If derailleur (the part of the gear shifting system on a bicycle that kicks the chain to a different sprocket) in English comes from the french dérailleur, which means derailer, as in de-rail, which is what the derailleur does... then why isn't the English term for a derailleur a derailer? o.O
#MTB #cycling #bicycles #language #English
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