Lets have a winter conversation. Cycling terms you cant stand.

[Cicli]

Abbreviations or cycling terms that just bother you.
I will start.

Cockpit.

[AngryScientist]

brifter

[velomateo]

colorway

+1 on brifter

[estilley]

Ride quality.

There ya go I said it.


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[R3awak3n]

Mudguards :p
Biddon
Gravel grinding

+1 on brifter

[bikingshearer]

Vertically stiff but laterally compliant.

[_G_]

The use of the term PRO. Very few people are, ever were, or will become such.

[livingminimal]

brifter

This.
This.
This.

makes me cringe as much as aerobars or sleeveless jerseys with arm warmers.

[gasman]

Saying a bike can plane---what ?

Brifter also

[Ernesto]

Endurance Geometry

As if you can't ride with endurance on a race bike.

[vitaly66]

Stoke.

Shred.

[Red Tornado]

Campag (used predominantly in the UK).

It's either Campagnolo or Campy.

[LegendRider]

"Deep dish wheels" Should be "deep section wheels" IMO.

[cadence90]

Go-fast bike.

Any anthropomorphic and/or train-related hyperbole used to describe climbing, descending, handling, etc.

Bombproof.

Minty.

Drool-worthy.

[mktng]

Zwift ?


Jk ;)

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[Red Tornado]

People referring to brake pads as brake shoes; or vice versa.

[bicycletricycle]

+1 on everything so far

It's hard to justify this sort of rage but I do feel it.

Mountain bikes seem to be creating buzz words faster than the skinny tire end of things, so I guess we have it easy.

[cadence90]

Ooooops, I forgot one:






ProBikeKit.

[Cicli]

Sinyard.

[Red Tornado]

Americans using Euro-terminology, usually learned from reading a cycling mag or article where direct translation is used.

For example:
"My rear wheel was blocked" (don't hear that much anymore)
"I had good sensations in my legs today"
are a few that come to mind

[AngryScientist]

thru-axle

[Cicli]

Americans using Euro-terminology, usually learned from reading a cycling mag or article where direct translation is used.

For example:
"My rear wheel was blocked" (don't hear that much anymore)
"I had good sensations in my legs today"
are a few that come to mind

Bidon?

[cadence90]

Bidon?

This reminds me: in before oldpotatoe! :banana: :

Peleton.
.
.

[Cicli]

This reminds me: in before oldpotatoe! :banana: :

Peleton.
.
.

I am confused?

[kppolich]

Around town bike and honestly "gravel grinder" come on--- it's a bike

[yancy0303]

Whip. As in check out my new whip (bike). Makes me cringe.

........_o
......_\\ >,
....(_)/(_)

[Repack Rider]

Granny gear.

AFAIAC, "granny gear" is a set of knitting needles.

[vqdriver]

rails

+100 on brifter

[DfCas]

Hydros when talking about hydraulic brakes.

[ctcyclistbob]

Dialed in.

[mtb_frk]

Bika and minty.

[R3awak3n]

Bika and minty.

oh leave beatnik alone


some more -

Gilet

Musette

unless you master the French language or fully commit.

[brockd15]

Front fork.

[Peter P.]

"Inspires confidence/confidence inspiring"
(Rides/descends/corners)"like it's on rails."
"Stiff yet compliant"
"All of a piece"
"crush it"
Any use of the word "slam/slammed"
"nailed it"

I'm pretty sure I could continue this all night...

[joev]

"Clipless" pedals. It's not even a clip. Maybe it should be "Secure" pedals?

Not related...but the word "tempo" as we we rode "tempo" today. What kind of effort is that? I guess it is just cruising...

[weisan]

pushbike

[Drmojo]

and gillet it's a vest y'all

[Look585]

they are tubulars or tubs

not teletubbies

[JAllen]

From outsiders generally, but "spandex."


Brifters never really bothered me... until now.

[adub]

Supple
LBS

[saab2000]

Cockpit. Terrible term. Really, really awful. And even worse on a bike.

We were "Putting it down". Whatever.

Not a fan of "Tub" as a euphemism for tubular. To me they are tubulars or sew-ups.

And yeah, I agree about "Gilet". It's a vest.

"Clipless pedals" is a throwback to the time when pedals had toe clips. I don't mind it. Modern pedals don't have toe clips or straps.

[93legendti]

Kit
Bits

[sandyrs]

"Build" as a noun.

+1 on "ride quality."

"Fast" in reference to a bike in absence of a rider.

"Deep dish" wheels. Just blatantly inaccurate use of the pizza term.

[mhespenheide]

"destroyed/killed/obliterated" when referring to a competitive win, especially when only by a limited amount of time.

[R3awak3n]

"Build" as a noun.

+1 on "ride quality."

"Fast" in reference to a bike in absence of a rider.

"Deep dish" wheels. Just blatantly inaccurate use of the pizza term.

deep dish should never go behind pizza because its not real pizza, its a bread bowl of tomato and cheese and some other ingredients :P

_______________

some others:

"I'm toast"

Bonk

[sandyrs]

deep dish should never go behind pizza because its not real pizza, its a bread bowl of tomato and cheese and some other ingredients :P

_______________

some others:

"I'm toast"

Bonk

Bread bowl term*

[parris]

Epic.

