Wrongly Named Things In Cycling

[Ben Reeve]

I've got two to start.

CLIPLESS PEDALS

I know why, but they just aren't! They clip in!

SWEAT STRIP

That strip on your gloves is a sweat strip!? We all know that's not what we use it for!

 

[jefmcg]

How we use the active "drive" for cars, but the passive "ride" for bicycles

(yeah, I know why, because cars are analogous to carriages and cycles are analogous to horses)

 

[Slioch]

"Advanced Stop Lines for Cyclists" at traffic lights. Should be renamed to read "Advanced Stop Line for Cyclists and Twats in Vans and Audi's"

 

[tyred]

Granny rings. Not for grannies but for me whilst old grannies cycle past on old Raleighs

 

[Katherine]

When people use French words for everyday objects like water bottles.
Tights when they mean leggings or longs.

 

[Brandane]

Peddles.
Breaks.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Cassette. A cassette is a tape with music on. Not the cogs on the back wheel of a bike,

 

[Levo-Lon]

Casett

Cassette. A cassette is a tape with music on. Not the cogs on the back wheel of a bike,

trouble is the spell check always brings up cassette?? So i didnt know there was another spelling..
after checking dictionary for cassette gears..its the same....

pedal peddle..no prob..

 

[Tim Hall]

When people use French words for everyday objects like water bottles.
Tights when they mean leggings or longs.

Bof.

 

[stephec]

When people use French words for everyday objects like water bottles.
Tights when they mean leggings or longs.

What's wrong with tights?

Although I prefer to wear stockings.

 

[Katherine]

What's wrong with tights?

Although I prefer to wear stockings.

Tights have feet and are worn underneath other clothes.

 

[Profpointy]

When people use French words for everyday objects like water bottles.
Tights when they mean leggings or longs.

Never mind tights, what about knickers ?
And especially since knickers aren't worn underneath shorts

 

[Tin Pot]

I've got two to start.

CLIPLESS PEDALS

I know why, but they just aren't! They clip in!

SWEAT STRIP

That strip on your gloves is a sweat strip!? We all know that's not what we use it for!

What's a sweat strip?

 

[arch684]

Wheel and tyre sizes

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

The term 'clipless pedal' made perfect sense at the time.

The term I wonder about is 'enamel paint'. Enamel is coloured glass that's been fired to fuse it. Enamel paint seems to be completely unrelated.