Abbreviations

[Aint Doody]

I can figure some of the acronyms out--dh--dear husband or d--head. But is there someplace to go to find out what the rest of them mean? What's lol? I know lbs is local bike shop. HELP!!!!

[Trekhawk]

I can figure some of the acronyms out--dh--dear husband or d--head. But is there someplace to go to find out what the rest of them mean? What's lol? I know lbs is local bike shop. HELP!!!!

Now I am LOL (laughing out loud) well at least I hope thats what it means. Love the other option for dear husband - Im embarrassed to say I use the d--- head option often when on my bike and drivers are being crazy. :D

[Irulan]

Internet Acronym Dictionary (http://www.gaarde.org/acronyms/?lookup=Y)

but it's not completel by a long shot.

[Adventure Girl]

Here are a few off the top of my head. Some are bike related, some are not.
AV - Amici Veloci
DH - Dear husband
DH - Downhill
LBS - Local bike shop
LOL - Laughing out loud
MTB - Mountain bike
ROFL - Rolling on the floor, laughing
SK - SadieKate
SO - Significant other
SS - Single speed
TE - Team Estrogen
WSD - Women's specific design
XC - Cross country
Any others?

[Irulan]

Here are a few off the top of my head. Some are bike related, some are not.
DH - Dear husband
DH - Downhill
LBS - Local bike shop
LOL - Laughing out loud
MTB - Mountain bike
ROFL - Rolling on the floor, laughing
SK - SadieKate
SO - Significant other
SS - Single speed
TE - Team Estrogen
WSD - Women's specific design
XC - Cross country
Any others?


we are going for bike specific now?

FR free ride
SPD clipless pedals

[SadieKate]

Wow, I don't know what to say about being included in that list.

Thanks, AG (AdventureGirl).
How about AB (AdventureBoy)?

V = Veronica
P Zip = Princess Zippy, aka Veronica
PI = Pearl Izumi

Who/What else?

SK

[DirtDiva]

LMAO = laughing my arse off (sometimes combined with ROFL to make ROFLMAO)
WTF? = what the f***?
IIRC = if I remember correctly
IM(H)O = in my (humble) opinion
FWIW = for what it's worth
YMMV = your milage may vary (i.e. your experience may be different)
GF/BF = girlfriend/boyfriend

That's all the others I can think of off the top of my head...

[BikeMomma]

BM - use of the toilet room for #2....or..ummm...yea.... BikeMomma :o

uh....YIKES!! Maybe we just won't use that acronym......ya think?? :eek:
LOL!

[CorsairMac]

BM - use of the toilet room for #2....or..ummm...yea.... BikeMomma :o

uh....YIKES!! Maybe we just won't use that acronym......ya think?? :eek:
LOL!


at least Never to your face............................... ;) ;)



(ya knows I wuvs ya yes??)

Corsair "now all worried" Mac

[profàvélo]

Can anyone tell me HOW it is that SPD = clipless pedals? The others are pretty obvious.

[SadieKate]

SPD = Shimano Pedalling Dynamics and is a trademark.

All SPD pedals are clipless but not all clipless pedals are SPD-compatible.

[Adventure Girl]

I asked this before, but I forgot the answer. What was STI stand for? It's Shimano something-or-other. Anybody know?

[SadieKate]

STI = System Total Integration

Do I win a prize?

[Adventure Girl]

STI = System Total Integration

Do I win a prize?Yeah... remind me to give you your prize next time I see you... :rolleyes:

Really? The "S" isn't Shimano? Do other manufacturers use the STI term?

[SadieKate]

I think it is a Shimano trademark again. Like Ergo is Campy's. Gripshift is SRAM's. Not sure what SRAM is using for their new trigger stuff.

BTW, I saw that the new X.O mtb shifters have a lot of adjustability. Might be nice for small hands. Have you and anyone seen them?

[CorsairMac]

Not sure what SRAM is using for their new trigger stuff.



Double Tap - so would the acronym be DTs?.....as in I have DTs' on my bike? :p

[Trek420]

FU = failure to unclip :D

[SadieKate]

Double Tap - so would the acronym be DTs?.....as in I have DTs' on my bike? :p
Uh, do you see pink elephants?

[CorsairMac]

Uh, do you see pink elephants?

hmmmmmmmm - no but I did see some pink surly's! :D

[Adventure Girl]

FU = failure to unclip :DFU means also stands for something else that means the same thing!

[BikeMomma]

at least Never to your face............................... ;) ;)

(ya knows I wuvs ya yes??)

Corsair "now all worried" Mac
CU = Crackin' up!!

Toooo funny! I reeeeeally opened myself for a wholelotta' backtalk there, huh?? heehee If you can't laugh, what can you do? :D

- BM...I mean BikeMomma :p

[Irulan]

OTB = over the bars
GRS = really bright obnoxious roadie style bike wear

[kmoty]

Ain't Doody, thank you!! I always tell audiences, please ask. You can bet there'll be five other people who were too self-conscious, but are darned grateful. My favorite is NNTR (no need to reply), which saves everyone a lot of time. NNTR.

Karen

[Trek420]

Adventure Girl "FU means also stands for something else that means the same thing!"

yeah, what you SAY to the bike when you Fail to Unclip
:p

[Aint Doody]

Wahoo! This was fun to read! Thanks a bunch. I really like FU--done that one some.........And quite a few had me LOL. (Hey, I'm catching on.) I love y'all. NNTR!

[CorsairMac]

OTB = over the bars
GRS = really bright obnoxious roadie style bike wear


GRS??? I'm trying to fit words to that - I'm even using sailor languague and I can't seem to work it. Can you "hint" what GRS translate too if you can't say it? LOL

tnx

[shewhobikes]

for cycling vocabulary:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/glossary.html

A few I thought of before I remembered Sheldon's site:
OTB can also be "off the back" (of the peleton, as in, dropped).
Endo--not an acronym but often-used phrase for over the handle bars, end over end (bad wreck situation)

[Irulan]

GRS??? I'm trying to fit words to that - I'm even using sailor languague and I can't seem to work it. Can you "hint" what GRS translate too if you can't say it? LOL

tnx

I am sure this will offend someone. Gay Roadie S**t. Don't blame me, I didn't make it up.

[shewhobikes]

I am sure this will offend someone. Gay Roadie S**t. Don't blame me, I didn't make it up.

I'm not gay but I'm not offended. And I have gay friends who are not offended, either. ;) That's too funny. Thanks for the clarification.

[jeannierides]

:) You gals are awesome!!