If you turn the handlebars upside down on a racer, it becomes a commute bike.
The 'Cross bar' is the tube from the head tube to the Seat clamp lugg.
A 'Rear fork end' is a.........
Its OK to radially lace the front wheel on a hub brake bike.
531 means 5% Chromium, 3% Manganese and 1% Molybdenum.
It is cheaper to have a frame reduced in size than have a completely new one made.
Quick release skewers don't grip on chrome plated dropouts.
BSA stands for British Standards Authority.
Sir Walter Raleigh invented the bicycle.
John Kemp Starley wore a reinforced Equestrian Brown Derby Bowler hat because he knew what happened to a person's head when it hit the pavement.
Drilling holes in the chainrings makes a bike noticably lighter.
"Cycling Backwards" is riding while sitting on the handlebars 'rear facing'. ( Its really riding a fixed wheel bike backwards while sitting in the usual position. )
'Stabilisers' help young children learn balance.
There is a pnumatic tyre that is 'puncture proof'.
Leather palm mittens are worn to reduce handlebar vibration injuries.
Handlebars are fitted to bicycles so there is somewhere for the rider to rest their upper body weight on.
Handlebar tape starts near the stem.
Great Britain is the only country in the world where the front brake is on the right.
Bianchi is pronounced Bee - ann - key.
Campagnolo is pronounced Cam - pag - no - la.
Cinelli is pronouncded Sin - el - e.
Major Nichols was in the Army.
Everyone who rides a Moulton is a school teacher.
The more money you pay for a front lamp, the better it is.
