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Front-Freewheel System, FFS ®

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Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Glossary · letter E-F· term in the original: Front-Freewheel System (FFS ®)
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Shimano's Front Freewheel System. The freewheel was built into the bottom bracket, so that the chain would turn even when the rider was coasting. This was to allow shifting while coasting--a solution in search of a problem.

See the 1982 Shimano Catalogue on this site.