How Do You Talk Like A Mountain Biker?
Know how to ride but not how to talk? Untie your tongue – mountain biker slang is easy to learn. Loosen up a little. You can’t expect to talk like a rider if you don’t act like one. Ride with experienced mountain bikers. You’ll learn a lot of the lingo just by hanging out with those who use it. Buy a beginner’s guide to mountain biking. Most mountain biking books include a glossary of terms. Try this biker talk for starters: astro boy – an airborne rider; baby head – a skull-sized rock on the trail; bacon – trail rash (the kind you get in a crash); bonk – run out of energy; endo – to go hurtling over the handlebars in a crash or, in much better style and control, rock the bike forward onto its front wheel; face plant – the name says it all; knobby – a mountain bike tire; rig – your bike. Read biking magazines and check out mountain biking Web sites like mtb.live.com. Ride as much as you can. Before you know it you’ll have mastered a new language.
