top tube

collocation in English

meaningsoftopandtube

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top
adjective[before noun]
uk
/tɒp/us
/tɑːp/
at the highest part ...
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tube
noun
uk
/tʃuːb/us
/tuːb/
a long cylinder made from plastic, metal, rubber, or glass, especially used for moving or containing liquids ...
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(Definition oftopandtubefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Toptubeovalized for shouldering bike on transitions.
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It has a diamond-shaped iron downtube and atoptubeand tyres of flattened metal.
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The bike has notoptube, so that his knees did not hit the frame.
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The front triangle consists of the head tube,toptube, down tube, and seat tube.
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It was mounted in a duplex frame with a singletoptube.
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Most cyclo-cross frames have a non-compact (flat or near-flattoptube) frame design for easier shouldering.
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He's ask us to tweak the length of thetoptubeby a millimetre or by half a degree.
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Brazed-on brake cable sheath stops were mounted along the lower right side of thetoptube.
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The bike is then folded in the middle of thetoptubeso that the two halves come together.
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Brazed-on guides for brake cables on this model were centered along the top of thetoptube.
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The seat stays connect the top of the seat tube (at or near the same point as thetoptube) to the rear fork ends.
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These stays attach to the seat tube above thetoptube, at separate points from one another, and they also serve as the seatpost clamp.
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A coil-and-battery ignition was used, and a two-barrel carburetor controlled by small levers attached to the frametoptube.
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Thetoptubeconnects the head tube to the seat tube at the top, and the down tube connects the head tube to the bottom bracket.
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