I'm trying to come up with one part of a bicycle for every letter of the alphabet. I've done 25 but completely stumped by "X".
I guess brand names could be allowed (I used Ultegra and Presta in it).
Anyone have any suggestions?
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(7 posts)- Started 12 years ago by kaputnik
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Xtracycle.
XTR (Shimano components series).
Planet X.
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Simple -
"A cross frame having two tubes crossing in the middle was called an X-frame."
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In England, a new bicycle fashion has started, that is used at the moment by several large manufacturers on the other side of the Channel as a means to wake up the community. This new fashion is that of the X-frame, and because it is about to come to our country, we consider it our duty to inform our readers of its existence and its practical meaning for the sport. ...
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Xtracycle in the lead I think, interesting to draw and starts with an X. Would I be right in saying X-frame is defunct term? (I always thought they were called cruciform a la Old Faithful)
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X-press shifters, made by a company from Taiwan called Suntour. They were about in the 80's, not sure if they are still available.
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X is for Suntour:
- XC-Pro (and XC-Comp, XC-LTD, X-1, XCM and XCE)
- X-Press
and for SRAM:
- X.0, X-9, X-7 and X-5
and of course the mighty (Deore) XT.
I had X-Press shifters on my old Trek mtb, and I loved them to bits. They were a bit fragile though because the trigger pads stuck out in 1st and 7th and were mounted on cast rather than forged metal arms, which broke if you crashed wrongly.
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