[R3awak3n]

Bread bowl term*

:hello:

[JAllen]

Epic.

In almost any application.

[dave thompson]

Steed

Quiver

[fiamme red]

In almost any application.I disagree. Some rides do actually qualify as "epic."

http://adventureblog.nationalgeographic.com/files/2012/12/eric-larsen-600.jpg

[onsight512]

"Clipless pedals" is a throwback to the time when pedals had toe clips. I don't mind it. Modern pedals don't have toe clips or straps.


Aha! (lightly slaps forehead) Now I understand. Thanks. I never could figure out why they were called 'clipless' when my shoes clearly clip into/onto the pedals.

[bobdenver1961]

Kit

+1 drives me crazy

[lhuerta]

Custom

[merlincustom1]

Air up my tires.

[m_sasso]

"Build" :no: assemble yes, do not know to many people that actually build bicycles!
"Stable" :no: do you own a bunch of farm animals?
"Nago" :confused: is that something that sits on your shoulders?

[HPTMatt]

"Deep dish wheels" Should be "deep section wheels" IMO.

This is so, so the one I'd suggest (although there are others of course lol). I've worked in a shop for almost twenty years now, and this misuse/misapplication of "dish" has always annoyed the stew out of me. As we all know, the dish is either right or it's not. This one makes me nuts.

[madencbm]

race kit

[OtayBW]

Bika,
and in the non-bika related category: prolly.

[wallymann]

"Clipless pedals" is a throwback to the time when pedals had toe clips. I don't mind it. Modern pedals don't have toe clips or straps.

this. ;-)

[ohsnapitsed]

deep dish should never go behind pizza because its not real pizza, its a bread bowl of tomato and cheese and some other ingredients :P


Agreed! I consider myself a Chicagoan (been here 7+ years) and only tourists eat that garbage anyway.

[estilley]

Kit
Bits



Kit +1

Although I especially like when it's called a "costume"


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[echelon_john]

"Murdered Out"
"Bespoke"
"Speedvagen"
"Rapha Continental"
"Pistolero"
"Gravel"
"Unobtainium"
"New Standard"
"Shaves (ounces, grams)"

[R3awak3n]

weight weenie

[purpurite]

Agreed! I consider myself a Chicagoan (been here 7+ years) and only tourists eat that garbage anyway.

Wrong. :beer:

[adub]

Floridians who use the words "winter" and "trainer" in the same sentence.

[seanile]

groupo
gruppo
colourway
shred the gnar...brap.

+1 on bika and clipless.

[fa63]

Sensations

Panache

[CPP]

1 by

[johnniecakes]

Suffer
I doubt anybody reading this forum has ever really suffered.

[soulspinner]

Front forks. I get it has two legs but they come together on top...............

[oldpotatoe]

Bomb proof
'at the end of the day'
'in the grand scheme of things'
Gravel Grinder
peleton

[marciero]

Some great examples. Some more annoying than others, but had no idea that others found them annoying too.

A couple others:

"Piece" when referring to an article of cycling kit
"Piece of kit"

+1 on "Kit", esp when used as a verb, as in "Kitting up"

[weisan]

Ymmv

[El Chaba]

"hoops"...referring to rims

[ERK55]

"Install"-as in "I had troubles with front derailleur install".
C'mon guys, "install" is a verb.

[El Chaba]

Incidentally, the "good sensations" bit is just a direct translation from what an Italian rider would say when he meant that he was going well or feeling good...He would say that he had "buone sensazioni"....

[choke]

Six pages and no one has said....


Sram


:confused::confused:
I couldn't resist. :D

Bespoke

Colorway (It was already mentioned but this one annoys me to no end for some reason.)

X% stiffer than last years model.

[El Chaba]

X% stiffer than last years model.

Definitely.....and I would add "X% more aero" or an equivalent like "saves 35 seconds over 40 km"


If I added up all of the stiffness gains and time savings that I have been promised over the years by various products, I would be finished a 40 km time trial 15 minutes before my start time and would be calling my physician for an erection that lasted over four hours....

[oldpotatoe]

Six pages and no one has said....


Sram


:confused::confused:
I couldn't resist. :D

Bespoke

Colorway (It was already mentioned but this one annoys me to no end for some reason.)

X% stiffer than last years model.

I tried after many years of staying away..oh wait, that was SPAM...:D

'impacted' as a verb. 'Impacted' is what a tooth is, 'impact' is a noun.

'Irregardless'..not a word, 'ATMO'. I like IMHO..more 'humble'..

[AngryScientist]

I tried after many years of staying away..oh wait, that was SPAM...:D



weren't you in the NAVY??

SPAM and eggs!!

my wife absolutely rolls her eyes and looks at me in disgust, but every now and then, even to this day, i get a craving for spam and powdered eggs in the morning :)

[oldpotatoe]

weren't you in the NAVY??

SPAM and eggs!!

my wife absolutely rolls her eyes and looks at me in disgust, but every now and then, even to this day, i get a craving for spam and powdered eggs in the morning :)

Chopped up, mixed with eggs, add some salsa....great 'mid rats', along with a really greasy slider..:p

[marciero]

"run/running" for "use/using", as in "I'm running tubulars this season."

[jghall]

Lots of good ones, and imagine I've used over the years, but no longer fond of "steel is real".

[Cicli]

Havent seen it in a while.

