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Automotive. Automobile-mounted bike carriers can be attached to the roof, rear trunk, or rear tow hitch, depending on the vehicle. Carriers have been developed especially for the rear of pickup trucks that attach either to the bed or its sides. Manufacturers offer bicycle carriers for use on motorcycles. Roof-mounted bicycle rack.
Chainset: see Crankset. Chainstay: a pair of tubes on a bicycle frame that runs from the bottom bracket to the rear fork ends. Chain tensioner: a device to maintain proper chain tension. Chaintug: a device to aid in setting the proper chain tension. Cluster: a bicycle cogset, either a freewheel, or cassette.
The sheet bend (also known as weaver's knot and weaver's hitch) is a bend knot. It is practical for joining lines of different diameter or rigidity. It is quick and easy to tie, and is considered so essential it is the first knot given in the Ashley Book of Knots. [1] Additionally, it is one of the six knots given in the International Guild of ...
Instructions. [1] The taut-line hitch is an adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension. It is useful when the length of a line will need to be periodically adjusted in order to maintain tension. It is made by tying a rolling hitch around the standing part after passing around an anchor object.
Trucker's hitch. The trucker's hitch is a compound knot commonly used for securing loads on trucks [7] or trailers. The general arrangement, using loops and turns in the rope itself to form a crude block and tackle, has long been used to tension lines and is known by multiple names.
Becket hitch. A becket hitch, including the double becket or figure-of-eight becket hitch, is any hitch that is made on an eye loop, i.e. on a becket. [1] [2] A becket hitch has the same structure as the sheet bend, which joins, or "bends", the ends of two ropes together. The becket hitch, in contrast, fixes a rope to a closed eye or hook. [3]
Bicycle rack. The ambiguous term bicycle rack or bike rack may refer to: Bicycle carrier, a device attached to a vehicle (e.g., to a car or bus) to which bicycles can be mounted for transport. Bicycle parking rack, a stationary fixture to which a bicycle can be securely attached (typically using a bicycle lock) to prevent theft. Luggage carrier ...
Caveat. Wears out the rope when used for descending. The Munter hitch, also known as the Italian hitch, mezzo barcaiolo or the crossing hitch, [1] is a simple adjustable knot, commonly used by climbers, cavers, and rescuers to control friction in a life-lining or belay system. To climbers, this hitch is also known as HMS, the abbreviation for ...