Bike Talk
June, 1990
Words to the Cycle-WiseKnow your downstrokes (pushing the pedal down) from your upstrokes. Here's a brief bicycle-English dictionary:Attack: In a race, a fast breakaway from other riders.The Bonks: Total exhaustion from hard riding. You're bonked.Century: A 100-mile ride.Clinchers: Tires with separate inner tubes.Criterium: Street race held on closed streets, between one and three kilometers long.Hammering: Riding hard. Leads to the bonks.LSD: Long, steady distance. A two-hour-plus training ride...
