Mick wrote:
"Where Bob hails from they are far politer than us down Sarf. Riding like a girl is very tame and inoffensive. In the bunches I am use to riding in the term would be riding like a tart or old tart, even the girls in the group would use this or lassies as Bob would say. I have even heard the girls say she is a bit of a Raleigh now that's got you all guessing. Trouble is a lot of Brit cycling speak has two meanings bonk and honk for instant they mean very different things in cycling slang as to there more common usage meanings. I know Bob and he is a real gentleman I doubt if he would even flute in the bunch."
I sense another terminology thread coming on... in the tradition of Ted E and a few others. Is it worth preserving for posterity the derogatory chatter among serious (and wannabe) cyclists? What percentage of it could be presented within the guidelines for taste and decorum so wisely imposed by our host?
Maybe someone (Ted?) should offer to take up a collection off-line, and post it somewhere for viewing by the brave of heart and thick of skin (and the simply curious). After all, most of us have heard a fair amount of it over the years. Some of it is funny, some cruel and all flavors in between. It might almost be better as sound clips, though. Nothing in writing could capture the flavor of a piquant Sean Kelly comment.
Dave Ross
Portola Valley, CA