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The binding plate allowed the toe and heel to moved fore-aft on the ski to fit different boot shells, and the boot manufacturers started engraving the shell size on the boot, which could be different from brand to brand for the same shoe size.
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Bryne is fond of saying that the Speedplay system addresses “five axes” of the shoe/pedal interface: lateral, rotational, fore-aft, height, and tilt (and, of course, float range adjustment is already built into every Zero).
Speedplay: the little pedal with the big presence in the Tour 2010
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The mast also allows a variation of plus or minus 15m in saddle fore-aft position as well.
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With up to two miles of lateral displacement any slight fore-aft discrepancy due to traffic would make the signal drift in and out of range.
Persuader Child, Lee 2003
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The configuration was dart-like: the Striker SK-6 was a swing-wing and at that altitude the mainplanes would normally be in furled position twenty degrees from the fore-aft line of the fuselage and not showing much.
The Striker Portfolio Hall, Adam 1968
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We were covering a hundred yards in two seconds and if the huge weight of the Mercedes didn't make a direct strike on the fore-aft axis of the N.S.U. it would send it off-centre and no amount of steering would bring it back.
The Striker Portfolio Hall, Adam 1968
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Unlike some competitors 'crossovers, the second row doesn't offer any fore-aft adjustments, but occupants can at least adjust the seatback angle.
Autoblog 2010
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Unlike some competitors 'crossovers, the second row doesn't offer any fore-aft adjustments, but occupants can at least adjust the seatback angle.
Autoblog 2010
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It is easier to assess fore-aft stiffness under braking and here again the XMC100 forks were impressive.
Singletrack World 2010
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I like Speedplay road pedals best for this because they sell an aluminum fore-aft extender base plate.
VeloNews VeloNews.com 2010
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