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05-08-2013, 02:30 PM
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Overused words in bike ads/discussions...
As a guy who has been compulsively reading bike ads & classifieds for the past year, I've noticed certain words get used to the point of just being meaningless.
My favorite word to hate of late is "bombproof" especially in regard to wheels, but I've seen folks use it when describing handlebar tape. I mean...c'mon. Perhaps I need to get out more. So let's have some fun with it. What words or phrases relating to bikes or cycling cause your eyes to roll back and your head to shake? Vertically stiff...laterally compliant, Mike
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05-08-2013, 02:32 PM
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robust. beefy. burly.
and with regards to race reports, journos seem to needlessly use penultimate ALL THE TIME.
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05-08-2013, 02:43 PM
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Minty.
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05-08-2013, 02:51 PM
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"rides like a dream"
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05-08-2013, 03:04 PM
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Loads of charm = Needs a lot of work
New and improved = Opened under a different name and tax number Reduced price = No one noticed, offered or was interested so back to the top Completely redesigned = Read the fine print or you'll poke your eye out Traditional = You're cheap, me too, buy it Classic = If you like the smell of moth balls and velvet pleats Minty = Like new, almost ...except for a scratch and a slight dent, and some paint that's faded and tires that won't hold air 9/10 = The only two numbers remembered between meth minty hits
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05-08-2013, 03:05 PM
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"Shaving Grams"
In the long run, how much will 2-5 lbs effect the non-racer? None.
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05-08-2013, 03:11 PM
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The one that always gets me is " never raced"
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05-08-2013, 03:19 PM
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Rare! - I've never heard of it and had to use google
One of a kind - one of a kind due to the horrible thing that I did to it which makes it likely worthless to everyone else. Have to see it! - I can't take decent photos and don't know how photo sharing sights work. Like new! - left to rot for __years. It won't last! - I took a marketing class in my freshman year. Vintage! - old and unwanted. Hand made! - by a drunken brit or frog during a labor strike. Some scratches - my wife took a knife to it after she found me with the babysitter. Upgraded fork - I crashed it and hope you don't notice the headtube. Makes a great city bike - it's not worth stealing.
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05-08-2013, 03:23 PM
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From eBay . . .
"Old school" . . . Used to be anything more than 30 years old was "old school." Now it seems to be anything older than TEN years! This inevitably includes items I bought in the 90's and sometimes still have in my basement. Make these people stop using this term! It's making me feel old!
"rare" . . . totally and completely degraded. If you trusted eBay, EVERYTHING is rare . . . BBD
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05-08-2013, 03:25 PM
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"It's a fast bike" Er no.......the rider is fast the bike it merely the tool.
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05-08-2013, 03:27 PM
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My bike shop said it's worth ___! - notice they didn't offer to pay you ___.
Needs a little work - bike has never been cleaned, lubed, etc. It will need to be totally overhauled. Got this from my ___ as a gift and don't want it - stole it from a young child...and I ate his candy. Save on gas! - Just got a DUI? Use this for the next year. Durable! - Heavy and slow. These sell for ___ on eBay! - one crazy guy has listed it there for the past 3 years without selling it. He only listed it to tell his wife he was getting rid of it without getting rid of it.
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05-08-2013, 03:32 PM
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My favorite is:
"C Record era"
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