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Enplusoneosis.
My mentor always tried to calm my n+1 excitement with 'It's just a bike'. Words to live by.
01-24-21, 09:32 AM
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TCO - toe clip overlap - C&V because toe clip
DS / NDS - not really C&V specific but bike specific
Garage door shot - the typical backdrop for a bike pic
DS / NDS - not really C&V specific but bike specific
Garage door shot - the typical backdrop for a bike pic
01-24-21, 09:45 AM
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FD: Front Derailleur
RD: Rear Derailleur
IGH: Internal Geared Hub
Rando: For the nominal purpose of using on, or derived from a randonneur or randonneuse (bicycle suited for randonneuring).
VO: Velo Orange (a popular vendor of bicycles and accessories that usually give a nod to C&V sensibilities)
Not specific to C&V, but sometimes used.
YMMV: A disclaimer made to indicate the poster isn't being dogmatic.
IMHO: A dishonest self-assessment, as this has yet to be used by anyone who is in the least humble about their opinion.
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01-24-21, 10:00 AM
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I havent noticed frankenbike and its synonym, parts bin build, an assemblage of workable but mismatched components using what was readily available.
The pretentious version would be curated build or purpose-built. Also mismatched componentry but selected for a specific purpose or aesthetic. Also see: matchy-matchy.
Theres a dive bar in our neighborhood on Broadway named Bobs Your Uncle.
The pretentious version would be curated build or purpose-built. Also mismatched componentry but selected for a specific purpose or aesthetic. Also see: matchy-matchy.
Theres a dive bar in our neighborhood on Broadway named Bobs Your Uncle.
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1987 Mercian Pro, 1985 Shogun 500, 197? Falcon San Remo, 1972 Peugeot PX-10, 1972 Schwinn Paramount P13-9, 1971 Peugeot PX-10, 1971 Raleigh International, 1970 Raleigh Professional Mark I
Curator/Team Mechanic: 2016 Dawes Streetfighter, 1984 Lotus Eclair, 1975 Motobecane Jubile Mixte, 1974 Raleigh Sports, 1973 Free Spirit Ted Williams, 1972 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Philips Sport
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Sometimes its just a bike. Sometimes its much more.
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1987 Mercian Pro, 1985 Shogun 500, 197? Falcon San Remo, 1972 Peugeot PX-10, 1972 Schwinn Paramount P13-9, 1971 Peugeot PX-10, 1971 Raleigh International, 1970 Raleigh Professional Mark I
Curator/Team Mechanic: 2016 Dawes Streetfighter, 1984 Lotus Eclair, 1975 Motobecane Jubile Mixte, 1974 Raleigh Sports, 1973 Free Spirit Ted Williams, 1972 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Philips Sport
01-24-21, 10:12 AM
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not to be confused with suicide shifters
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If someone tells you that you have enough bicycles and you don't need any more, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
If someone tells you that you have enough bicycles and you don't need any more, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
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01-24-21, 10:16 AM
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Referring to C&V celebrities by their first name - Eddy, Ugo, Tullio, Ernesto, etc.
01-24-21, 10:20 AM
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Maybe more 41 than C&V, but....
An ideal bike should be laterally stiff and vertically compliant.
An ideal bike should be laterally stiff and vertically compliant.
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Steel is real.
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01-24-21, 10:36 AM
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Might as well define it.
FFD = French Fender Day, a wonderful gathering every early fall in non-COVID years where old farts on old bikes, typically built in the French constructeur method, often built by French constructeurs, almost always with fenders (French or not). Attendees believe that bike technology should have just stopped changing long before the Eroica bike date cutoff, and, like Brunelleschi studying Roman ruins to rediscover the technology holding up the roof of the Duomo, Peter Weigle saved bicycling, and possibly humanity by rediscovering low trail and 650b tires.
Alternative definition:
FFD = French Fender Day, a gathering of bike nerds and poseurs every early fall in non-COVID years to slap each other on the back and tell each other how superior our ancient technology bikes are, even though none of us can keep up with the carbon fiber riding Racer Ricks anymore. Most of these bikes will be broken down half the year while the owner searches frantically on French eBay for an obscure French part.
FFD = French Fender Day, a wonderful gathering every early fall in non-COVID years where old farts on old bikes, typically built in the French constructeur method, often built by French constructeurs, almost always with fenders (French or not). Attendees believe that bike technology should have just stopped changing long before the Eroica bike date cutoff, and, like Brunelleschi studying Roman ruins to rediscover the technology holding up the roof of the Duomo, Peter Weigle saved bicycling, and possibly humanity by rediscovering low trail and 650b tires.
Alternative definition:
FFD = French Fender Day, a gathering of bike nerds and poseurs every early fall in non-COVID years to slap each other on the back and tell each other how superior our ancient technology bikes are, even though none of us can keep up with the carbon fiber riding Racer Ricks anymore. Most of these bikes will be broken down half the year while the owner searches frantically on French eBay for an obscure French part.
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If someone tells you that you have enough bicycles and you don't need any more, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
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this whole thread is an insider joke full of jargon 
01-24-21, 10:43 AM
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Turkey Levers ?