Shimano 105's plural.

[saab2000]

"run/running" for "use/using", as in "I'm running tubulars this season."

You missed an opportunity for a double whammy. "I'm running tubs this season".

"I got a new cockpit for my steed's build, which is running tubs this year. I'm wearing my new gilet to deal with the morning chill on today's gravel grinder epic."

[shovelhd]

"Zero rise stem". More of an oxymoron I guess. Technically correct but practically inaccurate.

[El Chaba]

"run/running" for "use/using", as in "I'm running tubulars this season."

Agreed....but I greatly prefer "running" to "rocking"....."Whoa, dude.....You're rocking tubies today!"

[ColonelJLloyd]

thru-axle

Is it the spelling that bothers you?

[Cicli]

Chain cleaner tool.

[PaMtbRider]

supple

+1 to Bika, kit, gilet, tubs

[Mikej]

Hammer down

[Schmed]

Wrong. :beer:

Wrong +1:beer::beer:

(we rarely at it, but it's good stuff. Chicago thin crust is way more common and better than any Dominos/Papa Murphys tasteless garbage!)

[Schmed]

"Air pump" should be "air compressor". You don't pump gasses. You compress them.

[OtayBW]

+ to ATMO.

EDIT: It's not really a cycling term....

[makoti]

"Murdered Out"


Oh, how I hate that one.
+dozens to "Kit", too.

[Jgrooms]

Bonk and or bonked.

As in went for an hour ride and "bonked." No you didn't bonk, you just got dropped.


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[Cicli]

Agreed! I consider myself a Chicagoan (been here 7+ years) and only tourists eat that garbage anyway.

Are you kidding?
Lou Malnatis Chicago classic is awesome. Not pizza but awesome none the less.

[seanile]

'ATMO'.
+ to ATMO.
:beer:


adding "bonktown"

[misterha]

basically any industry marketing term

[Seramount]

have always despised the term 'fixie'...

[Elefantino]

Lots of folks wearing their grumpy pants.

I say this stuff all the time.

Well, maybe not "front fork"

[bigbill]

"Bill is on his old school steel bike" It's a f'ing Big Leg Emma, still produced.
"You need a disc brake road bike" No I don't.
"I need a 54 to keep up with you" No you don't, you need to pedal faster than 60 rpm.
"I'm building up a new bike" No you're not, the bike shop is building it.

I live in an isolated area of NE Texas where the closest bike shop is 90 minutes away. It's the Galapagos Island of cycling, totally uninfluenced by the outside world.

And I like riding gravel grinders so get bent.

[livingminimal]

Lots of folks wearing their grumpy pants.

I say this stuff all the time.



I was thinking the same thing.
Kit?
Panache?
Full-gas?

Seriously? these are terms sorta steeped in cycling history, not what the new trendy website is using to market products and themselves...weird.

And gilet is a literal synonym for vest. whats the problem?

[Fatty]

Agreed! I consider myself a Chicagoan (been here 7+ years) and only tourists eat that garbage anyway.

I must be a tourist then. Deep dish is a style of pizza. One of many I like.

[Gsinill]

Specialized and "pb*bikes"

[raygunner]

Randonneuring terms like "populaire" and "fleche".

I mean, really, what's the point?

I'm not European. I don't plan on being European.

[ColonelJLloyd]

I mean, really, what's the point?

To refer to a particular cycling competition with a single word? Can you describe a fleche with another word?

[fiamme red]

Randonneuring terms like "populaire" and "fleche".

I mean, really, what's the point?

I'm not European. I don't plan on being European.Do you object to the words "randonneur" and "brevet"? Like it or not, the French invented organized randonneuring, which is why terms like "fleche" are used worldwide. We could call a fleche an "arrow," but unlike a fleche, an arrow can be held any time of the year: https://rusa.org/arrowrules.html.

[kevinvc]

"Steed" and its accompanying "stable" when talking about bikes and your bike collection.

"Custom build" when the person means they just picked the components that went on a standard factory produced frame

"Fred". This seems to have lost its original definition and is now applied to a variety of different types of folks

"Slave" or "slaved". This isn't limited to just biking. These terms should never be used outside of their literal definition.

[fignon's barber]

Many here that I agree with (of course, the perennial winner is "brifter").

I would like to add: Anything that comes out of mouth of David Brailsford or Jonathan Vaughters.

[Cicli]

I'm not European. I don't plan on being European.

So who gives a crap if they're socialists? They could be fascist anarchists, it still doesn't change the fact that I don't own a car.

I dont get the use of European words when there is a commonly used translation either.
Its a vest. Nothing more.

[fiamme red]

I think I'll start a new thread: "Campag brifters on my go-fast gravel-grinder steed: bombproof?" :p

[Cicli]

I think I'll start a new thread: "How do I make the Campag brifters bombproof on my go-fast gravel grinder?" :p

Do it. Its winter afterall. :bike:

[fignon's barber]

Its a vest. Nothing more.


Everyone knows it's only called a vest if it's under $45. If it's over $45, it's called a gilet..... If it's nylon and over $150, it's called a rapha gilet.;)

[jchasse]

"Deep dish wheels"

That...really bugs me.

[Hindmost]

Crit

...drives me nuts. It's a CRY-terium!

[John H.]

One who describes themselves as having a "track sprinter build".

