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 Vitaliy on July 10, 2013 at 1:00pm

You're prodding it; let the communities develop on their own.

Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on July 10, 2013 at 1:03pm

Has the chainlink ever come up with a new word?

Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on July 10, 2013 at 1:33pm

Word.

Tire trap; tread gobbler; bead wedgee.

NoYuGo-NoUGo; Chicago Standoff; Idiot Stop.

Permalink Reply by Michael A on July 10, 2013 at 1:33pm

the first word, or two words that come to mind when my front wheel gets trapped in a large crack is "OH SHIT"

Permalink Reply by Dovah Cat on July 10, 2013 at 1:50pm
I'm really not taking this seriously so much as I'm stuck at work and thought this could be a silly idea. :)

Vitaliy said:

You're prodding it; let the communities develop on their own.

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on July 10, 2013 at 2:49pm

The BBC refers to the train track scenario as a "Dottie trap" and announces the hazard accordingly.

Permalink Reply by Haddon on July 10, 2013 at 3:11pm

Other needed words:

A) There is a word in German word in chess Seitzfleisch that sometimes translates as "ass power" and it refers to the ability to sit down and endure for the length of a game that can be many hours. 

I get a lot of information (road and bike conditions) via the saddle and I always though there should be a word or expression to cover it. 

B) A word for the false positive that I sometimes feel of getting a flat.

C) A word for the gentle disdain I feel when I see a bike on the front of a bus which does not occur when there isn't a bike on the front, ie - I dislike bikers on buses more than pedestrians on buses.

Permalink Reply by Amanda on July 10, 2013 at 3:46pm
I vote for bead wedgee!!

Thunder Snow said:

Word.

Tire trap; tread gobbler; bead wedgee.

NoYuGo-NoUGo; Chicago Standoff; Idiot Stop.

Permalink Reply by Noah Shlaes on July 12, 2013 at 2:47am

Umm, street suck?

Permalink Reply by Chris Mitchell on July 12, 2013 at 3:25am

What about the trip to the trail where I really don't want log 20 miles to get to my 30 mile trail? Or when the thunderstorm rolls in? Or I got the open door surprise on Sheridan and I need to give my knee a rest? I'm just saying, people are quick to judge why something is so. 



Haddon said:

Other needed words:

A) There is a word in German word in chess Seitzfleisch that sometimes translates as "ass power" and it refers to the ability to sit down and endure for the length of a game that can be many hours. 

I get a lot of information (road and bike conditions) via the saddle and I always though there should be a word or expression to cover it. 

B) A word for the false positive that I sometimes feel of getting a flat.

C) A word for the gentle disdain I feel when I see a bike on the front of a bus which does not occur when there isn't a bike on the front, ie - I dislike bikers on buses more than pedestrians on buses.

Permalink Reply by JeffB on July 12, 2013 at 3:57am

I've been biking everyday for 7 years now and I have no idea what "Fred" or "shoaling" mean.

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on July 12, 2013 at 3:59am

Fred: Someone who thinks they are a professional cyclist, dresses the part, owns a $5,000+ crabon fiber racing bike, etc. Commonly seen cutting people off on the Lake Front Trail.

Shoaling: Cutting in front of a line of bikes waiting at a red light. Commonly seen during rush hour on Milwaukee Ave.

JeffB (7+ miles) said:

I've been biking everyday for 7 years now and I have no idea what "Fred" or "shoaling" mean.

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