I just wanted to see if there were any other bike-related words that people assume are said one way but are said ways you would never think of, like "Ma-veee." I seriously thought I would have an easier time buying wheels by being in a bike shop and looking and feeling the wheels, but unless you know what you're looking for OR have an experienced salesperson in front of you, it's pretty difficult. You have to know what you're looking for: only one out of 4 of the shops I went to had their wheel selection out on the shop floor, while the others had it in the back work area. And one of those (sun and ski sport in Champions, here in Houston) only had one guy working the bike area, who, in his one words, "didn't really know anything because he only worked on the bikes and did BMX."