Glossary
The names have been changed, but the events are real!
*Updates and new terms will be indicated in red.
NAMES
Bri-Bart (formerly Bri-Tel): If he’s been spotted recently on a bike, he will crush you in a race.
El Train: Left the station.
Firestorm (previously known as Hot Shot): Winter biking only.
Mt. Whits: A wrench who puts the hammer down.
Origin of Species: Original gansta of La Grande cycling. First spandex sighting ca. 1980. abbrev. Sp.
Power Jach: Produces power with his bike.
Pro Bono Ciclo: Latin for bicycle nut.
Rad Doc: Prescribes climbs for pain.
Radar: Enjoys speed violations for mountain biking, running, and swimming.
Timbertson: Crono tech nut.
Tyler: Potential manifested.
RIDING PARTNERS
Bratt: Old guys.
Brimmie: Rotating stock.
Chipmunk: Brain medicine.
DOT: Lunch break transportation.
LaBray: Category winners.
Sanduberst: MTB tri-aning.
Whieli: Bike shop residents. Note: Pronounced WEE-lye.
Whoe: Fireworks.
EVENTS
Anthony: Toughest road climb in Oregon.
Foothill: Pain-inducing road southeast of town.
Island Ave: Running the gauntlet with the freak show.
Morgan: Pain-inducing road southwest of town.
PJ: Wicked Fartlek training.
TERMS
Attack: Something an animal does, usually a dog.
Bad Driver: 1) Someone on a cell phone, 2) Someone with a dent in their car, 3) Almost everyone.
Chip Seal: Public works for “boulder tar.”
Fan: 1) Environmentally-altering green energy device along I-84, 2) someone who claps at a bike race.
Freeway: 1) Cove Hwy, 2) Elgin Hwy., 3) Union Hwy., 4) any straight road.
Highway (aka expressway): 1) Hunter Rd., 2) Mt. Glen Rd., 3) any road other than a city street.
Hunter: 1) A road, 2) A guy with binoculars sitting in a truck wearing camo.
Snow skip: Like chain skip, but from an iced cluster.
Truck Route: Anything paved or graveled.
Wind: 1) Hurricane, 2) tornado.
QUOTES
A competition is just to show off how hard you’ve been playing. -Eric Jackson, whitewater kayaker. Quoted in Outside.
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The only easy day was yesterday. -Navy Seal Commandment
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Training is training. -Matt Allen
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It doesn’t get easier, you just get faster. -Greg Lemond
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You either ride, or you don’t. -Matt Allen
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To move to a new level in sports many things need to happen. One thing you need to be able to do is to try to get out of your comfort zone as often as you can. The more you get out of your comfort zone, the more likely you are to establish a new one.” -Tom Morin (No More Broken Eggs: A Guide to Optimizing the Sports Experience for Athletes, Coaches, Parents, and Clinicians, p. 7)
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To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail. -Abraham Maslow
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The ideal general wins the war before the battle is ever fought. -Sun Tzu
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That was a fun ride. -Whitfield Hartz
