SPD= "Spuds??"
03-05-12 | 03:51 AM
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Does anyone recall the April Fool's ad that Speedplay took out in VeloNews one year? It was for Spudplay pedals, and it pictured a pair of potatoes with the Speedplay spindles attached to the sides of the potatoes.
(Seriously.)
(Seriously.)
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03-05-12 | 10:22 AM
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I'm going to say no to the spuds for SPD pedals, but my wife does call potatoes 'pots,' which means we boil pots in a pot to make mashed pots... go figure.
me too
03-05-12 | 10:37 AM
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03-05-12 | 10:39 AM
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03-05-12 | 10:49 AM
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Was on a club ride today and was talking pedal systems with a couple of the guys. One of them kept saying "spuds" (like potatoes) for SPD pedals.
I had never heard them called that...is this a common/accepted expression (like 'tubies' for sewups)? Or is the dude just wacky?
I had never heard them called that...is this a common/accepted expression (like 'tubies' for sewups)? Or is the dude just wacky?
Just sayin.
03-05-12 | 12:55 PM
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This Spud is 5 feet 7 inches and can dunk.
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03-05-12 | 04:38 PM
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I second this BIG TIME! coming up with new terms and contractions etc, is human nature and if you understand what the other is saying why worry. Each group has it's own sub-culture terms etc., if something is accepted within that group it's "OK".
03-06-12 | 06:40 AM
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03-06-12 | 07:05 AM
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03-06-12 | 07:07 AM
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03-06-12 | 07:15 AM
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Arguing linguistics on BF? This has to be a new low for me....
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03-06-12 | 07:18 AM
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03-06-12 | 09:08 AM
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