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Neil Foddering
Weymouth, Dorset, England
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:28:09 -0400
> From: grm1067@aol.com
> Subject: [CR] British Cycling Terms \u2013 a few more
>
>
> Reading what John Betmanis and Doug Smith wrote made me think that a coup
le
> of other terms.
>
> \u201cOil up\u201d \u2013 car behind, already explained
>
> \u201cOil down\u201d \u2013 car approaching from the front
>
> \u201cEasy\u201d \u2013 shouted by the front man, telling those beh
> ind to slow up.
>
> The urgency of these calls was determined by the loudness of the voice.
>
> \u201cEASY!\u201d was accompanied a split-second later by sounds of Ma
> facs (best brakes in the world!) locking wheels.
>
> \u201cPressures\u201d \u2013 High-pressure rims = Clincher rims
>
> \u201cTuggo\u201d \u2013 derisively applied to cyclists tuggi
> ng a saddlebag behind them. Being sensible, they were also riding pressur
es.
>
> \u201cThe bonk\u201d (aka hunger knock) \u2013 caused by not eating
> enough, either before or during the ride. The sugar level in the body go
es
> down and you end up feeling like death, sitting in a ditch, in the rain,
eat
> ing an apple. If you are lucky, a real-friendly tuggo will stop, take pit
y o
> n you, and give you a couple of sandwiches from his lovely saddlebag. Thi
s w
> ill change your attitude to tuggos and people in general.
>
> Have you guessed who was in the ditch yet?
>
> \u201cBonk bag\u201d \u2013 Mussette, used to carry enough food to
> avoid being found in a ditch in the rain.
>
> \u201cDouble clanger\u201d \u2013 derisive term used by peopl
> e using Sturmey-Archer hub gears to describe a front changer, and the noi
se
> made when changing from one chainring to the other, stemming from the old
at
> titude that derailleur gears were something foreign and noisy, therefore
not
> quite nice.
> \u201cCampag\u201d \u2013 the ONLY proper term for Campagnolo produ
> cts!
>
> I'm always a bit wary about recommending books, but, for those interested
in
> an impression of Brit cycling in the 50s/60s, which broadens out into a
his
> tory of cycling, try "One more kilometre and we're in the showers" by Tim
Hi
> lton
>
> Geoff Margetts,
> Dreieich,
> Frankfurt,
> Germany
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