MTB Acronyms

[Marc]

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.

Pfft... I've been at this long enough to remember when canti's were cutting edge and side pull brakes were still standard.

U brakes were a temporary blip on the radar around that time too...

Thought of another...

WTB = Wilderness Trail Bikes

 

[bvibert]

Pfft... I've been at this long enough to remember when canti's were cutting edge and side pull brakes were still standard.

U brakes were a temporary blip on the radar around that time too...

Thought of another...

WTB = Wilderness Trail Bikes

Are you denying that v brakes are better than canti's? I don't think I ever said that canti's were never considered cutting edge. If you wanna reminisce about the days when crappy brakes were considered good then be my guest..

 

[Trekchick]

ABC = Awesome Biking Chick

 

[bvibert]

ABC = Awesome Biking Chick

Never saw that one before, did you just make it up?

 

[Trekchick]

Never saw that one before, did you just make it up?

of course I did!
Aren't all of them made up?

Actualy I thought it through. I don't like the ABC thing, so I'd like to change it to HBC

 

[bvibert]

of course I did!
Aren't all of them made up?

Actualy I thought it through. I don't like the ABC thing, so I'd like to change it to HBC

Humorous Biking Chick?
Hot Bikini Clad?
Horrendous Buffalo Cheese?
Hysterical Brake Check?
Historical British Clone?

 

[bvibert]

I thought of one earlier too, but didn't post it...

STFUAR

 

[Trekchick]

I thought of one earlier too, but didn't post it...

STFUAR

I love that !!!!!

How about......
MYBA = Move Your Bony A$$

 

[MRGisevil]

BSG- bike store guy
BNS- Bait'n'switch
JRA- just riding along- what you say when bringing your frame and whatever's left of your fork in for warranty replacement
Biff- wipeout- not an acronym but still good to know
HOHA- hateful old hiker's association
ORV- off road vehicle. Reason why you stay on singletrack
R&D rip off and duplication I mean research and development
Endo- prolly don't need to even explain this one as you're all up close and personal with what it is
MO- momentum. Don't slow down before a big climb, you'll drop your mo.
VTT- velo tout terrain- what the frenchies call mountain biking
POD- potential organ donor

 

[Marc]

Are you denying that v brakes are better than canti's? I don't think I ever said that canti's were never considered cutting edge. If you wanna reminisce about the days when crappy brakes were considered good then be my guest..

No, I'm not denying anything, I'm just remarking how you calling canti's old school makes me feel.... old.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I didn't realize RAW was Ride After Work...I thought it was like hardcore or something...lol..

 

[cbcbd]

I didn't realize RAW was Ride After Work...I thought it was like hardcore or something...lol..

Just like Monday Night RAW... which stands for Monday Night Ride After Work. Those WWE guys are big riders I hear.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Just like Monday Night RAW... which stands for Monday Night Ride After Work. Those WWE guys are big riders I hear.

So is ski after work...SAW??? I usually just call it an evening session...doh..

 

[MR. evil]

Ugi

UGI – Up Grage-Itus

UGI is a nasty and contagious disease resulting the in the infected person constantly upgrading the parts and components on his / her bike for newer, lighter, faster & cooler looking ones. There is no cure for UGI, your only chance of beating this disease is not to get it in the first place.

 

[JD]

PDMs...."package display models"
otherwise know as spandex bike shorts.
DTR....down the road....as in let's roll
DJ....dirt jumps