Dork Disks, and speaking of threads that are infamous - isn't this one that is still brought up from time to time ?
https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-m...heel-fire.html
Dork Disks, and speaking of threads that are infamous - isn't this one that is still brought up from time to time ?
https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-m...heel-fire.html
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Hammerfest: Group ride where testosterone prevails over common sense (everyone is constantly putting the hammer down instead of pacing)
Masher: cyclist who rides with a slower than typical cadence / higher gear than most would choose for a given situation. Mashing is the opposite of spinning
Masher: cyclist who rides with a slower than typical cadence / higher gear than most would choose for a given situation. Mashing is the opposite of spinning
01-24-21, 11:04 AM
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Turkey Levers ?
Dork Disks, and speaking of threads that are infamous - isn't this one that is still brought up from time to time ?
https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-m...heel-fire.html
Dork Disks, and speaking of threads that are infamous - isn't this one that is still brought up from time to time ?
https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-m...heel-fire.html
01-24-21, 11:08 AM
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Not sure if I'm spelling this right...tombolet' ?
*Tombay
https://www.bikeforums.net/fifty-plu...yed-today.html
https://youtu.be/b0JUtatO9D4
https://youtu.be/c-07ATBSe80
*Tombay
https://www.bikeforums.net/fifty-plu...yed-today.html
https://youtu.be/b0JUtatO9D4
https://youtu.be/c-07ATBSe80
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Tyres, even though the poster is born and raised in the US...
N+1= A monikker for the idiocy that is bicycle addiction; adding a bike to an already overcrowded stable; N-1, a return to sanity, much to the chagrin of the person deleting it.
PO: penetrating oil, pissed off, and an unidentified pronounced odor...Like EVOO for bike folks...
Leverage: the politer word for the technique used to unstick parts that have fused...sometimes pronounced "sledgehammer".
RJ the bike guy: where all amateur mechanics turn to after they have failed the standard way.
Retrofit: adding something to a C and V bike that doesn't belong, knowing folks will resoundingly suggest period-correct hardware; in my case, meaning, "oops...didn't know that wouldn't fit...what if I do this though." Usually follwed by a trip to RJ the Bike Guy.
N+1= A monikker for the idiocy that is bicycle addiction; adding a bike to an already overcrowded stable; N-1, a return to sanity, much to the chagrin of the person deleting it.
PO: penetrating oil, pissed off, and an unidentified pronounced odor...Like EVOO for bike folks...
Leverage: the politer word for the technique used to unstick parts that have fused...sometimes pronounced "sledgehammer".
RJ the bike guy: where all amateur mechanics turn to after they have failed the standard way.
Retrofit: adding something to a C and V bike that doesn't belong, knowing folks will resoundingly suggest period-correct hardware; in my case, meaning, "oops...didn't know that wouldn't fit...what if I do this though." Usually follwed by a trip to RJ the Bike Guy.
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1987 Crest Cannondale, 1987 Basso Gap, 1992 Rossin Performance EL, 1990ish Van Tuyl, 1985 Trek 670, 1982 AD SLE, 2003 Pinarello Surprise, 1990ish MBK Atlantique, 1987 Peugeot Competition, 1987 Nishiki Tri-A, 1981 Faggin, 1996 Cannondale M500, 1984 Mercian, 1982 AD SuperLeicht, 1985 Massi (model unknown), 1988 Daccordi Griffe , 1989 Fauxsin MTB, 1981 Ciocc Mockba, 1992 Bianchi Giro, 1977 Colnago Super
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SWMBO = She Who Must Be Obeyed. See S-1 above. Also refers to obedience on other matters as well as all things bicycle-related.
Tubulars, Tubular tires. Nothing to do with tubeless or tube-type (clincher) tires.
Tubulars, Tubular tires. Nothing to do with tubeless or tube-type (clincher) tires.
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My C&V Bikes:
1972 Bottecchia Professional, 1972 Legnano Olympiade Record,
1982 Colnago Super, 1987 Bottecchia Team C-Record,
1988 Pinarello Montello, 1990 Masi Nuova Strada Super Record,
1995 Bianchi Campione d'Italia, 1995 DeBernardi Thron
My C&V Bikes:
1972 Bottecchia Professional, 1972 Legnano Olympiade Record,
1982 Colnago Super, 1987 Bottecchia Team C-Record,
1988 Pinarello Montello, 1990 Masi Nuova Strada Super Record,
1995 Bianchi Campione d'Italia, 1995 DeBernardi Thron
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01-24-21, 11:23 AM
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1987 Crest Cannondale, 1987 Basso Gap, 1992 Rossin Performance EL, 1990ish Van Tuyl, 1985 Trek 670, 1982 AD SLE, 2003 Pinarello Surprise, 1990ish MBK Atlantique, 1987 Peugeot Competition, 1987 Nishiki Tri-A, 1981 Faggin, 1996 Cannondale M500, 1984 Mercian, 1982 AD SuperLeicht, 1985 Massi (model unknown), 1988 Daccordi Griffe , 1989 Fauxsin MTB, 1981 Ciocc Mockba, 1992 Bianchi Giro, 1977 Colnago Super
1987 Crest Cannondale, 1987 Basso Gap, 1992 Rossin Performance EL, 1990ish Van Tuyl, 1985 Trek 670, 1982 AD SLE, 2003 Pinarello Surprise, 1990ish MBK Atlantique, 1987 Peugeot Competition, 1987 Nishiki Tri-A, 1981 Faggin, 1996 Cannondale M500, 1984 Mercian, 1982 AD SuperLeicht, 1985 Massi (model unknown), 1988 Daccordi Griffe , 1989 Fauxsin MTB, 1981 Ciocc Mockba, 1992 Bianchi Giro, 1977 Colnago Super