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mwandaw
09-30-10, 01:15 PM
I'm new to this forum, and I usually ride by myself, so I am baffled by the abbreviations that everyone else seems to know. I searched with no luck. How about some help with corrections or additions to the list below, so I feel a little less like an idiot?

BB - Bottom Bracket

Brifter - mounted on the handlebar and serves as a brake lever and shifter.

FD - Front Derailleur

GMR - Glendora Mountain Road

GRR - Glendora Ridge Road

LART - Los Angeles River Trail - runs from Egret Park (near the intersection of the Los Angeles River and I5) all the way to the northwest corner of Griffith Park (near the intersection of Forest Lawn and the Ventura (134) Freeway.

LBS - Local Bike Shop

RD - Rear Derailleur

SART - Santa Ana River Trail - (officially the Santa Ana River Trail and Parkway SARTP (http://www.santaanarivertrail.org/)) - runs from the ocean where Huntington Beach and Costa Mesa meet all the way to the Chino Valley Freeway (71) on the West side of Corona.

SGRT - San Gabriel River Trail - between it and the bike trail on the other side of the river (Coyote Creek Bikeway), it runs from the ocean in Seal Beach all the way to Foster Rd in La Mirada (?).

Ti - Titanium

Others - ???

blknyt
09-30-10, 02:05 PM
I'll add one: HTFU - Harden the **** Up. (Seen frequently in the Road Bike Forum).
umd
09-30-10, 02:36 PM
GMR is Glendora Mountain Road and GRR is Glendora Ridge Road. Most non-socal specific ones can be looked up by googling. Non-bike internet message board ones are often well represented in the urban dictionary as well. Such as HTFU (see above), IBTL (in before the lock), IIRC (if I recall correctly), IMO (in my opinion), ftfy (fixed that for you) etc.

mwandaw
09-30-10, 03:21 PM
HTFU - Harden the **** Up

I'm gonna chant that in my mind when I don't think I can pedal any more!
mwandaw
09-30-10, 03:24 PM
GMR is Glendora Mountain Road and GRR is Glendora Ridge Road...

Thanks! I added them to my original post.
travelmama
09-30-10, 03:47 PM
LART- Los Angeles River Trail
mwandaw
09-30-10, 04:30 PM
LART- Los Angeles River Trail

Thanks - I added it to my original post, along with a description that may need correcting.
CritEastwood
10-01-10, 05:42 AM
SART - Santa Ana River Trail - runs from the ocean where Huntington Beach and Costa Mesa meet all the way to the Chino Valley Freeway (71) on the West side of Corona.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the paved bicycle path has officially been named SARTP (http://www.santaanarivertrail.org/home.html). I doubt the USFS will rename the dirt singletrack portion above Mentone, which is signed and historically known as the SART.
mwandaw
10-01-10, 08:17 AM
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the paved bicycle path has officially been named SARTP (http://www.santaanarivertrail.org/home.html)...

No bubble burst. I appreciate the info, and I have edited my original post. Thanks!
Garfield Cat
10-01-10, 08:29 AM
BB bottom bracket
Ti titanium
mwandaw
10-01-10, 10:23 AM
BB bottom bracket
Ti titanium

Thanks - I have added them to my original post.