Cycling terminology that annoys you....

EC1000

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

To me a wheelset is a front and back wheel of the same brand, diameter, width etc.

'Wheels' could just mean 2 wheels of different brands or 2 front, 2 rear etc.

Yes but it is also used when describing a rear disc and deep section front as "My wheelset". Not saying that's right but the word is pointless. Bit like chainset.

letape

[Deleted User] wrote: »

top tube, you can call the rest any tube you like but a top tube will always be called a crossbar in my house

I’ve known it as a top tube since 1992!

letape

People on here that are going to “pull the trigger” on a set of wheels...

Grassey

How has nobody brought up "n+1" yet?

Hungrycol

No one said "Campy" yet? Surely that ranks pretty high in the annoying cycling terminology ranks.

Eamonnator

Hungrycol wrote: »

No one said "Campy" yet? Surely that ranks pretty high in the annoying cycling terminology ranks.

Not if you have a bike equipped with a Campy Super Record Gruppo!!

Has anyone said Gruppo yet?

Weepsie

I don't know if is technically cycling terminology in the way the rest of this is, and this is entirely childish on my part, but Shimano STI is unfortunate.

buffalo

oh, I have a contribution to the thread! People who pronounce 'K.O.M.' as 'kom' instead of 'kay-oh-em'.

Particularly when they're racers, who know that a kom/comm is a commissaire.

AxleAddict

Leg loosener.

martyc5674

Did we cover drivetrain?.. you’d swear there were drive shafts CV joints and differentials on some lads bikes!

martyc5674

martyc5674 wrote: »

Did we cover drivetrain?.. you’d swear there were drive shafts CV joints and differentials on some lads bikes!

Maybe some day soon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFAQ6CzNm7s

TGD

“CARNAGE”

RobFowl

Bonking and honking

sy_flembeck

People in Sportives shouting about peletons and echelons :rolleyes:

tomasrojo

RobFowl wrote: »

Bonking and honking

The upside of being reincarnated as a goose.

Eamonnator

People misspelling the word peloton

tigerboon

re.mark.able wrote: »

'Derailleur', especially when pronounced as 'derailer' – just use the english term the whole time! –, and 'mech' when I'm in a bad mood.

Don't get this. It de-rails the chain so despite being spelt in a fancy way, derailer is more correct.
Open to correction of course

tomasrojo

tigerboon wrote: »

Don't get this. It de-rails the chain so despite being spelt in a fancy way, derailer is more correct.
Open to correction of course

I think the beef is with pronouncing it "derailer" but spelling it the French way, when the easiest thing is to pronounce it "derailer" and spell it thus too.

tigerboon

tomasrojo wrote: »

I think the beef is with pronouncing it "derailer" but spelling it the French way, when the easiest thing is to pronounce it "derailer" and spell it thus too.

Makes sense

pleas advice

Cage

Lusk_Doyle

Where did the term "to have a beef with something" come from?

tomasrojo

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Where did the term "to have a beef with something" come from?

It seems to be American in origin,and goes back a bit, according to the OED:

noun
4. A protest, (ground for) complaint, grievance. slang (orig. U.S.). Cf. beef v. 4.

1900 G. Ade Fables in Slang 80 He made a Horrible Beef because he couldn't get Loaf Sugar for his Coffee.

verb
4. intr. To complain, grumble, protest. slang (orig. U.S.).

1888 N.Y. World 13 May (Farmer), He'll beef an' kick like a steer an' let on he won't never wear 'em.

There's no etymology included though.

Rechuchote

A lot of terms mentioned here - "keep 'er lit", "have a beef with", etc, aren't cycling terms at all.

tomasrojo wrote: »

I think the beef is with pronouncing it "derailer" but spelling it the French way, when the easiest thing is to pronounce it "derailer" and spell it thus too.

Peuff. There's plenty of terms in English that come from French and are spelled in the French way but pronounced as if English words. Names too - lots of people called Devereux pronounce it devverux; the 18C term 'bucks' was an anglicisation of 'beaux', etc, etc.

tomasrojo

Rechuchote wrote: »

A lot of terms mentioned here - "keep 'er lit", "have a beef with", etc, aren't cycling terms at all.

I'm always willing to leave the steep and thorny path of staying on subject, to tread the primrose path of etymology.

Rechuchote wrote: »

Peuff. There's plenty of terms in English that come from French and are spelled in the French way but pronounced as if English words. Names too - lots of people called Devereux pronounce it devverux; the 18C term 'bucks' was an anglicisation of 'beaux', etc, etc.

"Guillotine" is another obvious one. However, if you're looking for a term for something that derails things, "derailer" is a pretty good option.

I don't really care. I spell it the French way, because that's what everyone seems to do.

EDIT: I don't quite spell it the French way. Unlike some words (crèche), nobody every seems to add the é to derailleur in English.

Rechuchote

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_French_origin

Idleater

One from today: "call the holes"

tomasrojo

Rechuchote wrote: »

Names too - lots of people called Devereux pronounce it devverux

That reminds me of the old graffito in Northern Ireland when James Molyneaux (more or less pronounced French-style) was a prominent politician.
"Molyneaux is a bollo"

Rechuchote

tomasrojo wrote: »

That reminds me of the old graffito in Northern Ireland when James Molyneaux (more or less pronounced French-style) was a prominent politician.
"Molyneaux is a bollo"

Would have preferred "Molyneaux is a bolleaux", but that's just moi.

dvntie

Raam wrote: »

"We will take it day by day and see what happens." Every pro, ever.

Which translates to "wtf kind of question is that. I don't have the ability to look into the future"

terrydel

martyc5674 wrote: »

Did we cover drivetrain?.. you’d swear there were drive shafts CV joints and differentials on some lads bikes!

Good call.
In general I think I hate anything that overeggs it, cockpit is very definitely in that territory also.