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GoatPiper
02-18-2002, 08:24 PM
Anyone know of any good sites that list mountain bike lingo and vocabulary?
Toshi
02-18-2002, 08:42 PM
Originally posted by Reeded Goat
Anyone know of any good sites that list mountain bike lingo and vocabulary?
I don't know of any off hand. If you ask in this thread, I'm sure that us monkeys collectively know most of the slang. Do you have a particular term you're curious about?
Heidi
02-18-2002, 08:59 PM
Here ya go:

http://world.std.com/~jimf/biking/slang.html
FlipSide
02-18-2002, 09:06 PM
That's a great site Heidi! Thanks!
Heidi
02-18-2002, 09:08 PM
Yah, someone took some time to put all that together. Pretty cool.
GoatPiper
02-18-2002, 10:40 PM
that site is great...
wuz wundering in addition what a switchback is when talking about trails...i see this used often in magazines and haven't been able to figure out what it means.

garoovythanksolicious for all the big info
peace,
rg
edoz
02-19-2002, 01:06 AM
Originally posted by Reeded Goat
that site is great...
wuz wundering in addition what a switchback is when talking about trails...i see this used often in magazines and haven't been able to figure out what it means.

garoovythanksolicious for all the big info
peace,
rg

That's when a trail makes an extreme turn and almost doubles back on itself. There are varying degrees of course, but for the most part, you ride East, hit a switchback and you'll be riding West. Switchbacking is a good way for a trail to run down the side of a hill. If it runs straight down, erosion will kill it. This way the trail zig-zags up the hill.