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  2. List of bicycle parts - Wikipedia

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    Saddle or Seat: what a bicyclist sits on; Seat rails: a metal framework over which saddle covering is stretched. The seat post attaches to the seat rails by means of a clamp; Seat lug: a frame lug on the top of the seat tube serving as a point of attachment for a clamp to secure the seat post

  3. Bicycle saddle - Wikipedia

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    Cutaway saddles resemble regular saddles in their design, but with the middle part cut out to reduce pressure on the perineum among men. Noseless saddles are basically two separate saddles next to each other, with one smaller "saddle" per buttock. Such saddles achieve a similar relief of pressure by using a different design.

  4. Stanchion - Wikipedia

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    In yachting, metal bars that hold the life-lines around a boat's perimeter. In river rafting, metal bars that hold the yokes for oars. In ice hockey, the posts used on the dasher boards to hold panes of glass in place. This is a common vernacular term in the sport, although in the industry they are simply called posts.

  5. Glossary of cycling - Wikipedia

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    Saddle Bike seat. [7] Sag How much a bike sinks into its travel just by having body weight on it. [104] Sag wagon A broom wagon. [22] [26] Probably from the word "sag", i.e. droop, but sometimes explained as an acronym for "support and gear" or "support and grub".; [27] can also come from the French: "soutien au groupe". Service course

  6. Bicycle handlebar - Wikipedia

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    Drop bars may have one or two longitudinal indentations so that the brake and shift cables protrude less when they are wrapped under the bar tape. They may also have a flattened top section. Track "Track" style bars with large-radius curve. Track drop bars are a variation of bars designed for the typical riding positions of track bicycle racers.

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    Queen Elizabeth II, England's longest-reigning monarch, died in 2022 at age 96 in Scotland's Balmoral Castle. In her lifetime, she befriended American cowboy Monty Roberts.

  8. Seatpost - Wikipedia

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    A "plain" seatpost (silver) connects the saddle to the frame (red). A microadjust seatpost (black) of a Trek Fuel 80 mountain bike. A seatpost with a significant setback on a BMX bike. A bicycle seatpost, [1] seatpin, [2] saddlepole, [3] saddle pillar, [4] or saddle pin [5] is a tube that extends upwards from the bicycle frame to the saddle ...

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    When it comes to funding, although the federal DOE does provide funding as a floor to many school districts, it is a small fraction compared to the funding that comes from city and state coffers ...