{"id":2580,"date":"2010-12-02T23:00:50","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T23:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=2580"},"modified":"2017-10-18T11:24:49","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T09:24:49","slug":"un-tour-de-bicyclette-a-bicycle-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/un-tour-de-bicyclette-a-bicycle-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Un tour de bicyclette (A Bicycle Tour)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s no secret, French people are just enamored with their bicylettes in general, perhaps only behind les hollandais (Dutch people) in Europe in that respect!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-27985\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2010\/12\/bike-2606642_960_720.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2010\/12\/bike-2606642_960_720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2010\/12\/bike-2606642_960_720-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2010\/12\/bike-2606642_960_720-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First of all, whether you hear someone say in French bicyclette or v\u00e9lo, don&#8217;t get confused: These two words mean the same thing. It&#8217;s like you would say in English bicycle or bike. They are in general synonyms in French (Even though, strictly speaking, you could say that &#8220;bicyclette&#8221;, as the prefix indicates, must have exactly two wheels, whereas a v\u00e9lo can have more or less than two.)<\/p>\n<p>Today, we&#8217;ll get to know how different kinds of bikes are called in French, as well as how you would call each bike component en fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1- Plusieurs types de bicyclettes (Different types of bikes):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; \u00a0La bicyclette de course (road bicycle)<\/li>\n<li>&#8211;\u00a0Le v\u00e9lo-cross (Cyclo-cross bike)<\/li>\n<li>&#8211;\u00a0Le v\u00e9lo tout-terrain, or &#8220;VTT&#8221;\u00a0(mountain bike)<\/li>\n<li>&#8211;\u00a0La bicyclette de ville (city bicycle)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And more unconventional ones, like le sociable or le tandem:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Side-by-side tandem bicycle\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kDBHO550rdw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nAn example of la bicyclette sociable<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tandem back to back\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5unMlXg6WL4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nHere&#8217;s, by contrast with the video above, a poignant example of\u00a0a &#8220;not so sociable&#8221; bicycle!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2- Les composantes du v\u00e9lo (Bike components):<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The more obvious components are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Le guidon (the handlebars)<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Les roues (the wheels)<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; La selle (the seat)<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; La chaine (the chain)<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; La p\u00e9dale (the pedal)<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Les freins (the breaks)<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Le phare (the headlight)<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Le feu arri\u00e8re(the rear light)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; \u00a0Less obvious elements of a bicyclette are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Le dynamo (Generator)<\/li>\n<li>La valve (Valve)<\/li>\n<li>Les pneus (Tires)<\/li>\n<li>La jante (Rim)<\/li>\n<li>Le c\u00e2ble de frein (Brake cable)<\/li>\n<li>La tige de selle (Seat post)<\/li>\n<li>Le catadioptre (A bike reflector)<\/li>\n<li>Le porte-bagage (The carrier)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And of course, don&#8217;t forget the important\u00a0accessories, such as le casque (helmet) for your own safety, and un antivol (an anti-theft lock) for your bike&#8217;s safety!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Compil chute \u00e0 v\u00e9lo\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UGz3aofwHkg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nWhy it&#8217;s always good to wear un casque when you&#8217;re riding your bicylette !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2010\/12\/bike-2606642_960_720-350x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2010\/12\/bike-2606642_960_720-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2010\/12\/bike-2606642_960_720-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2010\/12\/bike-2606642_960_720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>It&#8217;s no secret, French people are just enamored with their bicylettes in general, perhaps only behind les hollandais (Dutch people) in Europe in that respect! First of all, whether you hear someone say in French bicyclette or v\u00e9lo, don&#8217;t get confused: These two words mean the same thing. 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