unobtanium

unobtanium
[1] A coined word describing a bicycle or accessory made from expensive, high-tech material. A play on "unobtainable" and "titanium."
[2] An object that is in a place that is impossible to retrieve but continues to rattle around (e.g., a weld flashing that has come off inside a bicycle tubing)

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