pcb 

Are we talking about terms kinda limited to C&V discussions, or to the nerdier bicycle world in general? Kinda feels like we're throwing a wider net?

Already mentioned, but some add'l throughts:

BSO = Bike-Shaped Object: implied in Wildwood's post, but to spell it out---cheap/crappy/heavy extremely low-end bike that resembles a bicycle, but rides like crap
Flip: to sell an item, ostensibly for profit; this can simply mean "sell/sold" ("I bought it, rode it a while but didn't really like it, so I flipped it.") or something bought with the intention to resell ("I bought it to flip.")
Flipper: usually refers to a seller who appears to primarily buy product to resell it; strike me as used mostly disparagingly, especially when the offered items are overpriced or poorly/inaccurately described
DKO Flipper: I don't know what DKO stands for.....
Drew/Drewed: already defined pretty well, but just wanted to add that I think the term came into use during the fixie craze, when many frames were Drewed to better resemble purpose-built track/fixed frames

Not yet mentioned:

Restomod/Restomod: older frame built with modern parts, I think the term comes from the car restoration world?
1x/2x/3x: single/double/triple chainrings (prounounced "1-by," "2-by," "3-by")
1xZ/2xZ/3xZ: front/rear gearing, as in 1x9 meaning 1 chainring, 9 cogs ("1-by-nine")

southpawboston

Yeah the past few years I had to skip because of scheduling conflicts-- I always seem to be busy those weekends in Oct.

And I guess FFD could be a C&V specific acronym.

southpawboston

I didn't know this one but google solved it:

"DKO" flippers: I coined the term DKO on bike forums several years ago to describe those flippers out there that find bikes cheap, do the bare minimum, and turn them for a profit. DKO stands for Dirt Knocker Offer, there are plenty of them out there. DKOs get a bad rap, but I don't have a problem with them. The one issue is most of their customers ass-u-me that the bikes are ready to ride. They are not, and in fact are often far from ready to ride. So they are best suited for someone handy, with the time/tools/aptitude/space to refurbish the bike properly and get it back on the road.

merziac

Not necessarily exclusive to our ongoing "tomfoolery".

POS, usually implied tactfully.

POA, price of admission, usually spelled out.

ascherer 

n+1
Universal formula to determine the maximum quanitity of bicycles one needs; where n =[# of bicycles currently owned]

gugie 

Learning some stuff here!

LBS = Local Bike Shop, maybe one of the most used acronyms here that a noob wouldn't know.

bargo68 

Drope the hamer.

It's when your attack is so badass you forget how to spell.

merziac

Couple more probably not just ours.

Fred = me
Ludite = me too.



https://www.welovecycling.com/wide/2...ris-or-a-fred/

thook

i've only seen this term come up in discussion recently here on BF, so maybe it's not exclusive to BF or the bike world of jargon in general, however....."bob's your uncle!"...meaning, from what i understand, "that answers/fixes that"

oh, and two terms being more familiar (if they're relevant?)
1) "masher/mashing" = one with or the tendency to cycle using the highest gears possible
2) "spinner/spinning" = one with or the tendency to cycle using lower gears and higher cadence

Darth Lefty 

Load bearing decal is a favorite of mine

Reynolds 

That'll buff right off! Said sarcastically about a bike damaged/corroded beyond any hope of repairing it.

nlerner

The corollary to that is “put some JB Weld on it, and you’re good to go.”

bikingshearer 

Don't forget the related concept of s-1 for determining the maximum quantity bikes you can possess, where s = [number of bikes at which your significant other boots your backside to the curb].

bikingshearer 

"Bob's your uncle" dates back to the late 1800s and originated in the British Isles. Thus spake Wikipedia.

SurferRosa

What if Bob was your uncle, but now wants to be known as your Aunt Babs?

Darth Lefty 

Then he’s your huckleberry, obviously

thook

"babs is your aunt" doesn't have quite the same ring to it, though

otoh, perhaps you've just started the nuovo classic antithetical expression; "babs is your aunt" = well, THAT's not gonna work at all!!!

P!N20

The box thread: Seller refuses to open box

SNAFU: Situation normal; all ****ed up.

Campagnolo: my bike looks amazing.

Shimano: my bike works amazing.

Suntour: couldn't afford Campy

Shimergo: hell awaits.

Calling bikes 'she': don't do this.

nlerner

Zombie thread: self explanatory

iab 

These are terms from the 41, not used much in C&V.

The 41 - The road forum on BF
C&V - The classic and vintage form on BF
BF - Bike Forums

mountaindave 

Oh jeez, are you the professor or the madman?

nlerner

The mad professor?

mountaindave 

See POS.

Bike Toss: what one does with a BSO that comes in for repairs and the owner realizes that they actually have a POS.

LBS: where one goes for the occasional bike toss.

Spaghetti Legs 

BoC - Box o Crap - box of unwanted, but often usable parts passed around through the post amongst forum members, occasionally disappearing and having to start over again.

Breaks - the devices some people use to slow and stop a bike. Often thought to work just as well as brakes.

smontanaro 

I thought it was because the original example of the "genre" had the name "Drew" painted on the frame. This was before my time though.