Do we have a word for it?

Cyclists seem to have developed an extensive vocabulary all their own. Words like "Fred" and "shoaling" have isolated me from bikeless friends time and time again (not to mention their transportation preferences). However, it occurred to me today that I didn't have a word for when one's tire gets grabbed by a train track or other monstrous hole in the street, for example, the tire eating gap between the Blue Island bike lane and the road. Is there a word for this? Perhaps it's time to expand our repertoire as cyclists and invent some new jargon. I'd like a word for the much hated stop sign wave-through, too.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on July 18, 2013 at 5:35am

Of course I can continue to create creative catch-phrases.

Michael J Blane 6.5 said:

+2

Always an alliteration aficionado.

Anne Alt said:

+1

Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:

Sidewalk Scofflaw.

Brandon Moorhead said:

Is there a term for adults that exclusively ride on the sidewalk?