Glossary
Those who have joined KOTRT's ride should be familiar by now with some of the “comforting words” below…also commonly known as white lies. These words are used as a ploy to coerce & psyche you on or when we want to sound politically correct making excuses!
o THE Reality!
- THE painful ride!
Been riding much?
- How fit are you?
- The opposite will be
Can you clear that drop-off?
- I can, but I bet you can't
- Friend, only in your dreams lah! Where got no climb but downhill only in KOTRT ride one?
Dual suspension is the only way to go
- I I just dropped 3 months' salary on a dual-suspension mountain bike
- Get your bazooka ready, we are going to show them our colours…yellow?
Fun ride
- Tough ride
He sucks!
- He's better than me
He's a geek
- I'm faster than him
He's pretty good
- I know I'm better than him
Hey Faz, shut up!
- This ride is “getting” to me!
Hey, did you guys hear about those new 1.8 gram carbon-fiber quick-release skewers with titanium springs?
- I am a very lonely person
- Weight
weenies!
Hey guys, look at that, what a nice view…
Hey, we could name this trail after
u…
- Help!
Hold on, there's something wrong with my bike
- Let's stop so I can rest
- All I took for a 4-hour ride was a half-empty bottle of month-old OJ and a moldy Twinkie
I can’t come for the ride ‘cos
my friend's wife got pregnant!
I definitely have a flat tire
- Help me change it
I do my own bike maintenance
- When I squeeze the front brake lever, the bike shifts gears
I don't have a low enough gear
- I've gained 5 pounds
I got this bike cheap dear, only RM800.00
- Actually,
they slowed down for a friend!
I think I broke my arm
- There's a little bruise on my arm and I don't want to ride anymore
I think I might have a flat tire
- Slow down, will ya?
I'd jump that but I don't want to tweak my new rims
- I'm too chicken to try
I'm carbo loading
- Pass the ice cream
- This
climb is too much for me, lemme out of here!
I'm tapering
- I haven't ridden in 2 months
- I'm still in the toilet, can't you hear the echo!?
- Please add another 1/2 hour more
I swear to God that it was raining this morning
- Dude, I was so drunk last night that I couldn't wake up this morning
I've decided to buy a lighter bike
- I've gained 10 pounds?
If I bring my full-sus, I will be able to do it!
- Forget about it! You can wait till kingdom comes! I'm definitely not turning up!
If you don't crash, you're not going fast enough, dude!
- I crash a lot
If you're a good bike handler, you don't need to wear a helmet
- I'm
so stupid a brain injury wouldn't affect me
Is ( fill in name ) coming to ride
today?
- I need a rest.
It's getting dark
- I wanna go home
Last climb folks, easy does it!
Last hill…- The last one & definitely a killer!
- Yet to come across any hill by that name JJ
Last one down is buying
- I'll make you feel like a loser and get a free drink too!
Let
me check my GPS coordinates again
- I'm
tired and I need a rest
- Otherwise I would have whooped your butt!
- I
am chickening out!
My tires suck!
- This climb is killing me!
Nah, I've been really busy
- My body fat is 2%
Nanti I call kalau I nak pergi…
Newbie ride…- Ride to the limits of the newly recruited victims.
- Orientation ride…..
- Didn’t know I could actually do that!
- I just have no guts to do it fast!
Nobody needs a dual-suspension mountain bike
- I can't afford a dual-suspension mountain bike
Not much. You?
- My anaerobic threshold is 250 and my resting pulse is 14
Oh, (fill in name) loaned the bike to me since he's got so many
at home,dear…
- Er,
actually it's mine! Just don't have the balls to tell u the truth
cos' I "borrowed" it from our holiday benevolent fund!
Oh, it's just another 5-10 mins more…
She's a hammer- She's faster than me
Sorry guys, I gotta work this Sunday…
Thanks for waiting
- Wipe that smug grin off your ugly face
That's nothing compared to the last one…
- You'll
suffer more this time!
The Average Speed we did was 45kmph!
This section of trail looks doable
- You first, sucker
There is no tough climb…
- Sucker! You're gonna regret coming along!
Tilapia…
- ‘Rin’s
cycling shoes!
Tire pressure too much, no wonder I skidded!
- Once upon a time ago....
- Used
to
Two more kilometers…
- We
have not reached the trail end yet, you sucker, brace for the worse!
Umm...you guys go ahead, I need to check my bike…
Wah-lau-eh! That was a kool jump man! Do it one more time, please?
- Very ambitious or unrealistic goals
Well, let's take it easy today
- Ready, set, go!
We're just 'round the bend / traffic lights
- We've actually just left the house!
- Its easy by my standards...don't know about you though!
- Have not been “lucky” lately!
Last Update 01 April 2004