[PacNW2Ford]

"Install"-as in "I had troubles with front derailleur install".
C'mon guys, "install" is a verb.

And "uninstall" is not a verb, unless you are talking about software. Let's "remove" it from the cycling vocabulary.

[fiamme red]

The use of terms like "brevet," "fixed," and "cross," as a certain's company's marketing to differentiate clothes (e.g., jerseys) that are almost identical.

[drewellison]

Maybe the mods could write a routine which would automatically substitute "shirake" for "brifter" throughout all of paceline-dom.

And if you're feeling Euro, you could pronounce it "shuh rock ee" instead of "sure-rake".

[adub]

Shram

[Repack Rider]

Phil: " [Rider] is in a spawt of bother."

Paul: "He IS in a spawt of bother!"

[drewellison]

"Job of work"

[notsew]

Some folks are clearly suffering from trainer-fever. I rode my bike to work this morning, so maybe its my mindstate.

I like the cycling argot. I don't use a lot of these words for whatever reason, but what fun would it be if the slang was exorcised from the sport? How would we know we were better than non-cyclist who don't know their bidons from their bikas? What do you call your kit? Your get-up?

[Look585]

One who describes themselves as having a "track sprinter build".

even if one *is* an actual track sprinter and has the requisite stereotypical build? ;)

[fiamme red]

The term "brifter" has the support of Sheldon Brown:

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.bicycles.tech/nTxxXNu_iP8/3ka76Q6V088J

"Brifter" is a new name for a new device. I'm not particularly promoting it but I rather like it and will continue to use it. In the photography world there are sticklers who say "bleach/fix" but most prefer to refer to the chemical as "blix."

[fmm]

"the legs"
i.e: as though one's disembodied legs propel the bicycle.

[Repack Rider]

Bicycle saddles haven't had rivets for 40 years. Can we retire "...on the rivet," followed by an explanation that starts, "Old school leather bicycle saddles...?"

[drewellison]

"the legs"
i.e: as though one's disembodied legs propel the bicycle.

You are so right. It should be "the guns".

[Hawker]

Suitcase of courage.

Naw..just kidding. :)

[Hawker]

Cockpit. Terrible term. Really, really awful. And even worse on a bike.

We were "Putting it down". Whatever.

Not a fan of "Tub" as a euphemism for tubular. To me they are tubulars or sew-ups.

And yeah, I agree about "Gilet". It's a vest.

"Clipless pedals" is a throwback to the time when pedals had toe clips. I don't mind it. Modern pedals don't have toe clips or straps.

Agree on Cockpit. Really? The 18" between your saddle and your bars? It must drive pilots and F-1 racers nuts.

[fiamme red]

Bicycle saddles haven't had rivets for 40 years. Can we retire "...on the rivet," followed by an explanation that starts, "Old school leather bicycle saddles...?"What if you ride a Rivet saddle? :D

http://rivetcycleworks.com/

[macaroon]

"Chapeau"
"Race of attrition"
"Sportive"

[DrSpoke]

I'm rather surprised that it hasn't been posted yet but I'll add "bespoke"

And I refuse to use the term "gravel grinder" - wish that one would go away

[Bob Ross]

"install" is a verb.

Yeah, but since Any Noun Can Be Verbed, shouldn't the converse also be true?

[Macadamia]

Suffer
I doubt anybody reading this forum has ever really suffered.

maybe a bit harsh, but yeah, I was really whining to myself because my saddle hurt the day after Christmas, then I rode past some guys that were back at work laying bricks. Suffering isn't a word that should be used for a vaguely ridiculous hobby.

[kevinvc]

What do you call your kit? Your get-up?

I call it my bike costume, but only in front of my other team members since it irritates them to no end. When talking with other cyclists I call it a kit, since that's the common vernacular. When talking with non-cyclists I'll say "shorts" even if they're bibs, and either "shirt" or "jersey" for the jersey.

It's all about effective communication. The correct technical term is of no use if the other person doesn't understand what you're saying and not every conversation has to be a teaching moment.

[Bob Ross]

Can you describe a fleche with another word?

For a second I thought you'd written "felch"

[harlond]

Mechanical doping.

[john903]

What my coworkers say when I ride into work "You rode your pedal bike to work" and I usually say, ahh ya did you drive your horse less carriage.

So yea I don't like pedal bike and I sure don't have brifters on my bikes. It hurts just to type that yuck.

[notsew]

It's all about effective communication. The correct technical term is of no use if the other person doesn't understand what you're saying and not every conversation has to be a teaching moment.

100% agree.

[SpokeValley]

What my coworkers say when I ride into work "You rode your pedal bike to work" and I usually say, ahh ya did you drive your horse less carriage.

So yea I don't like pedal bike and I sure don't have brifters on my bikes. It hurts just to type that yuck.

+1

Pedal bike :crap:

[OLB]

Are you kidding?
Lou Malnatis Chicago classic is awesome. Not pizza but awesome none the less.

+1 to Lou's.
I've lived here most of my life.
98% of the pizza I eat is thin, but I do occasionally have to have that other stuff. I think this is the case for most people from here. Nobody I've ever met eats primarily 'deep dish'

[jtakeda]

Stoke.

Shred.

Yes yes and brifter

[marciero]

derailluer pronounced derail-YER, rather than simply derailer.

