Abbreviations?
06-02-23, 05:18 PM
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Abbreviations?
Is there a page that i can look at that has a listing of commonly used abbreviations that are on this forum? As a new member, I would find that enormously helpful.
06-02-23, 05:44 PM
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No, but Google might help. I can't think of any BF specific abbreviations.
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BSO: Bike shaped object
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Not abbreviations, and not specific to this forum, but there's a wealth of bicycle terms and their meanings here:
Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Glossary
Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Glossary
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FD front derailleur
RD rear derailleur
der any derailleur
CF carbon fiber
AL aluminum
TI titanium
BSO bike shaped object (cheap bike)
PR personal record
W watts
FTP functional threshold power
gruppo groupset (not an acronym, but confusing to some, refers to the combined parts of the cranks, gears, derailleurs, shifters etc)
STI shimano total integration (combined shifter and brake levers)
NBD new bike day!!
N+1 one more bike than you currently own (N)
kit clothing (not an acronym, refers mostly to matching bits of tight and aerodynamic clothing)
MTB mountain bike
MUP mixed use path
SAG support and gear (vans that follow riders around on races)
LBS local bike shop
DTC direct to consumer
BCD bolt circle diameter
i’m sure there are many, many more, those pop to mind and some certainly confused me initially, without context
RD rear derailleur
der any derailleur
CF carbon fiber
AL aluminum
TI titanium
BSO bike shaped object (cheap bike)
PR personal record
W watts
FTP functional threshold power
gruppo groupset (not an acronym, but confusing to some, refers to the combined parts of the cranks, gears, derailleurs, shifters etc)
STI shimano total integration (combined shifter and brake levers)
NBD new bike day!!
N+1 one more bike than you currently own (N)
kit clothing (not an acronym, refers mostly to matching bits of tight and aerodynamic clothing)
MTB mountain bike
MUP mixed use path
SAG support and gear (vans that follow riders around on races)
LBS local bike shop
DTC direct to consumer
BCD bolt circle diameter
i’m sure there are many, many more, those pop to mind and some certainly confused me initially, without context
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700 x 38c = 700c tires that are 38 mm wide. (Bicyclists think the c is the width of the tire in c units, whatever those are.)
40 nm = 40 nanometers to everyone except bicyclists, who think nm means NewtonXmeter. As usual, they have no idea what they are torquing about.
The list goes on, but sometimes not knowing is for the best.
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FD front derailleur
RD rear derailleur
der any derailleur
CF carbon fiber
AL aluminum
TI titanium
BSO bike shaped object (cheap bike)
PR personal record
W watts
FTP functional threshold power
gruppo groupset (not an acronym, but confusing to some, refers to the combined parts of the cranks, gears, derailleurs, shifters etc)
STI shimano total integration (combined shifter and brake levers)
NBD new bike day!!
N+1 one more bike than you currently own (N)
kit clothing (not an acronym, refers mostly to matching bits of tight and aerodynamic clothing)
MTB mountain bike
MUP mixed use path
SAG support and gear (vans that follow riders around on races)
LBS local bike shop
DTC direct to consumer
BCD bolt circle diameter
i’m sure there are many, many more, those pop to mind and some certainly confused me initially, without context
RD rear derailleur
der any derailleur
CF carbon fiber
AL aluminum
TI titanium
BSO bike shaped object (cheap bike)
PR personal record
W watts
FTP functional threshold power
gruppo groupset (not an acronym, but confusing to some, refers to the combined parts of the cranks, gears, derailleurs, shifters etc)
STI shimano total integration (combined shifter and brake levers)
NBD new bike day!!
N+1 one more bike than you currently own (N)
kit clothing (not an acronym, refers mostly to matching bits of tight and aerodynamic clothing)
MTB mountain bike
MUP mixed use path
SAG support and gear (vans that follow riders around on races)
LBS local bike shop
DTC direct to consumer
BCD bolt circle diameter
i’m sure there are many, many more, those pop to mind and some certainly confused me initially, without context
