The Meaning of Cycling Liff

[Mr Celine]

Twatt - a close passing Audi driver.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

The Gobbins - This is the member of the cycling club who, when turning up for the early Sunday morning ride, has to shout conversation at the top of their voice, thus ensuring that every resident of the quiet little village designated as this week’s meeting point, is wide awake 3 hours before they wanted to be.

The Gobbins will also bawl CLEAR when navigating every junction on the ride, even though, at that time on a Sunday morning the next vehicle won’t be along for hours.

The Gobbins usually has the loudest freewheel on the planet and likes to build up enough speed on the approach to each village to enable him/her to freewheel all the way through, just in case there are no junctions.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Grogan - these are the deposits of unidentifiable substances that glue themselves to the underside of a down tube, just above the bottom bracket. Soapy water has no effect on Grogans which can only be removed by the careful application of a diamond tipped drill.

 

[steveindenmark]

Chickerell - a rider who breezes effortlessly past you with a cheery wave (usually riding a Brompton or BSO) who then almost immediately turns off your route so they can hide behind a wall and have a heart attack out of sight.

Thats me 😅

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Guestling - that rider who, once overtaken, hitches uninvited onto your back wheel.

 

[themosquitoking]

Clapham - the unavoidable gesture made when "testing" a clown horn for kids found in a bike shop.

 

[C R]

North piddle - having a wee and ensuring the wind is behind you.

Wyre Piddle - the yelp when you wee on an electric fence.

 

[Teamfixed]

Piddletrenthide - trying to disguise your damp pad.

 

[Teamfixed]

Bootle - your bottle but on the boxing day ride.

 

[Fab Foodie]

The Gobbins - This is the member of the cycling club who, when turning up for the early Sunday morning ride, has to shout conversation at the top of their voice, thus ensuring that every resident of the quiet little village designated as this week’s meeting point, is wide awake 3 hours before they wanted to be.

The Gobbins will also bawl CLEAR when navigating every junction on the ride, even though, at that time on a Sunday morning the next vehicle won’t be along for hours.

The Gobbins usually has the loudest freewheel on the planet and likes to build up enough speed on the approach to each village to enable him/her to freewheel all the way through, just in case there are no junctions.

Too many of these about....

 

[Fab Foodie]

Buttertubs Pass: An overtake by somebody lardier than you. As in; I came up behind this skinny Whippet and have him a Buttertubs....
Alternative usage; this lardy guy went By me and gave me the full Buttertubs (or Buttertubbed me)....

 

[Twilkes]

Buttertubs Pass: An overtake by somebody lardier than you. As in; I came up behind this skinny Whippet and have him a Buttertubs....
Alternative usage; this lardy guy went By me and gave me the full Buttertubs (or Buttertubbed me)....

Ha, this reminded me of a segment near me called Grey Pubes TUFF Guy Jumping Lights.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Boundstone- a heavy stone you place in your faster cycling mates saddlebag in the hope it’ll slow them down. It usually (and annoyingly) has no effect.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Cold Hanworth - the amount you’re willing to pay for warm, winter cycling gloves.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Haselbury Plunknett - a badly packed pannier.