"Dude, I really cleaned that section." (Is MTB too OT?)

Speaking of Phil and Paul- "These two train together but before today had not turned a pedal in anger." I actually like that one...

"Canti" is one for the girlfriend, who hates abbreviations. Also "rando"

Going a bit OT-
"Old school" to describe inanimate objects. "He rides old school steel bikes". Is okay to describe attitudes, practices, perspectives, etc. That's the "school" part of old school. "he's old school". But even that should be retired.

[seanile]

What my coworkers say when I ride into work "You rode your pedal bike to work" and I usually say, ahh ya did you drive your horse less carriage.

So yea I don't like pedal bike and I sure don't have brifters on my bikes. It hurts just to type that yuck.

+1

Pedal bike :crap:
i find myself needing to specify "pedal bike" when i talk with people because they know i also ride a motorbike. if i were to say "bike" they wouldn't know which one i was talking about.

[cmbicycles]

derailluer pronounced derail-YER, rather than simply derailer.


I'm pretry sure the double 'L' becomes more like a y in french, which is where the word originates. So derail-yuer is more correct. ;) You can call them brifter motion converters if you prefer.

[drewellison]

I absolutely cannot stand biking or bike as a verb.

"Did you bike to work?" No, I rode to work.
"Are you biking this weekend?" No. I'm riding or I'm cycling this weekend.

[Red Tornado]

I call it my bike costume, but only in front of my other team members since it irritates them to no end. When talking with other cyclists I call it a kit, since that's the common vernacular. When talking with non-cyclists I'll say "shorts" even if they're bibs, and either "shirt" or "jersey" for the jersey.

It's all about effective communication. The correct technical term is of no use if the other person doesn't understand what you're saying and not every conversation has to be a teaching moment.

Yes. I concur.

[rileystylee]

been said before but:

chapeau - totally pretentious
putting the hammer down - on a ride to the shops or up a little hill
rides like it's on rails???
fender - i thought that was a car bumper
:butt::no:

[fiamme red]

Mudguards :pfender - i thought that was a car bumperSo if both terms are forbidden, what should I call them? :rolleyes:

[kevinvc]

So if both terms are forbidden, what should I call them? :rolleyes:

Moisture and small to medium sized particulate deflection devices.

Duh!

[OtayBW]

"chapeau"
+1


chapeau - totally pretentious
+10

[Llewellyn]

Brifters (a universally despised term it seems)
Fenders :crap:

[martl]

Suffer
I doubt anybody reading this forum has ever really suffered.

I wouldn't bet on that. Jens Voigt once said: "any peloton consisits of 95% riders who are suffering, and 5% who are the reason for that. I aways tried to be one of the 5%". I raced a bit, and i always belonged to the 95%. I'm quite sure i'm not the only paceline member with that experience.

[bikinchris]

been said before but:

chapeau - totally pretentious
putting the hammer down - on a ride to the shops or up a little hill
rides like it's on rails???
fender - i thought that was a car bumper
:butt::no:

In England what we call a car fender, they call a wing.

[Catdr]

Hoops.

[JAllen]

Ok. I'm totally guilty of the steed/stable thing.

I generally strongly dislike the term hipster. I really don't like it when it's applied to just anyone who rides a SS or fixed gear.

Also... nips or nipples. I know what it has to do with, but I always feel awkward saying it or hearing it. I guess I'm 12.

[purpurite]

Front forks. I get it has two legs but they come together on top...............



Technically just "fork."

[Tim Porter]

I hate "pacelining", as in "we were pacelining the other day,"

NO, it's riding in a paceline, dammit.

[hoj]

The absolute WORST one for me is when someone hears I like bikes and asks, "Oh, so you're a biker?"

Drives me absolutely nuts. No, I am not a "biker." Makes me frustrated just thinking about it lol.

That and when another cyclist says they are "big into cycling."

[adub]

I hate "pacelining", as in "we were pacelining the other day,"

NO, it's riding in a paceline, dammit.

But what are you doing whilst you are in a paceline?

[El Chaba]

But what are you doing whilst you are in a paceline?

Most of the time I'm on guard against somebody doing something stupid....bike handling is largely a lost art....

[jischr]

'Vintage' is my pet peeve. 'Classic' I can respect. But vintage? I sometimes think I should offer one of them my vintage underwear as barter for their vintage bike.

[vitaly66]

ebike.

[Mike V]

Rocking or rockin

I'll be rocking the red kit
I'll be the the one rocking a Colnago

Am I supposed to look for the one with devil horns hands and the head bobbing?

[rousseau]

And yeah, I agree about "Gilet". It's a vest.
Wait...what? "Gilet" is the UK term for a vest or bodywarmer. Nothing weird about that.

"Clipless pedals" is a throwback to the time when pedals had toe clips. I don't mind it. Modern pedals don't have toe clips or straps.
I think the term "clipless" should go the way of the dodo. Nobody uses the old clips and straps anymore, and it's just confusing to people getting into road riding who aren't aware of the history of the technology.

Because they were never properly clips anyway. A clip is a device that fastens one thing to another thing, but the old toe clips needed to have straps attached to them in order to fasten your feet to the pedals, meaning that the clips in and of themselves were never actually clips at all. It was a total misnomer right from the get-go.

