...alian]] [[automobile]] manufacturer, after its initial activities in the [[bicycle]] industry in 1897, began in the automotive industry. The first Menon was a
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• Derailleur gears
  ...from one sprocket to another. Although widely referred to as "[[gear]]s", bicycle "gears" should properly be referred to as '''sprockets''' since they are dr ...le]] attached to a [[Shifter (bicycle part)|shift lever]] mounted on the [[bicycle frame|down tube]], handlebar [[Stem (bike)|stem]], or [[handlebar]]. When a
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• Giovanni Battista Ceiranos
  ...k at the gathering knowledge and skills as a mechanic. In October 1898 the bicycle evolved from the company [[Ceirano & C.]] in [[Turin]] in spring 1899 under
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• Ducati Cucciolo
  ...or. Weighing a little over 17lb and giving 180mp/gal when installed in a [[bicycle]].
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• Patriarca
  ...atteries]], the motor was provided with the casing above the pedals of the bicycle. After the First World War founded a small factory and devoted time exclusi
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• Bianchi Motorcycles
  ...also produced automobiles from 1900 to 1939. Edoardo Bianchi started his bicycle manufacturing business in a small shop on [[Milan]]’s Via Nirone in 1885. ...and a car in 1900. In 1903 he fitted engines in the centre of strengthened bicycle frames, and by 1905 also fitted Truffault [[Motorcycle fork#Leading Link Fo
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• Slick tire
  ==Bicycle tires== ...ad provides significantly improved traction. In addition, high performance bicycle tires, although designed for pavement use only, often have a very fine trea
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• Taura
  ..., manufactured [[motorcycle]]s. The company's model list had a [[motorized bicycle]] and a [[moped]] with a 175 cc [[JAP]] engine mounted with the transmissio
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• D & C
  ...] ([[Macerata]]), with the help of a worker, assembled a suitably modified bicycle motor using an old [[Faini]] engine. The engine, recovered in a warehouse,
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• Pirotta
  ...otta 43cc 1947_edited-1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''1947 Pirotta 43cc mounted bicycle motor''' <br>^{Photo by Theo Jonkhart}]]
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• Bicycle gearing
  [[Image:Rohloff-nabe.jpg|right|thumb|A bicycle with a [[hub gear]].]][[Image:Shimano xt rear derailleur.jpg|right|thumb|Sh ...thumb|[[Bevel gear|Bevel ring gear]] on the rear wheel of a [[shaft-driven bicycle]]]]
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• Girardengo
  ...e was [[Italy]]’s greatest. After ending his cycling career he started a [[bicycle]] factory and later on, in the fifties, also produced 2-stroke motorcycles
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• Legnano Bike
  ...an from Legnano, who was looking precisely into new opportunities in the [[bicycle]]s sector. For this reason Tosi had already purchased some patents from a r ...a in [[Milan]], under enemy bombings. And of course he is riding a Legnano bicycle.
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• Sanciome
  ...als and chain wheel. This was an Italian brand that at least one motorized bicycle made in 1901 with a special structure: There was a single cylinder engine t
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• Frera
  ...n [[Milan]]. The company's goal was to design and sale [[automobiles]], [[bicycle]]s and [[motorcycle]]s. The company focused activities in the production of
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• Vincenzo Lancia
  He eventually became an apprentice with Giovanni Ceirano, a bicycle importer in [[Turin]], and he was named bookkeeper in the companies brochur
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• Crankshaft
  * [[Crankset|bicycle crankset]]
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• Vehicle dynamics
  ...For [[single-track vehicle]]s, specifically the two-wheeled variety, see [[Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics]]. For [[aircraft]] see [[Aerodynamics]]. For [[wat ...em, through a 3 [[Degrees_of_freedom_(mechanics)|degree of freedom]] (DoF) bicycle model, which can be solved by hand by a keen mathematician, or can be simul
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• Mountain biking
  '''Mountain biking''' is the sport of riding [[bicycle]]s in a more extreme way, although not necessarily off paved roads—[[Bike ..., most [[mountain bike]]s have a similar look: knobby tires, large round [[bicycle frame|frame]] tubing, and some sort of suspension or shock absorbers are th
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• Driving
  ...uch as a [[truck]], [[bus]], [[motorcycle]], or [[automobile|car]]. For [[bicycle]]s and mounted [[animal]]s and &mdash; at least in the [[United Kingdom|U.K ...t to licensing. However, some municipalities may require a permit for the bicycle.
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• Gaia
  ...'', later ''Giuseppe Gaia'') was founded in 1905 by [[Giuseppe Gaia]] as a bicycle manufacturer and in 1922 decided to devote himself to building [[motorcycle
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• Axle
  ...e mounting points where the axle is supported. Sometimes, especially on [[bicycle]]s, the latter type is referred to as a [[spindle]].
