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People ask for a "jockey" when they want a derailleur.

 

 

Wel even derailleur is only half right because a rear derailluer consists of the derilleur and jockey pully cage.

 

we call i derailleur for short.

 

 

*PS what is this Friday thing?

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Wel even derailleur is only half right because a rear derailluer consists of the derilleur and jockey pully cage.

 

we call i derailleur for short.

 

 

*PS what is this Friday thing?

 

Friday
ˈfrʌɪdeɪ,-di/
noun
 
  1. 1.
    the day of the week before Saturday and following Thursday.
    "he was arrested on Friday"
adverb
NORTH AMERICAN
 
  1. 1.
    on Friday.
    "we'll try again Friday"
Posted

When someone refers to any brake lever as an STI? Does that count?

 

Still the most unfortunate acronym the bike industry has ever come up with.

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Friday
ˈfrʌɪdeɪ,-di/
noun
 
  1. 1.
     
    "he was arrested on Friday"the
  2. day of the week before Saturday and following Thursday.
adverb
NORTH AMERICAN
 
  1. 1.
    on Friday.
    "we'll try again Friday"

 

The Hub definition would be more like 

  1. day of the week before Saturday and following Thursday in which the Hubbers go loco
Posted

When someone refers to any brake lever as an STI? Does that count?

 

YES! Thats the cycling equivalent to calling anything that you put in your mouth and chew on a chappie!

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Friday
ˈfrʌɪdeɪ,-di/
noun
 
  1. 1.
    the day of the week before Saturday and following Thursday when the Hub goes APE.
    "he was bliksemed on Friday"
adverb
NORTH AMERICAN
 
  1. 1.
    on Friday.
    "we'll fight on again Friday"

 

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