A riddle....
05-13-15, 11:41 AM
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The seat post is called a seat post because it is inserted in the seat tube. Duh.
05-13-15, 11:47 AM
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And of course....Why do we clip into clipless pedals? "I clipped into my toe clips" said no one ever.
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This thread has me thinking, giving me a headache and now I think my head is gonna esplode.
It's like deja vu all over again.
It's like deja vu all over again.
05-13-15, 12:00 PM
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If it's called a saddle, then why are the 2 rear pieces called seat stays?
05-13-15, 12:26 PM
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05-13-15, 02:19 PM
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Nothing to add, just wanted to say thanks for this thread. I needed it.
05-14-15, 03:46 AM
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Because it's conceivable one could put any kind of seat on the seat post, but it just happens that the only kind anyone puts on it is a saddle.
05-14-15, 10:25 AM
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How come an 8-speed cassette is called a cassette and not an 8-Track?
We have:
Threadless,
Clipless,
Wireless,
Tubeless...
If they keep taking stuff away, one day we're going to be bikeless!
We have:
Threadless,
Clipless,
Wireless,
Tubeless...
If they keep taking stuff away, one day we're going to be bikeless!
05-14-15, 10:50 AM
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Just be sure and wear your bibs, so you don't get a grease stain from your turkey levers!
05-14-15, 06:11 PM
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Also, in what way does a bottom bracket resemble any of these definitions of "bracket"?
brack·et
ˈbrakit/
noun
noun: bracket; plural noun: brackets
brack·et
ˈbrakit/
noun
noun: bracket; plural noun: brackets
- 1.
each of a pair of marks [ ] used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from the context.
"symbols are given in brackets"
[TABLE="class: vk_tbl vk_gy"]
[TR]
[TD="class: lr_dct_nyms_ttl"]synonyms:[/TD]
[TD]parenthesis, square bracket; brace
"put the words in brackets"
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE] - 2.
a category of people or things that are similar or fall between specified limits.
"those in a high income bracket"
[TABLE="class: vk_tbl vk_gy"]
[TR]
[TD="class: lr_dct_nyms_ttl"]synonyms:[/TD]
[TD]group, category, grade, classification, set, division, order "a higher tax bracket"
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE] - 3.
a right-angled support attached to and projecting from a wall for holding a shelf, lamp, or other object.
[TABLE="class: vk_tbl vk_gy"]
[TR]
[TD="class: lr_dct_nyms_ttl"]synonyms:[/TD]
[TD]support, prop, stay, batten, joist; Morerest, mounting, rack, frame
"each speaker is fixed on a separate bracket"
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE] - 4.
Military
the distance between two artillery shots fired either side of the target to establish range.
and I'm guessing the headtube is the top bracket shell just by analogy.
