Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
did all the name changes on a bike take place?
For example when did a cross bar become a top tube!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For example when did a cross bar become a top tube!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When
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rikki
Legendary Member
- Location
- Limestone Coast, South Australia
I hadn't thought of this before. Hadn't noticed the change.
For me - I suppose when I started being interested in how the bike was made and what it was made out of. Before that you just rode the bike and noticed if others had more gears than you.
For me - I suppose when I started being interested in how the bike was made and what it was made out of. Before that you just rode the bike and noticed if others had more gears than you.
I'm guessing when bike manufacturers started making bikes sound like hi-tech machines so they could both up the price and sell more bikes....
It's like car manufacturers going on about bhp and torque, noone really knows what it's all about, but they like to talk about it like they do......
It's like car manufacturers going on about bhp and torque, noone really knows what it's all about, but they like to talk about it like they do......
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
Keith Oates said:
When I stopped sliding off the saddle and doing the family jewels a mischief
Milo
Guru
- Location
- Melksham, Wilts
A mate of mine nearly lost a ball doing that on a bmx when i was 13.
Oh how we laughed.
Oh how we laughed.
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Noodley said:I did it on Sunday!!Not the ball losing bit, but it's still a bit tender...
You're too old to be on a BMX!
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
Noodley said:I did it on Sunday!!
Proclivities !!
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
Noodley said:No, Testicilies
Smokin Joe
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
Top tubes have always been top tubes. It is only the uninnitiated who ever called them crossbars. I seem to remember schoolmates refering to double chainsets as double clangers.
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
yenrod said:Well ive a slanting cross-bar so is that correct
Made in Taiwan ?
I'll get my coat...............
Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
Maybe someone should produce a bike with the correct names of the parts printed on. I've always made it up as I went along until I heard someone call a part by something that sounded more correct.
Is a bottom bracket ever a crank shaft?
Is a bottom bracket ever a crank shaft?