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• Marchand
  ...later the company transferred to [[Piacenza]]. '''Orio Marchand''' was a [[bicycle]] and sewing machine manufacturer based in [[Piacenza]] and in 1898 started ...ike had the engine mounted vertically in front of the pedal with a type of bicycle frame. In 1905, the model was single-cylinder engine with vertical valves w
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• Itom
  ...m48cc 1950_edited-1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''1950 Itom 48cc 0.7 hp mounted bicycle motor''' <br>^{Photo by Theo Jonkhart}]] ...om48cc 1950 0,7hp_edited-1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''1950 Itom 48cc mounted bicycle motor''' <br>^{Photo by Theo Jonkhart}]]
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• Vi Vi
  This is the December [[1956]] when the [[Hall of Bicycle and Motorcycle]] by [[Milan]] is presented the "Vi-Vi Tourism 50", preceded ...produce motorcycles with engines [[Minarelli Engines|Minarelli]] over a [[bicycle|cycle]], under the name of Vi-Vi SaS.
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• Road bicycle racing
  [[Image:Henninger Turm-2005-Finale-Runde2-Spitzengruppe.jpg|thumb|250px|Bicycle racers at the 2005 [[Rund um den Henninger-Turm]] in Germany]] ...cycling|roads]] (following the [[geography]] of the area), using [[racing bicycle]]s. The term 'road racing' is usually applied to events where competing rid
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• Birel
  ...) started building [[kart]]s in the late [[1950s]] after many years as a [[bicycle]] manufacturer.
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• Milano-Torino
  '''Milano-Torino''' is a [[List of road bicycle racing events|semi classic]] European single day cycling race, between the
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• MM
  * Italian Serie A Bicycle Motor [[1926]] and [[1927]]
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• Transmission
  ===Bicycle gearing=== [[Bicycle]]s often have a system for selecting different gear ratios as well. There
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• Bicycle brake systems
  '''Bicycle brake systems''' are used to slow down, or [[brake]] a [[bicycle]]. There have been various types through history, and several types still i ...brakes as we would recognize them today. As the machines were [[fixed gear bicycle]]s a rider could reduce speed by reversing the thrust on the pedals. Other
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• Paris-Brest-Paris
  '''Paris-Brest-Paris''' (PBP) is an approximately 1200km ''[[randonnée]]'' [[bicycle]] ride held on an out-and-back course between [[Paris]] and [[Brest, France ...s contested by a few great professional athletes as a demonstration of the bicycle's potential, today the focus is on the ordinary or casual rider. However, P
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• Beta (Motorcycle)
  ...RE [[motorcycles]] [[engines]] with a roller drive mounted on a frame of a bicycle. The engines were produced by others manufactures, but later '''Beta''' wil
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• Coppa Placci
  ...a [[classic cycle races|semi classic]] [[Europe]]an [[Road bicycle racing|bicycle race]] held between [[Imola]], [[Italy]] and [[San Marino]]. Since 2005, th
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• Bianchi
  The continued production of [[bicycle]]s, and along with cars, manufactured [[motorcycles]] and commercial [[vehi
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• List of road bicycle racing events
  This is a '''list of important men's [[road bicycle racing]] events'''. Note that this list only includes road races, and no [[ [[Category:Road bicycle racing]]
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• Top dead center
  ...lied. Many sorts of machines are crank driven, including [[unicycle]]s, [[bicycle]]s, [[tricycle]]s, various types of [[machine press]]es, [[steam locomotive ...[Fixed gear bicycles]] (without a [[freehub]]) use the [[momentum]] of the bicycle and rider to keep the chainwheel turning even if the rider makes no attempt
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• Electric vehicle conversion
  ===Electric bicycle=== ...rd generator may impact the legal jurisdictional definition of an electric bicycle. A few types of electric bicycles are able to re-capture energy from brakin
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• Rotary engine
  *[http://www.revopower.com/home.html A rotary engine inside a bicycle wheel]
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• Ducati Singles
  During World War II, Ducati developed a small engine mounted on a bicycle, called the ''Cucciolo'' ("little puppy") and in 1950 began producing its o
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• Ollearo
  ...in record time with sophisticated engineering, was presented mounted on a bicycle frame and reinforced appropriately modified to accommodate a small engine c
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• History of the bicycle
  ...ny|German]] ''[[Dandy horse|draisine]]'' dating back to 1817. The term ''[[bicycle]]'' was coined in [[France]] in the [[1860s]]. [[Image:da Vinci bicycle.JPG|right|thumb|Unrideable replica made 1965-72 from the alleged 1493 Capro
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• Monocoque
  Some [[racing bicycle]]s are using [[carbon fibre]] Monocoque [[diamond frame]]s, in order to red
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• Differential (mechanics)
  ...es Starley]] of [[Coventry]] invents chain-drive differential for use on [[bicycle]]s; invention later used on automobiles by [[Carl Benz]].
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• Rubén Xaus
  His father who competed in amateur mountain [[bicycle]] races, gave Xaus his first motorcycle at the age of five, a Montesa 25cc.
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• Michelin
  ...[vulcanization|vulcanized]] [[rubber]], before they moved into tyres for [[bicycle]]s and later for [[car]]s. Michelin owned the automobile manufacturer [[Cit His shape has changed over the years. O'Galop's logo was based on bicycle tyres, and wore glasses and smoked a cigar. By the 1980's, Bibendum was bei
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• Electric vehicle
  ...ric [[wheelchair]]s, the [[Segway HT]], [[electric scooter]]s, [[motorized bicycle]]s, [[golf cart]]s and [[neighborhood electric vehicle]]s. Working electri
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• Benelli
  ...-house, a single-cylinder two-stroke 75 cc model, immediately adapted to a bicycle frame.
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