"Shred the gnar" other slang.
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"Shred the gnar" other slang.
I heard someone say "shred the gnar" and had absolutely no idea what the hell was going on thinking I was just getting old. Searching the forums, showed it wasn't used here in over 10 years. So it's old slang? or just a regional thing.
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Mountain biker slang.
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I said it earlier today. Kind of jokingly of course but that is generally how you would say it. However if not an actual mountain biker you probably would never say it or come across it.
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What is the origin of "Drope the hamer"?
Also, what is "The 33"?
Also, what is "The 33"?
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Its also old snow skiing slang, I think snowboarders might have adopted it, too. I'm not an MTBr so never heard it used in a bicycle context.
I heard a young teenager use the term "gleeming the cube" the other day. Its from a different activity, and from a few generations back, but it did grab my attention.
I heard a young teenager use the term "gleeming the cube" the other day. Its from a different activity, and from a few generations back, but it did grab my attention.
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Shred is hardly a new term- it's decades old. If you are getting old now, you likely heard/read it a bunch in your younger years.
Gnar just sounds like 2/3 of 'gnarly'...because it is. That doesn't sound like most of any other word I can think of.
Put em together.
...or maybe my mental age stays way too young for my body's age.
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Getting old is another way of saying breathing, so that's a thing to either ignore or deal with.
In-group slang is older than dirt, and has to change fast to keep it exclusive. I mean what's the point of in-group slang after it's become a meme?
Pick you in-group and try to keep up.
In-group slang is older than dirt, and has to change fast to keep it exclusive. I mean what's the point of in-group slang after it's become a meme?
Pick you in-group and try to keep up.
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"Meeting the man with the hammer" - Truly old cycling slang meaning exactly the opposite of "drope the hamer."
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I've been an avid rock climber since the mid 90's. One we always had was "send". It meant to climb a route without falling. The safety gear was absolutely allowed, just never came into play because you didn't fall. It made a lot of sense because it was universal across a few sub-disciplines of the sport without too much need to split hairs.
Then, maybe 5 years ago or so, I started hearing it elsewhere. Crossfitters and powerlifters, skiers/boarders, and most especially mountain bikers. Always to define going for it. Sometimes with mixed results. This actually goes counter to the definition climbers had, to quote the late and great Camhead "What's an almost Send? NOTHING".
Funny thing, whether I feel my culture has been appropriated or not, SEND seems to fit the mountain bike better than it fit climbers. I'm able to differentiate the two, I'll continue to use the term correctly, regardless of which shoes I'm wearing.
Then, maybe 5 years ago or so, I started hearing it elsewhere. Crossfitters and powerlifters, skiers/boarders, and most especially mountain bikers. Always to define going for it. Sometimes with mixed results. This actually goes counter to the definition climbers had, to quote the late and great Camhead "What's an almost Send? NOTHING".
Funny thing, whether I feel my culture has been appropriated or not, SEND seems to fit the mountain bike better than it fit climbers. I'm able to differentiate the two, I'll continue to use the term correctly, regardless of which shoes I'm wearing.
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I think "Shed the Gnar" & "Gleaming the Cube" go hand and hand. Out of date slang, that was used more, in a tongue-in-cheek and mocking way, than it ever was earnestly.
"Shred the Gnar" should always be said in your best Keanu Reeves voice, accentuated by a "Hella Sick" or "Shaka Brah" for good measure.
"Shred the Gnar" should always be said in your best Keanu Reeves voice, accentuated by a "Hella Sick" or "Shaka Brah" for good measure.
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I've been an avid rock climber since the mid 90's. One we always had was "send". It meant to climb a route without falling. The safety gear was absolutely allowed, just never came into play because you didn't fall. It made a lot of sense because it was universal across a few sub-disciplines of the sport without too much need to split hairs.
Then, maybe 5 years ago or so, I started hearing it elsewhere. Crossfitters and powerlifters, skiers/boarders, and most especially mountain bikers. Always to define going for it. Sometimes with mixed results. This actually goes counter to the definition climbers had, to quote the late and great Camhead "What's an almost Send? NOTHING".
