![]() Bicycle Adventure Club: organization to run member-led bike trips all over the worldīig: in gearing, hard to pedal, as in, “I can’t believe you got up that hill in that big a gear.” Opposite of Little, synonymous with High.Bibs: cycling shorts with shoulder straps (always plural, like “pants”).Beats per minute: measure of how hard your heart is working.Beater: cheap, beaten-up bike used for commuting and knock-about riding.On a bicycle, found in the bottom bracket, the headset, the jockey wheels, the hubs, and the pedals. Bearing: Device for allowing one part to rub against another while minimizing friction.BCAA: short for Branched Chain Amino Acid.Base training: long, steady rides designed to build a base.Base: the foundation, got from long hours of steady, moderate riding, on which more intense training is built.Bar tape: the tape wrapped around the handlebarīaroudeur: literally warrior in French, a rider who is aggressive and daring and thus likely to win a stage of a stage race that isn’t a climbing stage, a sprint stage, or a time trial.Barrel adjuster: barrel-shaped device in-line on a shifter cable that adjusts cable tension.Ball bearing: bearing in the shape of a ball.Balaclava: warm head sock with eye and nose holes.Also called the Gruppetto or the Laughing Group. Autobus: in a race, the trailing group of non-competitive riders, who are only trying to make the time cut.Attack: in a race, a sudden acceleration designed to leave competitors behind.Arm warmer: garment that covers the arm from wrist to armpit.AKA “banging handlebars” or “banging elbows” Argy-bargy: jostling and banging for position during a sprint.Apex: the “center” of a turn, the pivot point.Anti-fog: refers to glass or glasses treatments that inhibit fogging up.Anti-bacterial: refers to clothing that has bacteria-inhibiting properties.Ankle flexing: rocking your foot forward so your toes drop and your heel rises as you pedal.Anaerobic threshold: the level of effort beyond which your CVS can no longer maintain the oxygen level in your muscles.Anaerobic: literally “without oxygen,” referring to exercise that uses oxygen faster than your CVS can resupply it.Aluminum: light-weight metal, used in bike components, and in bike frames before carbon.Allen wrench: wrench with a hexagonal tip that fits into a hex bolt.Aggressive geometry: frame shape designed for maximum speed, esp.Aerodynamic: shaped to slip through the air with little resistance.Aero bike: bike designed to be aerodynamic.Adventure bike: bike built for comfort rather than speed, intended for riding on rough surfaces or dirt roads.Acupuncture: Eastern medicinal needles in skin.Acclimatization: adjusting to new weather conditions, usually heat or elevation synonym for Acclimation.Accessory: piece of equipment that’s a part of cycling but not a part of the bike.650B: wheel size smaller than the standard 700 size, sometimes used by small riders or to allow the use of very large tires.53-11: the highest gear on a bike with standard gearing-the chain is on the 53-tooth cog in front and the 11-tooth cog in the rear.105: the least expensive of Shimano’s three gruppos.
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