Bicycle gearing is the aspect of a bicycle drivetrain that determines the relation between the cadence, the rate at which the rider pedals, and the rate at which the drive wheel turns.
A Rohloff Speedhub hub gear
A Shimano XT rear derailleur on a mountain bike
A bicycle gearbox with chain tensioner
Single-speed mountain bike
Bicycle drivetrain systems
Bicycle drivetrain systems are used to transmit power on bicycles, tricycles, quadracycles, unicycles, or other human-powered vehicles from the riders to the drive wheels. Most also include some type of a mechanism to convert speed and torque via gear ratios.
A chain drive and rear derailleur gear change, the most popular system in use today
A shaft-drive with crankset and rear gear hub
A treadle bicycle
ElliptiGOs