Came across these interesting terms in this site http://www.adventuresportsonline.com/mtbterms.htm
Bagging a Peak: Making it to the summit of a mountain.
Bagging Out: Canceling a ride
Bagger: A person that habitually bags out. Also known as a loser.
Basecamp rides: Setting up camp and using it as the start and finish of tours.
Bonk: Reaching the point of exhaustion.
Dab: Taking your foot off the pedal and touching the ground.
Doubletrack: Overgrown road that is like two parallel trails.
Endo: Going over the handlebars.
Flash: Clearing a technical pitch without dabbing.
Gnarly: An 80's term for a particular steep and rough section of trail.
Gonzo: Riding with reckless abandon. Not generally appropriate for singletrack.
Hammer: Someone in great shape, who goes all out most of the time.
Hammered: Exhausted.
Hard-tail: A bike without rear suspension.
Header: Going over the handlebars.
Kicker: A steep section of road or trail.
O.D.: This is short for "Off Day". Even the best riders have them. It is important to recognize the symptoms and to back off when you arehaving an O.D.
Out and Back: Tour where the return is a retracing of the route in.
Over The Bars (OTB): Unexpected dismount over the handlebars.
Pitch: A short section of technical road or trail.
Pokes: Short for slow pokes. This is someone that always lingers in the back of the pack. This is not a crime.
Powder Run: Extremely dusty section of trail.
Rock Garden: Section of the trail that is completely covered with grapefruit (baby head) size to basketball sized rocks.
Semi-loop: Loop trip with a section of out and back attached.
Singletrack: Narrow trail.
Soft-tail: A fully suspended bike.
Technical route: Section of road or trail that is very demanding of bike handling skills.
3 comments:
nike air max, longchamp, uggs on sale, louboutin pas cher, ugg boots, louboutin shoes, nike free, ray ban sunglasses, air max, longchamp outlet, longchamp outlet, gucci outlet, ray ban sunglasses, oakley sunglasses, tiffany jewelry, jordan shoes, louboutin, ralph lauren pas cher, louis vuitton outlet, sac longchamp, tory burch outlet, louboutin outlet, louis vuitton outlet, kate spade outlet, oakley sunglasses, nike free, louis vuitton, oakley sunglasses, prada outlet, air jordan pas cher, longchamp pas cher, tiffany and co, replica watches, christian louboutin outlet, chanel handbags, michael kors, burberry, polo ralph lauren outlet, oakley sunglasses, nike outlet, louis vuitton, cheap oakley sunglasses, ray ban sunglasses, prada handbags, replica watches, louis vuitton, nike roshe run, ugg boots, nike air max, polo ralph lauren outlet
nike air max, nike trainers, oakley, nike huarache, ferragamo shoes, wedding dresses, north face outlet, jimmy choo shoes, ralph lauren, north face outlet, bottega veneta, nike air max, louboutin, chi flat iron, soccer shoes, gucci, instyler, hollister, herve leger, reebok shoes, longchamp, hollister, soccer jerseys, asics running shoes, ray ban, vans, abercrombie and fitch, babyliss, birkin bag, mac cosmetics, mont blanc, new balance, converse, ghd, vans shoes, giuseppe zanotti, iphone cases, converse outlet, celine handbags, baseball bats, valentino shoes, hollister, mcm handbags, p90x workout, nfl jerseys, beats by dre, insanity workout, timberland boots, lululemon, nike roshe
coach outlet, pandora jewelry, barbour, supra shoes, moncler, ugg,ugg australia,ugg italia, hollister, toms shoes, marc jacobs, sac louis vuitton pas cher, doudoune canada goose, juicy couture outlet, canada goose outlet, links of london, pandora charms, bottes ugg, louis vuitton, wedding dresses, thomas sabo, canada goose, louis vuitton, karen millen, moncler, louis vuitton, montre pas cher, canada goose, ugg,uggs,uggs canada, lancel, swarovski crystal, ugg boots uk, canada goose, canada goose uk, replica watches, moncler, canada goose outlet, moncler, moncler, moncler, pandora jewelry, juicy couture outlet, canada goose, louis vuitton, swarovski, moncler outlet, moncler, barbour jackets, pandora charms, ugg pas cher
Post a Comment