cycling jargon

handsomecake

i have read the FAQ'S and cant find it so ill post here.

im a newbie but i dont understand half of what your saying here.
is there a thread with all the parts of the bike explained?
and i dont understand the terminology used to describe your actual techniques


spinning?
mashing?
"chained it".


might be a good idea to set up a terminology thread

Tonyandthewhale

spinning and mashing generally refer to how fast your feet are spinning on the pedals and by extension the appropriateness of your gearing. Spinning would imply a high cadence (rpm) where as mashing would refer to pushing hard at a high gear which would make a high rpm difficult.

The only time I've ever heard anyone use the term 'chained it' was in reference to attaching something to something else with a chain or locking something up with a chain. But that's not exactly cycling specific terminology is it?

handsomecake

Tonyandthewhale wrote: »

spinning and mashing generally refer to how fast your feet are spinning on the pedals and by extension the appropriateness of your gearing. Spinning would imply a high cadence (rpm) where as mashing would refer to pushing hard at a high gear which would make a high rpm difficult.

The only time I've ever heard anyone use the term 'chained it' was in reference to attaching something to something else with a chain or locking something up with a chain. But that's not exactly cycling specific terminology is it?

a guy in another thread said he pulled in behind another guy and they "chained it" all the way to fairview

seamus

I've heard "chained it" or something like that used when someone's chain comes off. I've never heard it used to refer to drafting. He's referring to riding in close formation (like a chain). This reduces wind resistance for all parties.

There used to be a wiki (RIP) with all this stuff in it.

Here are a few:

LBS - Local Bike Shop

BSO - Bicycle-shaped Object. Pieces of crap bought in Halfords for €150, only considered "bikes" because of their shape

POB(s) - Pedestrian(s) on Bikes. The kind of people who ride BSOs and forget that they're not pedestrians.

Flandria

Spinning is for ballerinas

daragh_

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Junior

Chaining it would be in reference to a chain gang or more commonly known as bit and bit, up and overs or riding thru.

handsomecake

Junior wrote: »

Chaining it would be in reference to a chain gang or more commonly known as bit and bit, up and overs or riding thru.

dont understand any of those terms

Etc

If there are two cyclists riding together, they each take turns at the front, one in front of the other. The reason for this is that the rider in front is taking the full force of the wind resistance and the rider behind is getting the benefit of the reduction in wind resistance (up to 40 percent) and therefore it is easier to ride. If you work together your conserve energy. Depending on what way the wind is blowing the rider behind will position themselves to the back or side of the rider in front.

seamus

Etc wrote: »

If there are two cyclists riding together, they each take turns at the front, one in front of the other.

This may also be referred to sometimes as being "towed" home by another rider or group. It doesn't mean that they tie your bike to theirs, just that you sit at the back of the group the whole time, benefitting from the draft but without taking your turn at the front.
It's not inherently rude if you're just too knackered - the other riders would rather keep up the pace than force you to ride slowly at the front - but it's good form to let them know that you're too fncked and just stay at the back.

Raam

F**king w**ker: other road users.

DirkVoodoo

Voyeurisimo: Taking photos of yourself posing in lycra while in public places much to the disgust of POBs.

Raam

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Voyeurisimo: Taking photos of yourself posing in lycra while in public places much to the disgust of POBs.

It's usually not a problem until you take your top off.

Lusk Doyle

Raam wrote: »

It's usually not a problem until you take your bottoms off.

Fixed that for you