Meanwhile, the modern cleats actually do clip in to the pedals. So the old clips don't clip your feet onto the pedals (without the straps), while the new "clipless" pedals do clip your feet onto the pedals. Which is confusing.

And completely back-asswards.

[weisan]

The response to this thread reinforces the fact that we are a community of people constantly in need to live and let live.

[rousseau]

I dont get the use of European words when there is a commonly used translation either.
Its a vest. Nothing more.
So is it courgette or zucchini for you? Aubergine or eggplant?

Wait a minute. Eggplant sounds like an English word. Though it's a bizarre one. No eggs were ever harmed in the making of that plant. Which isn't a plant, but a vegetable.

Breed an egg and a plant (any plant) together and you get an aubergine? That's sorcery.

[Dana Kilalps]

CNC produced parts are not inherently better than parts produced by other methods, yet they seem to get undeserved reverence. CNC machines are really expensive relative to manual machines and require a competent programmer in addition to a skilled machine operator, so unless quite large quantities are produced and sold, a skilled machinist on a manual machine is a much more economical method for producing parts that are every bit as good.

[Cicli]

Wait...what? "Gilet" is the UK term for a vest or bodywarmer. Nothing weird about that.


I think the term "clipless" should go the way of the dodo. Nobody uses the old clips and straps anymore, and it's just confusing to people getting into road riding who aren't aware of the history of the technology.

Because they were never properly clips anyway. A clip is a device that fastens one thing to another thing, but the old toe clips needed to have straps attached to them in order to fasten your feet to the pedals, meaning that the clips in and of themselves were never actually clips at all. It was a total misnomer right from the get-go.

Meanwhile, the modern cleats actually do clip in to the pedals. So the old clips don't clip your feet onto the pedals (without the straps), while the new "clipless" pedals do clip your feet onto the pedals. Which is confusing.

And completely back-asswards.
Did you forget the old pedals did have a cleat on the shoe that recessed into the pedal then were sinched down with the strap?
That was more "clipped in" than modern pedals.

[rousseau]

I must be a tourist then. Deep dish is a style of pizza. One of many I like.
"Deep dish pizza" is a kind of (disgusting looking) food, apparently, but one thing it most certainly is not is pizza.

[rousseau]

Did you forget the old pedals did have a cleat on the shoe that recessed into the pedal then were sinched down with the strap?
That was more "clipped in" than modern pedals.
Yeah, I did forget that. I never had the old kind of shoes, just "clips" and straps that you slid your running shoes into.

Though I'd argue that the modern "clipless" pedals result in a more clipped in state than what those were anyway.

[RonW87]

"[x bike] is fast".

[Mikej]

Forks

[CunegoFan]

Full carbon
cockpit
colorway
biker

[soulspinner]

The response to this thread reinforces the fact that we are a community of people constantly in need to live and let live.

Soooo very true.

[El Chaba]

spin up real fast....

[ldamelio]

Like a couple of others , I don't necessarily get the overall tone of the thread. A lot of the terms used are part of the cycling vernacular; many reflect the European traditions of the sport. Like any verbiage, many of these terms can be used inappropriately, pretentiously, or excessively. However, used in the right context, I have no problem with 95% of them (I dislike 'brifter' for some reason) used in the right context. It's just as pretentious to disavow all cycling vernacular and be obstinately literal.

Also, it is absolutely possible to suffer on a bike if one has the will and is in a situation that demands it. Try Plan de Corones in a snowstorm on a day they canceled a Giro stage and you're alone and hypothermic 50k from your hotel. Try reaching into the deep, dark parts of your being during a cross race or TT when you really want that next position. It's possible.

Of course, all this is ATMO.

[oldpotatoe]

The response to this thread reinforces the fact that we are a community of people constantly in need to live and let live.

nancy:):eek::)

We ought to have a thread of terms that are great..like

souplesse

I think the only french word I like..rolls off the tongoue, say after me..'souplesse'...

http://www.velominati.com/tradition/look-pro-souplesse

[cadence90]

nancy:):eek::)

We ought to have a thread of terms that are great..like

souplesse

I think the only french word I like..rolls off the tongoue, say after me..'souplesse'...

http://www.velominati.com/tradition/look-pro-souplesse
What? You mean you don't like "loin supérieur italien filetage"? :confused:

Souplesse is such a great word, and it conjures the image so well; mon héro Gimondi definitely had it.

"Nancy" is just such a grate word, even if it also conjures the image so...well that only nancies have it.

:)

[fignon's barber]

Grown men saying they wear "booties". They are "shoe covers".

[fignon's barber]

The response to this thread reinforces the fact that we are a community of people constantly in need to live and let live.


Aaaahh, Weisan pal, always the profound orb and voice of reason hovering over the chaos of everyday threads.:)

[adub]

Knickers

[unterhausen]

I occasionally find myself fearing that randonneuring terms will become popular among the general cycling public, and particularly among the kind of vampires that seem to be attracted to cycling events in order to make money. Randonneuring is just about historical reenactments, so you guys wouldn't like it. So bug off. Rapha and their half-assed randonneuring clothing can stuff it. Brevet means 'certificate,' the ride is a randonnee. The sport is run by a batch of Frenchmen, we have to keep them happy. So move along, nothing to see here.

