| A-F |
| Word |
Definition |
| Abubaca |
Where a rider goes straight up the ramp, touches the back tire to the coping, then goes down the ramp fakie. |
| Aftermarket |
A component or product that's not included or intended as original equipment. |
| Aggro |
Can either be used to describe an extreme sport, or to describe aggressive temperment. |
| Aluminum |
A common bicycle frame material that is abundant and inexpensive. Its main drawback is that aluminum is not terribly strong, so frames made from aluminum require tubes of substantial diameter. The advantage is it allows for creative frame designs. |
| Amped |
Stoked, thrilled, pumped up. |
| Anchor |
That which keeps a rider from riding/training to the extent he/she would like, such as a spouse or child. Usually said in an endearing way. |
| Anodization |
A process that hardens and seals metal against corrosion. It can also be used to dye metal colors such as blue, red, or black. |
| Apex |
The sharpest point in a corner. |
| ATB |
All Terrain Bike; i.e. mountain bike, or MTB. |
| Auger |
(v) To meet earth without meaning to, usually with the part of your body above the shoulders. |
| Axle |
The metal rod running through the hanger, with the ends being where the wheels are screwed on. |
| Back 180 |
Back flip with a half rotation. |
| Back Flip |
Done in the air with the rider still on the bike. In vert, and occasionally in street, the rider will land in fakie position on the same ramp. In dirt and street, the rider will do a back flip from jump to jump. |
| Bacon |
Scabs and other crusty red stuff. |
| Bail |
To ditch your bike before a crash. |
| Bank |
Any sloped area under 90 degrees. |
| Bar Spin |
While a rider is in the air, he spins the handlebars a full rotaion or more, grabbing them again before landing. Bar spins are thrown in combination with other tricks, such as back flips, to make them more difficult and earn more points with the judges. |
| Bar-ends |
Attatchments that mount on the ends of a handlebar. Bar-ends allow more leverage when climbing and more hand positions when cruising. |
| Beater |
Wipeout or fall. |
| Berm |
The wall of snow built up in a corner. |
| Betty |
Female rider |
| Biff |
Crash. |
| BMX |
Stands for bicycle motorcross. |
| Body varial |
Rider rotates 360 degrees off the bike and around the headtube, while the bike does a 180 in the air. |
| Boing-boing |
(n) A full-suspension bike. A term usually used by riders who don't think that's cool. |
| Boned out |
A term used to explain the emphasis of style in a trick. In other words, if someone "boned out a indy" they would grab hard and create an emphasis of the maneuver such that his/her legs may appear extended or stretched to a maximum degree. |
| Bottom bracket |
The bottom bracket is where the downtube, seat tube, and chainstays come together. A spindle passess through the bottom bracket, and the cranks attach to the spindle. |
| Bottom bracket height |
The distance between the ground and the center of the bottom bracket spindle. Taller bottom brackets offer more obstacle clearance but tend to be less stable than lower bottom brackets. |
| Box Jump |
Jump used in street competitions consisting of two ramps on either side of an approximately 10-foot deck. |
| Brain bucket |
A helmet. |
| BSG |
Bike Store Guy. |
| Butting |
A process where the diameter or thickness is increased. Frame tubing that is butted has its wall thickness or diameter increased. |
| Can-Can |
When a rider takes one foot off a pedal and stretches their leg over the frame between his legs so both legs are on the same side of the bike, then returns the foot to the pedal before landing. |
| Cantilever brakes |
Traditional bike brakes, one mounted on the frame or fork on either side of the wheel. Pulled together, and against the rim, by a common cable tightened by squeezing a brake lever on the handlebar. |
| Canyon |
The sunken area between ramps in dirt and the empty space between two ramps in street. The big danger in dirt and street is when a rider may not go far enough or may have trouble with a maneuver and doesn't make the second ramp, landing in the canyon. |
| Cased the jump |
Crashed. |
| Chrome-moly steel |
A steel alloy that that contains chromium and molybdenum. A super strong frame material that's easy to work with, but heavy. |
| Chunder |
To crash. |
| Coping |
A rounded lip at the top of a ramp or obstacle, usually made of metal, cement, or PVC pipe. |
| Corndog |
When a rider is head-to-toe in dust, often after falling. |
| Cranial Disharmony |
The way a rider's brain feels after crashing. |
| Cranks |
The "arms" that come out from the spindle and attach to the pedals. The "drive side" crank includes the chain rings. |
| Crotch testing |
The meeting of one's privates with any part of the bike, but especially a hard part. |
| Dab |
When a rider puts his/her foot down and touches the ground in order to maintain balance. |
| Death truck |
Rolling forward on the back wheel while straddling the headtube. |
| Decade air |
In a vert ramp or a quarterpipe, the rider rotates 360 degrees aronud the headtube with the handlebars, while the bike does a 180 degree air. In Dirt or Park/Street, the bike does not rotate and the rider lands riding forward. |
| Dialed-in |
Tuned to perfection. |
| Dirt |
An event whose main distinction from vert (besides material) is that in vert the rider returns to the ramp he launched from, whereas in dirt the rider launches off one ramp and lands on another. |
| Dirt jumping |
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| Dope |
Cool. |
| Double |
A series of two jumps placed close enough together so a rider can make both with one jump. |
| Double Can Can |
Rider moves one leg to other side of bike, then brings other leg up to meet it, elevating his butt off the seat. |
| Double peg |
Both pegs on one side grinding simultaneously. |
| Down tube |
The tube that goes from the fork to the crank. |
| Drift |
The amount a jumper is blown away from the spot during a freefall by unusually strong upper air currents (one of the many factors that go into spotting). |
| Drillium |
A bike part with holes drilled into it in order to decrease its weight. |
| Dropout |
The part of the frame and fork that the wheels are bolted into. |
| Dumptruck |
Riding on the back wheel facing backwards with one foot on the peg and the other foot scuffing the tire in the direction you are facing. |
| Endo |
(n) Where a rider flies over the handlebars. Comes from "end over end." |
| Feeble |
Back peg grinding with front tire on top of obstacle. |
| Flair |
Backflip to 180 degree turn; landing forward. |
| Flatspin 540 |
Spinning sideways while completing 1 1/2 rotations and landing backwards. |
| Flatspin 720 |
Spinning sideways while completing two full rotations and landing forward. |
| Fork crown |
The part of the fork that connects the steer tube to the fork blades. On suspension forks, the crown can often be changed to accomodate different sized steer tubes. |
| Forks |
These secure the front wheel to the handlebars. |
| Frame stands |
Any trick pulled while standing on the frame of the bike. |
| Frontflip |
Flipping forward off a jump. |
| Fufanu |
Same as an Abubaca, except instead of returning to the ramp fakie, the rider turns 180 degrees and comes down the ramp facing forward. |
| Fun Box |
A four-sided box jump (ramp on every side) that is included in street courses. |
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