Beauty, of course, and a bright, engaging personality — or at least the ability to fake one — are prerequisites for entering the Miss World competition.

“Anyone in our industry interested in the state of the art has to look at carbon fiber,” he said, adding that composite bikes could be common in three to five years. “Not only is it strong, and light, but you can position the fibers any way you want, to absorb all the stress you normally find in a bike.”

Be sure to put up the tools when you finish.

Nor was there any proof that they had been improperly used in jacking up the end of the car.