I made up a new term for ya'll to hate: forx. It takes the horribleness that is "front forks" and amplifies it. You're welcome.

I had a "energy bar" (aka a candy bar that isn't very good) that the manufacturer claimed was "curated." Ok, so the marketing jerks are attempting to take every term meaning carefully and skillfully constructed/designed and turning it into a meaningless mash of nothingness. I swear there is one of the giant brewing companies that advertises "hand crafted" beers. If there are railroad cars involved in making the beer, it's not "hand crafted"

[montag]

"punchy climbs"

[merlincustom1]

I love "sur la plaque, ****tard!" for "put it in the big ring, stupid!"

[bmeryman]

The biggest one this year for me has been the trend of dropping articles in ad copy for bicycles.

"Woodsmoke is our multiple wheelsize-friendly hardtail..."

Which leads me to my second pet peeve: 27+. So the bsd is 630, right? I'm still not sure what my preferred terminology is here, but anything that doesn't suggest we're fitting ~3" tires in place of 27x1 1/4.

Oh, and another complaint! 10 speed. Do you mean 1x10 or 2x5?

Disclaimer: I realize two of my three complaints are likely irrelevant to most of the cycling population. Carry on!

[oldpotatoe]

The biggest one this year for me has been the trend of dropping articles in ad copy for bicycles.

"Woodsmoke is our multiple wheelsize-friendly hardtail..."

Which leads me to my second pet peeve: 27+. So the bsd is 630, right? I'm still not sure what my preferred terminology is here, but anything that doesn't suggest we're fitting ~3" tires in place of 27x1 1/4.

Oh, and another complaint! 10 speed. Do you mean 1x10 or 2x5?

Disclaimer: I realize two of my three complaints are likely irrelevant to most of the cycling population. Carry on!

"Eddy rode a '10 speed'..2 in the front and 5 in the rear..good enough for Eddy, good enough for me"

[fourflys]

People referring to brake pads as brake shoes; or vice versa.


I'd say these are brake shoes... ;)

http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mLYpKVbGUPDFKVY259--Dog.jpg

[fourflys]

"Build" :no: assemble yes, do not know to many people that actually build bicycles!


you know what grinds my gears? folks who criticize others terms or grammar with an obvious grammatical error in their rant... i believe the word you're looking for above is "too", not "to"...

Sorry, m_sasso... had to in the spirit of the thread!

BTW- not a fan of colourway/colorway or curate.... Brifters don't bother me at all... :D

[AllanVarcoe]

Has artisan been mentioned?

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[El Chaba]

Like it or not, cycling is a sport that is steeped in tradition, and much of that tradition has European roots. The distinction needs to be made between terms with a traditional origin often from the old country and terms that seemingly were invented out of ignorance of the proper term or convenience or laziness. If you dislike a term like "au bloc" it is rooted in a lack of knowledge or appreciation of the sport's culture....If you dislike a term such as "brifter" or "hoop" you are on the path to enlightenment....

[1centaur]

sled

[sales guy]

13 pages and not a single mention of the word 'mech'

i can't stand that word for derailleurs. That and 'brifters'

[fourflys]

Like it or not, cycling is a sport that is steeped in tradition, and much of that tradition has European roots. The distinction needs to be made between terms with a traditional origin often from the old country and terms that seemingly were invented out of ignorance of the proper term or convenience or laziness. If you dislike a term like "au bloc" it is rooted in a lack of knowledge or appreciation of the sport's culture....If you dislike a term such as "brifter" or "hoop" you are on the path to enlightenment....


ah, but were the "steeped" words not annoying at the time they came around? I bet they were to some... not saying brifter will ever be considered as tradition, but souplesse wasn't a traditional word when it first started being used...

[kevinvc]

This conversation is identical in regards to Americans discussing soccer (football/futbol). Some try to throw in every English phrase they can, e.g. howler, lads, etc., others use such terms sparingly if at all.

Sorry for the threadjack. To get back on track, "wrench" or "wrenching" on a bike seem inappropriate when talking about work that doesn't involve said tool.

[sonicCows]

Has artisan been mentioned?

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In a similar vein, "handbuilt"

Pretty sure almost all bikes are handbuilt...if it's made by a small frame shop/builder then the terms bespoke or artisan should apply. On the other hand, there definitely are machine-built wheels

[Red Tornado]

sled

IME sled is slang for a snowmobile or a vintage Merc (Merc here is referring to the car; "lead sled").
However, a Merc is also a snowmobile.

[retrofit]

butta[h], buttery
as in "hubs spin buttery smooth," or "wheels spin like buttah"

[avalonracing]

"Freshies": referring to MTBing on fresh snow.

"Hero-Dirt": Basically what everyone calls any trail conditions that aren't mud.

[tiretrax]

rain cape - when was the last time those were popular - 1960's?

pain cave

[R3awak3n]

bespoke

[oldpotatoe]

13 pages and not a single mention of the word 'mech'

i can't stand that word for derailleurs. That and 'brifters'

'meh'..tired of that one.

[Bob Ross]

(Merc here is referring to the car; "lead sled").

Huh, that's funny: I'd always heard the term "lead sled" when referring to large powerful heavy bass or guitar amplifiers from the 60s or 70s. E.g., an Ampeg SVT or a Sunn Model T or a Marshall #1987 SuperBass head were "lead sleds"

[Cicli]

IME sled is slang for a snowmobile or a vintage Merc (Merc here is referring to the car; "lead sled").
However, a Merc is also a snowmobile.

