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architecture dégagée aux passages de roues

English translation: ample tyre (GB)/tire(US) clearance

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French term or phrase:architecture dégagée aux passages de roues
English translation:ample tyre (GB)/tire(US) clearance
Entered by: French Foodie

09:08 Mar 13, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Sports / Fitness / Recreation / cycling
French term or phrase: architecture dégagée aux passages de roues
Calling all you bike gurus again! :-)

This is from the description of the frame of a cyclo-cross bike:

Cadre en aluminium léger, architecture bien dégagée aux passages de roues pour les circuits dans la boue.

Is this simply refering to the amount of space between the wheels and the frame? ( i.e. there is more space to make it easier when the wheels get caked with mud)

Your ideas are more than welcome!
Thanks in advance,
Mara
French Foodie
Local time: 22:21
generous wheel arches
Explanation:
or some such thing - in other words as you said - if you look at such bikes, you'll see that the metal arch over the wheel is both shorter and higher than normal.
Since the bikes are used often on muddy paths, this gives greater clearance and reduces the likelihood of the whole thing getting clogged up.
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CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 22:21
Grading comment
CMJ gave me the idea of clearance in his/her (sorry CMJ, I don't know which!) explanantion, and I actually ended up using it in my translation. Than Finn came along post-deadline and confirmed that I had made the right choice. Thanks very much to you all!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1ample tyre clearance
Finn Mayhall
4 +1generous wheel arches
CMJ_Trans (X)
4lots of space between wheels and forks
Conor McAuley


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generous wheel arches


Explanation:
or some such thing - in other words as you said - if you look at such bikes, you'll see that the metal arch over the wheel is both shorter and higher than normal.
Since the bikes are used often on muddy paths, this gives greater clearance and reduces the likelihood of the whole thing getting clogged up.

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 22:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 71
Grading comment
CMJ gave me the idea of clearance in his/her (sorry CMJ, I don't know which!) explanantion, and I actually ended up using it in my translation. Than Finn came along post-deadline and confirmed that I had made the right choice. Thanks very much to you all!

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lots of space between wheels and forks


Explanation:
HTH

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Note added at 54 mins (2006-03-13 10:03:28 GMT)
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"Between wheels and other components"

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 22:21
Native speaker of: English
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ample tyre clearance


Explanation:
As a cyclist I can confirm that the term used in English is tyre clearance.

Finn Mayhall
Local time: 22:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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