OFF-ROAD BIKE SLANG wanted by author
Chad O'Hara
the only ones i can think of off the top of my head are a 'fred' for an
unexperienced rider and 'roadie' refering to those losers who ride on the
road.
chad
Rusty Yarnall
af0...@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Andrew Falconer) writes:
>
>"potato-chipping" your wheel, involves bending the rim to resemble a
potato
>chip.
>
AKA taco in the S.W.
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mec131
-I've always heard it as "taco", which is when the wheel bends
-over onto itself, resembling Taco Bell's 49-cent wonder.
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- Adrenaline starts to flow!
- You're thrashing all around,
- acting like a maniac.... WHIPLASH!
49¢!!! where do you live?! i think i'll pack my bags!
chad moore
Chad,
I am one of those losers and I also ride mountain bikes...I would be more
than happy to crush you on your mountain bike any day of the week.
Chad...
Coal into Diamonds
term that I and many others use for a road bound person. By the way I am
a mountain biker who also rides road bikes.
In anycase. Some more slang. The most used one I've heard is
"trick" used in designating a part on a bike as "cool" or "pretty damn
expensive little anodized aluminum or titanium doo-dad that still is cool
because it looks neat and no one else has one."
"endo" is used to refer to that favorite maneuver of getting
ejected forcibly from your bike by way of going over the handlebars.
"bail" or "gettin off" also works but these are used for more
general crashes.
"wash" is often used in reference to having your front tire lose
traction, more specifically around a corner. Such as "having your tire
wash out"
Hmm most of the slang I know is in reference to crashing or slosing
control. Maybe that's a bad sign. 8)
These are a few that I've heard around here. May vary from place
to place.
Later
Rich
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Paul Robert Brown
Coal into Diamonds <robi...@isuux.isu.edu> wrote:
>I am one of those losers and I also ride mountain bikes...I would be more
Ditto.
Now, I was planning to post some slang:
hammer (v) ride hard; specifically to "hammer" on the pedals.
hammer (n) someone who hammers
shred similar, borrowed from skateboarding/snowboarding,
but not really referring to pedalling hard.
singletrack trail that is one biker/hiker/horse wide, generally
considered the choicest stuff and the antithesis of
a firetrail.
scrub, biff crash
technoweenie someone with more bike than they have the skills to
use, specifically someone who buys lots of gadgets
to add supposed iotas of performance to their bike.
bunnyhop to hop the bike, used to clear smallish to largish
obstacles
powerslide a two-wheel sideways slide with the opposite foot
(that is, the foot opposite the direction of travel)
on the ground.
pb
Jonathan Byrd
Some more slang:
Dab (v): To take a foot off the pedal, and touch the ground to avoid a
crash. Example: "I made it without crashing, but I had to dab once."
Clean (v): To successfully negotiate a trail, without crashing or
dabbing. Example: "Did you clean that last section?"
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jonathan byrd
j...@isu.edu
Shaun C. Murray
> "endo" is used to refer to that favorite maneuver of getting
>ejected forcibly from your bike by way of going over the handlebars.
Isn't an "Endo" a voluntary thing?. ie. you pull your front brake and hop
up onto your front wheel. If you go too far you do go over the handlebars
but that isn't the idea. That I normally call a "faceplant" as you've
just planted your face in the ground.
> "bail" or "gettin off" also works but these are used for more
>general crashes.
Again "Bail" is a deliberate thing for me. You bail out because you are
about to crash.
One I heard yesterday which is going straight into my dictionary is
"Gutter Bunny" for a commuter cyclist.
Shaun
doin nothin
| technoweenie someone with more bike than they have the skills to
| use, specifically someone who buys lots of gadgets
| to add supposed iotas of performance to their bike.
this would also be a poser.
| pb
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Alan Goldman
Here's some slang for you:
HOHA
Hateful Old Hikers Association. And, of course, Hoha's are members
of this organization, which hates mountain bicyclists with a fervor
exceeding that of rabid wolverines.
And, if you'd like a little song:
(To the tune of "Camptown Racers")
Hoha haters howl this song
Hoha! Hoha!
Haters howling all night long
All the Hoha day.
All the Hoha night
All the Hoha day
See a bike on the Hoha trail
Howl till it goes away
See ya
Tom L. Wallace
-Tom
Christopher Wahl
> In article <3l746c$q...@isuux.isu.edu>, robi...@isuux.isu.edu says...
> > "endo" is used to refer to that favorite maneuver of getting
> >ejected forcibly from your bike by way of going over the handlebars.
>
> Isn't an "Endo" a voluntary thing?. ie. you pull your front brake and hop
> up onto your front wheel. If you go too far you do go over the handlebars
> but that isn't the idea. That I normally call a "faceplant" as you've
> just planted your face in the ground.
Regardless of whether it is voluntary or not, my personal favorite (in
reference to endos) is the "CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP" endo:
Those are the ones in which the ever-faithful rider refuses to abandon his
trusty steed...and follows his/her bike to the tarmac still attached with both
feet...even better if you can manage to squeal out "I'M GOIN DOWWWWN WITH
HERRRRRRR"
On those unfortunate days when you manage to have more than 2 C.O.T.S.endos,
you can be pronounced "Admiral" (not to be confused with "admirable")
> > "bail" or "gettin off" also works but these are used for more
> >general crashes.
