Newbies, look here, a glossary of terms. (see page 1)
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OK, here goes:-
FCN = Food chain number, your place in the scheme of things, to calculate look here
SCR = Silly Commuter Racing, see the thread
RLJ = Red Light Jumping, self explanatory
SMIDSY = "Sorry Mate, I Didn't See You", usually spoken by a motorist stood next to a broken bike
MTFU = Man The Fudge Up, stop being such a wuss and get on with it.
INR = Impercetible Nod of Recognition; mandatory whenever cyclists pass each other in opposite directions.
SS = Single Speed, a bike with only one gear
FG = Fixed gear, a bike with only one gear and no freewheel.
GI = Gear index, the distance travelled in inches after one full revolution of the pedals, usually in relation to FG/SS bikes
Left Hook = vehicle pulling back in before giving sufficient room, and (almost) knocking you off.
Bimbling/Pootling = riding at a slow speed, often taking in the view or simply enjoying the lack of need to get anywhere.
Spinning = turning the cranks very quickly but achieving little forward momentum.
Mashing = straining away at half a rev per minute in a ridiculously high gear.
Cadence = the rate at which you rotate your pedals (leading on from spinning and mashing)
Clipless = a type of pedal where the shoe is attached to it, with a cleat
Cleat = a small widget on the bottom of the shoe which 'clips' into the pedal.
Clipped = old fashioned pedals with toe clips and straps
Flats = Pedals with no attaching of the shoe
ASL - Advance stop line at traffic lights
LBS = Local Bike Shop
BSO = Bike Shaped Object a cheap thing probably bought from a supermarket or online, not worthy of the term bike thanks to it's low quality parts and manufacture
Chapeau = I raise my hat to you, sir/madam, in admiration for your strength/imagination/courtesy
PoB = pedestrian on a bike. A "cyclist" who rides as though s/he is walking, along pavements and across pedestrian crossings.
MoB = motorist on a bike. A "cyclist" who is a perfectly adequate, or even good, driver but who thinks none of the stuff that earned him/her a driving licence applies when s/he's on a bike. Runs red lights, rides the wrong way up one-way streets and shouts at pedestrians daring to use pedestrian crossing when s/he is trying to pass. Lacks any sense of lane discipline or road sense when cycling.
and some more generic forum abbreviations
IM(H)O = in my (humble) opinion
IME = In my experience
AFAIK = as far as I know
IIRC = if i remember correctly
LOL = Laughing out loud
WTF = What the fudge?
ROFLMAO = I am a geek and I know way too many acronyms/Rolling on the floor laughing my ar$e off
FFS = For Fudge's Sake
Meh = expression of ennui
Any others I've missed? I can add to this post to keep it all on the first page of the thread.
Mods, any chance you could make this sticky?
FCN = Food chain number, your place in the scheme of things, to calculate look here
SCR = Silly Commuter Racing, see the thread
RLJ = Red Light Jumping, self explanatory
SMIDSY = "Sorry Mate, I Didn't See You", usually spoken by a motorist stood next to a broken bike
MTFU = Man The Fudge Up, stop being such a wuss and get on with it.
INR = Impercetible Nod of Recognition; mandatory whenever cyclists pass each other in opposite directions.
SS = Single Speed, a bike with only one gear
FG = Fixed gear, a bike with only one gear and no freewheel.
GI = Gear index, the distance travelled in inches after one full revolution of the pedals, usually in relation to FG/SS bikes
Left Hook = vehicle pulling back in before giving sufficient room, and (almost) knocking you off.
Bimbling/Pootling = riding at a slow speed, often taking in the view or simply enjoying the lack of need to get anywhere.
Spinning = turning the cranks very quickly but achieving little forward momentum.
Mashing = straining away at half a rev per minute in a ridiculously high gear.
Cadence = the rate at which you rotate your pedals (leading on from spinning and mashing)
Clipless = a type of pedal where the shoe is attached to it, with a cleat
Cleat = a small widget on the bottom of the shoe which 'clips' into the pedal.
Clipped = old fashioned pedals with toe clips and straps
Flats = Pedals with no attaching of the shoe
ASL - Advance stop line at traffic lights
LBS = Local Bike Shop
BSO = Bike Shaped Object a cheap thing probably bought from a supermarket or online, not worthy of the term bike thanks to it's low quality parts and manufacture
Chapeau = I raise my hat to you, sir/madam, in admiration for your strength/imagination/courtesy
PoB = pedestrian on a bike. A "cyclist" who rides as though s/he is walking, along pavements and across pedestrian crossings.
MoB = motorist on a bike. A "cyclist" who is a perfectly adequate, or even good, driver but who thinks none of the stuff that earned him/her a driving licence applies when s/he's on a bike. Runs red lights, rides the wrong way up one-way streets and shouts at pedestrians daring to use pedestrian crossing when s/he is trying to pass. Lacks any sense of lane discipline or road sense when cycling.
and some more generic forum abbreviations
IM(H)O = in my (humble) opinion
IME = In my experience
AFAIK = as far as I know
IIRC = if i remember correctly
LOL = Laughing out loud
WTF = What the fudge?
ROFLMAO = I am a geek and I know way too many acronyms/Rolling on the floor laughing my ar$e off
FFS = For Fudge's Sake
Meh = expression of ennui
Any others I've missed? I can add to this post to keep it all on the first page of the thread.
Mods, any chance you could make this sticky?
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INR=Impercetible Nod of Recognition; mandatory whenever cyclists pass each other in opposite directions.
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not as funny* as my original post, now removed but hey ho!
* IMHO
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AFAIK as far as I know
IIRC if i remember correctly
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SS = Single Speed
FG = Fixed gear
A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
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Fixed FCN: 6
Also pootling = the exact same thing.
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Mashing - the opposite - straining away at half a rev per minute in a ridiculously high gear. Useful downhill, or on LiT's fixie.
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Balanced, rhythmic flow, as of poetry or oratory.
The measure or beat of movement, as in dancing or marching.
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In this case: the rate at which you rotate your pedals (leading on from spinning and mashing)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
"Flats" are pedals with no attaching of the shoe.
Confusing, no?
It's just a hill. Get over it.
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Fixed FCN: 6
+1!
Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
Why? It is on topic! Anyway, I apologise for my language.
"So after a long day of M'ingTFU involving 50 miles in the sleet and one pigeon attack..." is, to these ears, correct.
"So after a long day of MTFU'ing involving 50 miles in the sleet and one pigeon attack..." is, to these ears, incorrect.
Well, if this thread is turning into pedant's corner*, I would just like to point out that MTFU is technically an initialism, not an acronym; at least, I've not been able to figure out a way to pronounce it as a word!
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* Yes, "pedant's corner" as, if it's a corner, it is surely only possible for a single person to be there at a time...
girv, you're probably right. Nevertheless, as 'tend' is about as far as you can go when describing the vagaries of the English language, I don't feel too incorrect in emming rather than yooing.
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W2B apologies for not including your definition of "Numpty" sure you'll understand.
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...I can taste blood"
Am I right in thinking this is some kind of 'Hats off, gentlemen' statement?
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"Thanks...
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How do you rename links? I can copy and paste a link, but don't know how to get it to display as my chosen text. :oops:
And how do you paste images into a post? :oops:
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1: Like this?
Type [\url=www.thesiteyouwanttolinkto.com]thetextyouwanttoappear[/url]
Just DON'T include the back-slash I put in front of the first 'url', I just put that in to make the whole thing visible.
2: You need to be able to link to images hosted on a site such as Flickr, which is pretty easy. Check the FAQs in the Bikeradar office thread and go to Flickr and read the FAQs there.