I was raised in SoCal. This was a lead sled.

[estilley]

IME sled is slang for a snowmobile or a vintage Merc (Merc here is referring to the car; "lead sled").
However, a Merc is also a snowmobile.



But what about "shred sled?"

-the only bike I have that I would consider a shred sled is the basket single speed.


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[panache_mode]

Lots of good ones, and imagine I've used over the years, but no longer fond of "steel is real".



I came here looking to see if it made the list.

Sad to see that it has...


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[BPMasterman]

Mechanical doping.

Yes! It's not "doping," it's just cheating.

[CampyorBust]

So many its hard to choose. How about bike jewelry?

[otis]

Tiny house. Enough with the tiny houses....

[Fivethumbs]

Baller. Unless baller is still cool. In that case, this thread is baller.

[kansukee]

"Peddle". I ****ing hate it.

[Veloo]

Biker.

For me it's rider or cyclist.

[ERK55]

The bike climbs really well. Huh??

[mjalder2]

I can't believe this thread is still going. Y'all must be really bored this winter.


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[gemship]

Doper, because I usually think of drug addicts and such. Besides aren't most all pro cyclist dopers at one time of the sports history?

[CampyorBust]

I can't believe this thread is still going. Y'all must be really bored this winter.


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Yeah totally, its the online version of this…

http://photos.bwca.com/m/MOONMAN-251113-084848.JPG

...more fun when your drunk.

[mjalder2]

Yeah totally, its the online version of this…



http://photos.bwca.com/m/MOONMAN-251113-084848.JPG



more fun when your drunk.



Oh, I see. I missed a crucial part.


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[vav]

Breaks :p

http://www.wigglestatic.com/product-media/5360073007/shimano-da9000-caliper-zoom.jpg

[ERK55]

Breaks :p

http://www.wigglestatic.com/product-media/5360073007/shimano-da9000-caliper-zoom.jpg

Yeah,
My breaks work well.
My heal is bothering me.
And, I road 30 miles today.

[Saint Vitus]

15 pages of pet peeves.

Oh wait, that's forum threads I can't stand :p

Mods move my post please :D

[Gummee]

even if one *is* an actual track sprinter and has the requisite stereotypical build? ;)

Funny enough, I'm *built* like a sprinter, *ride* like a sprinter, but *think* like an endurance guy.

Gets me in trouble as my brain writes checks my body can't cash

Go figure, huh?

M

[benb]

Strava - don't think anyone has said that

Wrenching doesn't really bother me except that you're verbing a noun again. I don't really buy the argument that it's inappropriate when not working with a wrench as it seems 90% + all bike tasks involve a wrench. (Almost everything common except changing tires.)

Anything with an American/British rider talking like a rider who doesn't really speak English bugs the sh*t out of me, as well as speaking in 3rd person/incorrect tenses:

- "the legs" instead of "my legs"
- "on the bike" instead of "on my bike"

[Red Tornado]

This one might have been mentioned already,

Peleton

[fuzzalow]

Nope, not gonna reply with a "cycling term you can't stand". Not only is it too negative, it is also too easy. Not gonna do it.

Instead I will take up the torch that old potatoe tried to redirect to. I'll even use his suggested word to lead off my own list of: Cycling terms you like


souplesse
echapee
vainquer
bicicletta
campione
derailleur
Beautiful words steeped in the European tradition of cycling, possessing all of the lyricism that somehow feel intrinsic to words from the Romance languages.

But not to leave out the culture of America, these cycling words bring as much beauty as can be mustered from the lingua franca of the New World:


caliper
chainring
cluster
in the drops
sew-up
tempo

I like these words. The world is a beautiful place and all it takes to see it is the courage to strive to the positive.

[timnem70]

Killed it on my Strava KOM segment at max VO2. Total marginal gains this week bro....
And What TEAM do you ride for?
I understand, gadgets are cool. It's just that it seems everyone is so concerned with this type of unnecessary, subjective and Professional type information that a recreational cyclist shouldn't even care about.(unless training for an event or something or ordered by a physician)
Look, To each their own but it's just getting silly. I had a friend that anytime he would take up a new thing (and they changed often) he was a Pro and needed a bunch of "stuff" to validate himself. It's just not important to an average dude.
I'm done ranting.

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[timnem70]

15 pages of pet peeves.

Oh wait, that's forum threads I can't stand [emoji14]

Mods move my post please :D
I love this.[emoji3]

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[velofinds]

Bumping this hate-thread because I just remembered how much I scorn the expression "fully loaded" when used by bike sellers.

Does that thing come with power windows, a CD player, and rustproofing, too?

[rePhil]

Not cycling specific but FS & PSA for items on "the bay" How hard is it to type Ebay?

[colker]

Campy, Pina, Nago, ´rello, Pego... too bad sidi, mavic, look and time are too short already and cannot be reduced anymore.

[El Chaba]

Campy, Pina, Nago, ´rello, Pego... too bad sidi, mavic, look and time are too short already and cannot be reduced anymore.

Agreed...One of the worst-mercifully seldom seen or heard with the demise of the once great company- was the term "Pug" for a Peugeot....