Only for those prone to mutiny...
Stay loose,
CJW
Shaun C. Murray
>
>>Isn't an "Endo" a voluntary thing?.
>ejected.
Perhaps it's because I'm English or maybe my old BMX background showing
through. An Endo was always something you did on purpose back in 83-84. I
remember now, Cherrypickers, 180's, Ollies.... Perhaps it's changed with
the ever increasing globalization of language.
> Faceplant is used around here more in reference to rollerblading
>or skiing but again I have heard it used for biking
Not a lot of rollerblading or skiing happens in deepest Berkshire,
England so perhaps that's why we use it for biking. Apart from kids
younger than 14-ish I've only ever seen one adult roller blader. Some sad
bloke with flowery patterned fluoro tights.
Shaun
David Kurensky
hole covered with leaves disguising itself as a solid piece of earth.
Very effective at eating the front wheel of the unsuspecting rider. See
tigger-trap.
Ted Stodgell
trails. TECHNICAL is the general word for something that's
though. If the trail or area where the trail ended is incredibly
rough, it's GONZO-ABUSIVE. Things to watch out for on these trails
are BABY HEADS (rocks that are about the size of infants' craniums)
and sticks that jump out and get stuck in your wheels.
know any slang for those sticks--you know, the little ones that
Does anyone know any slang terms for those sticks?? Or what about
logs on heavily used trails that get big notches from everbody digging
their rings?
Ted Stodgell trs...@psuvm.psu.edu
R. Wagner
Here's a related one:
Snowmine: an object (rock, log, hibernating bear, etc) on the trail hidden
by snow.
I did a really good 1 1/2 and slid about 20 ft down a hill because of one
of these critters.
Raydude
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Bruce W. Hoylman
How about "giblets", which are all the colorful bits and pieces that one
can add or change out on a bike.
Then there's "veloporn", which are the full color adds in the bike rags
that show all the cool giblets that you simply *must* have.
A fully suspended bike can be called a "boing-boing", whereas single
suspension is simply "boing".
Running out of gas during a race is called "bonking".
Peace.
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gch...@msu.oscs.montana.edu
>One I heard yesterday which is going straight into my dictionary is
>"Gutter Bunny" for a commuter cyclist.
>
>Shaun
>
My favorite slang is "Yeagering" (a verb, obviously) after Chuck Yeager. Used
to describe what happens when you're hauling down a fire road or something, and
get caught in a rut, and get REAL sketchy .....
Case
Michael Fuhrer
(usually with one's face).
James Landess
: "Trick" and just about every other slang word I've seen here,
: are actually borrowed from dirt motorcycle speak vintage 70`s.
: Other then "unobtaniun" we havn't come up with anything new,
: as far as I can see.
Yes, and we didn't even come up with "unobtanium" (with an "m").
: C'mon guys, an industry that can come up with peace signs
: for brake stays can have a little more creativity and contribution
: to the English Language!
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James D. Landess
"I've never crashed, but I have had quite a few unplanned moving dismounts"
Sunnyvale, California
Rob Hawkes
In his _FAT_TIRE_TALES_AND_TRAILS_ book, Cosmic Ray includes a
G-narly G-lossary of "Burly Verbage!" that includes some of my
favorites. I quote:
Butt Furr: What gets ruffed on a butt ruff.
Butt Ruff: Not rough enough to stand but too rough
to ride seated.
Curb Grind: Expensive erasure of low hanging shiny bits
on a sticking up stone. As in to "roach it"
on a curb grind.
Kicked In: Crashed. Worn out. Exhausted.
Rookie Mark: Chain grease on leg. Extra points for wrong leg.
Weenie: A whimpering, whining weakling. What a nig-nog!
Weenie Walk: Trail so sketchy as to cause weenies to walk.
There are many more. Illustrations too!
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Rob Hawkes
Motorola SPS
Tempe, AZ
Coal into Diamonds
>>ejected forcibly from your bike by way of going over the handlebars.
Well around here and Endo refers to "End over End". Getting
I can't speak for anywhere else.) I've heard that called a controlled
endo or a front wheelie.
>but that isn't the idea. That I normally call a "faceplant" as you've
Faceplant is used around here more in reference to rollerblading
or skiing but again I have heard it used for biking
>Again "Bail" is a deliberate thing for me.
Here's a problem with slang. It means something different for
everyone.
>"Gutter Bunny" for a commuter cyclist.
Hmm. Interesting.
bd...@lehigh.edu
West.COM (Bruce W. Hoylman) writes:
>
>How about "giblets", which are all the colorful bits and pieces that one
>can add or change out on a bike.
>
>Then there's "veloporn", which are the full color adds in the bike rags
>that show all the cool giblets that you simply *must* have.
>
>A fully suspended bike can be called a "boing-boing", whereas single
>suspension is simply "boing".
>
>Running out of gas during a race is called "bonking".
>
>Peace.
