| M-R |
| Word |
Definition |
| Mad |
1) Crazy. 2) A lot. |
| Mailbox |
Looks like a mailbox, but it is extended about 10 feet long, riders slide and grind on it. |
| Manual |
Where a rider does a wheelie across the top deck before returning to the ramp. |
| Nard Guard |
Device which protects a male rider from an unpleasent meeting of his privates with the stem of the bike. |
| No Hander Lander |
Landing a jump with no hands on the bars. |
| No-Footer/No-Hander |
Any air pulled without feet/hands touching the bike. |
| Nose Wheelie |
Where a rider rides the front wheel while the back wheel is in the air. |
| Nothing |
When a rider fully lets go of his bike with his hands and feet in the air so that no part of his body is touching the bike. |
| Obstacles |
Jumps, hits, handrails, etc., anything a rider uses to throw tricks. |
| Off axis |
When a rider is not straight up and down but tilted slightly to the left or right. |
| One-Footer/One-Hander |
Any air pulled with one foot/hand off of the bike. |
| Park Riding |
New term for the Street discipline at the 2000 X Games. Means the "street" course more resembles a skatepark course rather than an urban street setting. |
| Pedaling |
The actual movement of a speed climbers' feet/legs. The climber will typically be looking up for handholds, letting his/her feet land on holds without looking at them. The legs look like they are pedaling a bicycle. |
| Phat |
Cool or a lot. |
| Pick |
Where a rider balances one part of his bike on their coping, stalling for a moment before returning to the ramp. Usually involves stalling on the front tire (Nose) or either front or back or both pegs. |
| Poser |
Someone who acts better than they are. |
| Potato Chip |
A seriously bent wheel. |
| Quarterpipe |
A halfpipe with one wall; a banked hit. |
| Railslide |
Also called boardslide. To slide on an obstacle or lip with the contact point being the underside of the board. |
| Rocket Air |
When a rider takes both feet off the pedals in the air and places them on the back pegs, then returns them to the pedals before landing. Can be landed in this position also. |
| Rocket Fuel |
Coffee. |
| Rodeo flip |
Going off the jump, the rider rotates to do an almost back flip with a twist, like a corkscrew. |
| Run |
A series of tricks in a sequence. |
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