MTB Acronyms

[Greg]

Lots of acronyms flying about lately. Let's have a thread to explain some of them:

RAW = Ride After Work
HT = Hard Tail
FS = Full Suspension
SS = Single Speed
MTB = Mountain Bike/ing Duh!
BB = Bottom Bracket
OTB = Over the Bars
ST = Singletrack
DT = Doubletrack AKA Fire Road
AM = All Mountain
XC = Cross Country
FR = Free Ride
DH = Down Hill

That's all I can think of. Anyone have any others?

 

[Warp Daddy]

OS= OH Shit- !!!!------------------usually heard when MTB goes OTB and eats dirt , rocks or wood

 

[BeanoNYC]

Lots of acronyms flying about lately. Let's have a thread to explain some of them:

RAW = Ride After Work

Is that what it means? Gosh I thought it was something hard core with the W being wildlife. Learn something new every day.

 

[drjeff]

NTS = need to ski which is a definate sign that it's August and Mountain Bike Acronyms are a thread topic!

 

[Grassi21]

I was wondering what RAW was also.

Isn't LBS local bike shop?

 

[BeanoNYC]

OS= OH Shit- !!!!------------------usually heard when MTB goes OTB and eats dirt , rocks or wood

see Grassi's avatar.

 

[Grassi21]

see Grassi's avatar.

My second ride will be RAW tonight. I hope I don't repeat on the OTB. That would SMB. :lol: figure that one out...

 

[Warp Daddy]

see grassi's avatar.

roflmao !!!!!!!! :d

 

[BeanoNYC]

My second ride will be RAW tonight. I hope I don't repeat on the OTB. That would SMB. :lol: figure that one out...

On the Other Tandem Bicycle? That would be Sucking My Boobies?

 

[bvibert]

Isn't LBS local bike shop?

Yes, good one.

 

[Grassi21]

On the Other Tandem Bicycle? That would be Sucking My Boobies?

replace boobies with balls.

 

[Warp Daddy]

or maybe _ hit my briefs !!!

 

[Greg]

My second ride will be RAW tonight. I hope I don't repeat on the OTB. That would SMB. :lol: figure that one out...

Suck major balls? :lol:

Sell those POS skis, and after tonight's RAW, hit the LBS, and pick up a new HT.

 

[Marc]

MUP = multi use path
DS = dual slalom... don't see this one much any more
ATB = all terrian bike/biking... wish this one stuck more, better for around here than "MTB"

 

[Grassi21]

Suck major balls? :lol:

Sell those POS skis, and after tonight's RAW, hit the LBS, and pick up a new HT.

replace major with my. :lol:

i browsed the LBS yesterday. cannondale f7 for 500, f5 for 720, and a felt for 550. all HT and '08.

 

[Greg]

i browsed the LBS yesterday. cannondale f7 for 500, f5 for 720, and a felt for 550. all HT and '08.

Did the F7 have disk brakes or V-brakes? If V's, REI has the disk version for $500:

http://www.rei.com/product/759996?c...-1B6E-DD11-873B-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA

So maybe you can haggle based on that? That F7 is pretty damn sweet though.

 

[bvibert]

ATB = all terrian bike/biking... wish this one stuck more, better for around here than "MTB"

That is more fitting around here I suppose, but it's too close to ATV IMHO.

 

[Grassi21]

Did the F7 have disk brakes or V-brakes? If V's, REI has the disk version for $500:

http://www.rei.com/product/759996?c...-1B6E-DD11-873B-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA

So maybe you can haggle based on that? That F7 is pretty damn sweet though.

i believe it has discs. is the V brake old school like on my bike?

 

[Greg]

i believe it has discs. is the V brake old school like on my bike?

Sorta. V brakes are actually a step up from the cantilevers on your vintage Giant. But yeah, both are rim brakes. Disks are way better.

 

[bvibert]

i believe it has discs. is the V brake old school like on my bike?

Actually your bike has cantilever brakes, which are really 'old school'. V-brakes look very similar to cantilevers, but work way better. Both are rim brakes (pads rub on the machined rim to stop). Bikes can still come with v-brakes, whereas nothing short of low end wally world bikes comes with cantilevers anymore.