Originally Posted by
keg61
Thank You Machka, i was thinking more of something specific to this forum, general terms and names of bike parts are not a problem, my concern is new folks(like me) coming into an environment that y'all are comfortable in and not knowing the "shorthand" in use...MUPs is pretty obvious and i had guessed that it was something close to what it turned out to be.. BSO I would never in a million years have figured out altho i do think it makes sense and is pretty darn funny
I think some of those links are or were the more "slangy" terms.
I don't think MUP and BSO are specific to this forum ... I'm sure I've seen them used elsewhere. MUP is quite common.
Anyway, here's another article you might find useful:
How To: Talk like a cyclist | Ella
And here's a Wikipedia entry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_cycling
Here's another one:
Glossary of Road Cycling Terms | Flight Centre Active Travel