DICTIONARY OF AUTOMOTIVE TERMS - "Ly"

Lycra®

A man-made fiber developed by DuPont^(TM) which is able to stretch up to 6 times in length, it is blended with other fibers to create a wide variety of cycling clothing. The fibers that it is blended with will determine whether the garment will be cool or warm, and whether it will wick sweat.

Lynch pin

Lynch pin

A fastener made of a cylinder and a large pull ring

Lysholm supercharger

A lobe-type supercharger similar to the Roots compressor, but more efficient and much more expensive