>--
I always call my friends full suspension bike the "flying couch." maybe I'm
just poking fun, but it has some truth to it!
brian
Doug Landauer
> Yeager. Used to describe what happens when you're hauling down a
> fire road or something, and get caught in a rut, and get REAL sketchy...
So what does it mean? Is it used only when you crash, only when you
don't crash, or in either case? And what in Yeager's test-pilot and
astronaut career inspired the term?
-- Just curious...
Alan Goldman
Drillium: Anything with lots of holes drilled in it to make it lighter.
Usually breaks at the worst possible time.
Stephen J. Kramer
> Ted Stodgell trs...@psuvm.psu.edu
KIDNEY POUNDER is also a term for incredibly rough trail, and DEATH
COOKIES (skiing vernacular) can be used for those fist-sized rocks
that knock your bike in every direction but the one you want to proceed.
I call those little sticks that get caught up in your wheels, derailleurs,
and brakes HITCHHIKERS. ZINGERS (from the sound they make going by your
ear) are those rocks that get picked up by your tires and flung at your
shins or the guy behind.
Kramer
Stephen J. Kramer
> : "Trick" and just about every other slang word I've seen here,
> : are actually borrowed from dirt motorcycle speak vintage 70`s.
> : Other then "unobtaniun" we havn't come up with anything new,
> : as far as I can see.
> Yes, and we didn't even come up with "unobtanium" (with an "m").
> : C'mon guys, an industry that can come up with peace signs
> : for brake stays can have a little more creativity and contribution
> : to the English Language!
I haven't seen peace sign brake stays. Maybe you're referring to the
peace sign brake hangers make by Ringle?
Kramer
P.S. Quit whining and add some new crap if you're unhappy with what you
see.
R.J.P. MacKinnon
Canada):
"sweet" - used in the same context as "trick"; usually used when
referring to a bike as a whole
"track!" - yelled at a rider ahead when you're trying to pass; if someone
yells this at you, either speed up or move out of the way
There's a whole list of "Norba Vocabulary" in the March 1994
issue of "Mountian Bike" magazine.
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The term is used in either case, crash or crash-free. When Yeager and the rest
of the test guys that were in on the Bell X-1 speed of sound thing were trying
the break the sound barrier, they found that near speed of sound, the plane
and pilot experienced severe vibrations due the high speed and compression of
sound waves, and other funky physics things that I won't pretend to know
about....
Thanks for caring :)
Case
Wade Bortz
extension of the "dab"; refers to those oh so enlightening moments when
your head is the first thing to hit the dirt.
"Crash and burn" applies to just about any sport; signifies a
particularily picturesque crash.
And finally, straight from William Nealy's Mountain Bike book,
there's this one:
"boned: to dynamically catch the nose of the seat in the posterior
portion of your anatomy. See "groinplant"."
Check out Nealys book - it's great, and he has seveal others on
whitewater kayaking, with slang glossaries included.
The Cybertiger
I've heard this term before, but I'm not sure what it means. Hug the bunny?
Also, my contribution:
Tabletop: verb, to jump the bike and move the bike itself perpendicular to your
body.
thanks,
Anne
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: "track!" - yelled at a rider ahead when you're trying to pass; if someone
: yells this at you, either speed up or move out of the way
"Track!", "Track up!", or "Track ahead!" is traditionally the polite way
of asking to pass in cross-country skiing. Many MTBers are also XC
skiers (at least around here), and it sounds like the phrase has made the
jump between sports. I use it, more or less reflexively; it was pretty
automatic, as I bike and ski the same trails.
BTW, if you're skiing and you hear "Track below!" it signifies someone
about to come down the hill toward you.
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Dept Family Practice
University of Michigan
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i.chang
and get mega air. Often caused by a root growing perpendicular to the
trail.
Pyramid (n): sticks and branches built up around a large log in the shape
of a pyramid to help bikers traverse large logs.
Kurt
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Cameron McKeel
Biffed - a direct hit. "I biffed it into a tree yesterday"
Spewwed - long and drawn out biff. "I lost my traction on the double track and
spewwed it for 20 feet."
Involuntary Dismount - going over the bars but being able to "run off"
and avoid the biff.
Yard Sale - Biffing so hard that you spread all your gear all over the trail so
it looks like a yard sale.
Dork - A stupid fall. "I was just messing around in the parking lot a just
dorked it right there." (usually seen with new SPD's)
Stroking - doing an all out climb where blood pressure and heart rate is at
critical levels. "Man, I was strokin' on that last climb!"
Zoned - Being completely tweaked on endorphins after a ride and having to ask
your buddy what he just said. "What was that? I was zoning!"
Any more out there?
Cameron
Brian H. Zygo
Bloody Annoyed: When you've got a flat, have already used your spare
tube, the patches are useless, and you have to carry your bike back 5
miles back to the trailhead.
Steve Loukin
Matthew Clark
Leaving a "crayon mark" : (more appropriate for roadies) Painting
the ground with flesh on a good wipeout (see Abdujaparov).
--Wouldn't be right to leave a good ride without a sacrificial offering
to the trail gods.