I will concede that a quick google search backs up your theory..
Nooop, parents where using that term back in the 50's and 60's (Newbury RC and Charlotteville CC) and they
go it from older cyclists who had been racing back in the 30's and 40's.
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Nooop, parents where using that term back in the 50's and 60's (Newbury RC and Charlotteville CC) and they
go it from older cyclists who had been racing back in the 30's and 40's.Posted 1 year ago # -
I use the term "the darkside" but to refer to the bits of cannock chase far away from the trail center crowds where it's dark and dank and there are lions and tigers and bears (and black panthers and werewolves if you believe the local press) so what should I use instead to ensure that I don't cause boiling wee amongst the STW massive?
alternatives:the soggy, rooty off camber bits you have to have good local knowledge of to find ?
or
the bits which make all the trail center stuff over on the other side look Shite, but let's not tell everyone otherwise they'll get trashed?
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Steelfreak made me laugh anyway. I do feel he could have worked harder and introduced "crumpets" and "medals" but otherwise a fine effort.
I'm not a big fan of bike reviews that describe a frame as "laterally stiff but vertically compliant" or the other way round. I think they're telling fibs
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Nooop, parents where using that term back in the 50's and 60's
That's all very well and good.. and I'm not disputing your info.. only I'm pretty sure that the term bonk as a sexual description pre-dates the bicycle by some considerable time..
I think that YOU will find that you have entirely missed my point.. and this is a silly debate that I cannot prove.. and one that I would not have entered into if I hadn't encountered the distasteful 'I think you'll find.....' earlier in the thread..
I'm off for my lunch..
ciaoPosted 1 year ago # -
darkside
hooning/to hoon
plush (when referring to forks)
ghetto
chainwhip - it's a bit of chain on the end of a stick
hydration pack - dunno why but it just sounds a bit over the top for what is essentially a bag full of water with a tube running out of it.tazzy, fancy showing us round the good bits of the "darkside" at cannock some time? I'm a bit bored of ftd/the monkey now but I think cannock is the closest half decent off road place to me. Think I've done some that were apparently called "rollercoaster" and "pebbles" which were fun, I don't know if they're what you're on about though.
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_tom_ it would be a pleasure mate, drop me an email (in profile) and I'll sort something out to suit your fitness and what kind of riding you like.
cheers
Taz
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weekend warrior
SL
darkside
steedPosted 1 year ago # -
"fail"
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"Overbiked"
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Colourway.
It's a friggin's colourscheme!
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best price
discount
'my mate knows about bikes'Posted 1 year ago # -
kushty and chad/chadvalley until they get in print in MBUK then?
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Fireroad
It's not a fireroad, it's a forest road. [Actually some forest roads probably also act as fire-breaks and access for fire-fighting peeps. Not that forest fires are common in damp Wales]
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"new standard"
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Fire breaks are fire breaks, may or may not contain roads, fire roads are for getting the kit in where there are a lot of forest fires. Here they're just forest roads.
My pet hate is still double track.
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carbon bikes..(cos i cant afford 1 )
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God it must be tough being you lot.
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On One
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thrutch/thrutching - as used by STW journos
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'drift'
when what you mean is 'skid'
or 'my tyre slipped and i cacked my pants'
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road bike
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LBS
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"you could buy a car for that!" and "is that your best price?" "it just needs" and "i was just riding along" (when bringing a repair in) all make my face hurt a bit.
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Campy. It's Campag or Campagnolo, probably not a mountain bike issue since the eighties.
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"is that your best price?"
No, it's the one I put on the price ticket for a laugh, you know, like a bit of a giggle. I mean, I don't need to actually make any profit on anything I sell, so I just put a price on it for shitsandgiggles. Tell you what, why don't I give it to you for nothing? Free of charge. Yeah, that makes more sense than actually asking you to pay for something.
You don't automatically deserve a discount, you fcktards!
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'Carpet'
Really does my head in
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MTFU (unless it's aimed at someone you know well enough for banter)
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chappeau! (sp)
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Schlepp
and also: Segue
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"overbiked" or "underbiked" even "underforked" FFS. It's a bike which you ride.
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Fork action that is described as buttery smooth.......I blame Marlon Brando
Ha ha! I er.. no.
Best left unsaid.
Anchor...
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Colourway.
It's a friggin's colourscheme!
This has to be the one that most annoys me. It fills me with rage everytime I read it.Posted 1 year ago # -
Mission impossible?
Could someone compose a paragraph which could include some, fewer or none of the cycling words which annoy us most.
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I remember 'thrutching' from caving, it meant to wriggle and well, thrutch, through a ridiculously tight space as is often found underground in Wales.
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Vertical compliance
"The fastest growing sport"
Plush
Lush
Modulation....anything remotely connected with bodged UST conversions
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