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Entfaltungsmetern

English translation: meters of development

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German term or phrase:Entfaltungsmetern
English translation:meters of development
Entered by: flaggthecat

19:39 Jun 20, 2016
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Bicycle industry
German term or phrase: Entfaltungsmetern
The following is from a discussion of the development of shifting systems in the last decade:

Wie du jedoch im Wirrwarr aus Übersetzungsquotienten, Entfaltungsmetern, Bandbreiten- und Gangsprungprozenten noch durchblickst, steht auf Seite 30.

If you're still in a muddle about gear ratio quotients, [unfolding meters?], gear range and gear step percentages, check out page 30.

I gather that this is an old method of measuring gear ratios. What's the English term?
flaggthecat
Local time: 11:11
rollout/ meters of development/display
Explanation:
Diese Begriffe sind: Entfaltung, Gesamtübersetzung, Gangsprung und Gangzahl. Wir beginnen mit der Entfaltung. Diese gibt an, wie viele Meter das Fahrrad mit einer Umdrehung der Tretkurbel vorwärts bewegt wird.
https://www.rohloff.de/en/technology/gear-system-comparison/...

meters of development /rollout/display
In countries that use metric measurements, the usual system is "development" in meters. This is the distance that the bicycle moves with each revolution of the pedals.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gain.html
http://www.bikecad.ca/gearing_data
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 09:11
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3 +1rollout/ meters of development/display
Johanna Timm, PhD


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Entfaltungsmeter
rollout/ meters of development/display


Explanation:
Diese Begriffe sind: Entfaltung, Gesamtübersetzung, Gangsprung und Gangzahl. Wir beginnen mit der Entfaltung. Diese gibt an, wie viele Meter das Fahrrad mit einer Umdrehung der Tretkurbel vorwärts bewegt wird.
https://www.rohloff.de/en/technology/gear-system-comparison/...

meters of development /rollout/display
In countries that use metric measurements, the usual system is "development" in meters. This is the distance that the bicycle moves with each revolution of the pedals.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gain.html
http://www.bikecad.ca/gearing_data


Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 09:11
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 28

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agree  Armorel Young: metres/meters of development - a standard concept in cycling
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