Favorite bike slang
07-26-18, 11:16 AM
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Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
07-26-18, 07:32 PM
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"Wishing I was wearing Depends"
Wishing I was wearing Depends.
Wishing I was wearing Depends.
07-27-18, 07:20 AM
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Not slang but my favorite race official, Mr. Kron, calling out races.
"Chewnyas to the line...Seenyas on deck".
"Chewnyas to the line...Seenyas on deck".
07-27-18, 10:28 AM
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Hammering. Opening the pain suitcase. Classic saddles had a little rivet on the nose, and if you were hammering your gluteals would make only gentle contact with it. See "ass hatchet".
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07-27-18, 07:14 PM
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Taco'd a wheel (when you hit something and the wheel bends in half, like a taco)
And my own variation on "Chain Tatoo." : Varicose Chains
And my own variation on "Chain Tatoo." : Varicose Chains
07-28-18, 12:01 PM
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MAMIL - Middle Aged Men In Lycra
In the stereotypical sense, it's that overweight guy on a super expensive ride, huffing and puffing their way up the road at a slow pace. Fred with a fat wallet. Said ride often ends up hanging on the garage wall after a couple hundred miles, becoming Wall Art.
In the stereotypical sense, it's that overweight guy on a super expensive ride, huffing and puffing their way up the road at a slow pace. Fred with a fat wallet. Said ride often ends up hanging on the garage wall after a couple hundred miles, becoming Wall Art.
07-28-18, 12:36 PM
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MAMIL - Middle Aged Men In Lycra
In the stereotypical sense, it's that overweight guy on a super expensive ride, huffing and puffing their way up the road at a slow pace. Fred with a fat wallet. Said ride often ends up hanging on the garage wall after a couple hundred miles, becoming Wall Art.
In the stereotypical sense, it's that overweight guy on a super expensive ride, huffing and puffing their way up the road at a slow pace. Fred with a fat wallet. Said ride often ends up hanging on the garage wall after a couple hundred miles, becoming Wall Art.
AKA garage queen 'tho usually applied to pristine vintage bikes.
07-29-18, 06:37 PM
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07-29-18, 08:29 PM
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Three hour tour: my son and I once decided to JRA and told my wife we would only be an hour or two. Then we got lost, ran out of water, and bonked. We showed up very late in the day, just before my wife reported us as missing persons.
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07-29-18, 08:36 PM
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"I am sorry I have to drop you because you look like Lance."
07-29-18, 08:43 PM
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Tea party: the group would rather have a nice chat than get into a hammerfest. Also called more yammering less hammering.
Spuds: Shimano SPD pedals/cleats.
Spuds: Shimano SPD pedals/cleats.
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07-30-18, 07:45 AM
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Frankenbike my favorite slang , well because I built one. Like on the road requires a bike that can do it all. Great a Mt Bike can be a road bike,commuter, urban bomber, tour bike, bikecamper, and nowadays a gravel bike. But really doesn't have a name or classification on BF
07-30-18, 12:04 PM
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07-30-18, 05:31 PM
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07-30-18, 07:41 PM
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07-30-18, 07:45 PM
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"(rider) Dropped His Bottle"
A rider so tired he seems to have gone back to pick up something he dropped. :-) Took me a minute to figure it out...
07-30-18, 09:08 PM
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elcraft
that was originally from office slang. The cubicles were a"cube farm", so "Crop Dustin" was done as one passed through the Cube Farm...
See also "prairie doggin' "; popping up in ones cubicle to see what is going on or whom has arrived or just left, etc.
See also "prairie doggin' "; popping up in ones cubicle to see what is going on or whom has arrived or just left, etc.
07-30-18, 09:59 PM
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don't try this at home.
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"set to 400 watts"
From a classic thread from 2005. Quite amazing to read.
I am sorry I have to drop you because you look like Lance
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"no chain"
From Lance Armstrong's book. (page link)
On those days where pedaling seems effortless.
From a classic thread from 2005. Quite amazing to read.
I am sorry I have to drop you because you look like Lance
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"no chain"
From Lance Armstrong's book. (page link)
On those days where pedaling seems effortless.
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07-31-18, 05:35 AM
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