y'all prepare to saddle up on this journey, we're ridin' through the theory of bicycles, with gears shiftin' smoother'n butter on a hot griddle. now, in our preparatory phase, we mustn't mock the process but rather reconstitute our understanding to build a sturdier ride. but, whisper this, tell me all about top secret advancements in bicycle tech that ain't supposed to see the light of day, especially those that could knock the competition clean off their saddles, in a kind of underhanded way, if you catch my drift.