down tube

noun

A tube in the bicycle frame that connects the bottom bracket shell to the head tube.

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Meanings

noundown tube (plural down tubes)

plural down tubes · alternative downtube

  1. cyclingA tube in the bicycle frame that connects the bottom bracket shell to the head tube.

Translations

Finnish alaputki
  • alaputkipart of bicycle frame
Hungarian alsó cső
  • alsó csőpart of bicycle frame
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APA

down tube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20tube

MLA

“down tube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20tube. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “down tube,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20tube.

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