Funny thing, whether I feel my culture has been appropriated or not, SEND seems to fit the mountain bike better than it fit climbers. I'm able to differentiate the two, I'll continue to use the term correctly, regardless of which shoes I'm wearing.
Then, maybe 5 years ago or so, I started hearing it elsewhere. Crossfitters and powerlifters, skiers/boarders, and most especially mountain bikers. Always to define going for it. Sometimes with mixed results. This actually goes counter to the definition climbers had, to quote the late and great Camhead "What's an almost Send? NOTHING".
Funny thing, whether I feel my culture has been appropriated or not, SEND seems to fit the mountain bike better than it fit climbers. I'm able to differentiate the two, I'll continue to use the term correctly, regardless of which shoes I'm wearing.
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In mountain biking and skiing it’s “full send” “send it” and even “feeling sendy”. I don’t know if a foot dab or crash means you didn’t “send”. It seems like a brah version of Venga or Allez!!
Climbers have a very strict definition. Grab something other than the rock, hang on the rope, fall, not a send. Better luck next try. It’s not a chant or cheer, though can be used mid route to keep someone from wimping out.
I’m curious who used it first. I’ve been doing both since the 90’s. I heard it among the climbing community in the early aughts or sooner. I heard it among mountain bikers no more than 10 years ago, probably 7 or 8.
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Gleaming the cube I have no idea. With shredding the gnar I think shredding means doing a good job clearing or getting thru a section cleanly with no falls, of a gnarly, or technically difficult part of a trail. I hear Spicoli saying this.
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"Send it" is old radio slang, evolved to use with the ground pounders.
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This is fun, I still use the term 86 from when I first hear it while working in restaurants in the 80's. It refers to discarding something, throw it in the trash. It's spoiled,broken, burnt... whatever, 86 it. It's applicable to anything really. Worn tires are 86'd. If want to get rid of someone, not in the AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap sense..... but no longer relate to them. You 86 'em.
In BF terms, if you can't stand hearing a member anymore, you 86 'em.
I was once on a group ride where an unwelcomed rider started tagging along, so the rider who knew him looked at me and said, "Lets get rid of him". Hah !! Today I'd say "okay, lets 86 'im !".
I overhauled a hub and what do I do with the used bearings ? I 86 'em.
And you say with a little gusto, and a very wry smile
I know there's other associated meaning for the term, but that's how I first heard it and used it. I still use it all the time for getting rid of anything.
In BF terms, if you can't stand hearing a member anymore, you 86 'em.
I was once on a group ride where an unwelcomed rider started tagging along, so the rider who knew him looked at me and said, "Lets get rid of him". Hah !! Today I'd say "okay, lets 86 'im !".
I overhauled a hub and what do I do with the used bearings ? I 86 'em.
And you say with a little gusto, and a very wry smile
I know there's other associated meaning for the term, but that's how I first heard it and used it. I still use it all the time for getting rid of anything.
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I have heard "shred the brown pow" about a decade ago, then I fell out of mountain biking in a group so I keep using old terms unless I watch enough sam pilgrim videos.... Then everything is sick.
I mentally think/say "send it" if I am going for something ballsy. Or "I sent it too hard and went OTB"
Then there is that "guerrilla snot" mud that sticks to everything.
Don't forget the "moon dust" up in the sierra's
I figure mountain biking takes a lot of slang from other extreme sports and mashes it together.
To me, shredding the gnar means you were stylish going down the mountain and hit the berms, jumps, and features hard.
I almost never shred the gnar. More of a "yeah I sent that trail and crashed, had a sick bail and landed on my feet".
I don't know what the kids say these days.
I mentally think/say "send it" if I am going for something ballsy. Or "I sent it too hard and went OTB"
Then there is that "guerrilla snot" mud that sticks to everything.
Don't forget the "moon dust" up in the sierra's
I figure mountain biking takes a lot of slang from other extreme sports and mashes it together.
To me, shredding the gnar means you were stylish going down the mountain and hit the berms, jumps, and features hard.
I almost never shred the gnar. More of a "yeah I sent that trail and crashed, had a sick bail and landed on my feet".
I don't know what the kids say these days.
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