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Word of the Day (gravel related)
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Groads. GROADS. as in, "all these late onset roadies that hate riding roads are looking for groads to ride on"

here is good list of groads in your area.

perhaps we will be known as Groadies.

that is all.

Anne Barnes
ABBikefit, Ltd
FIST/SICI/FIST DOWN DEEP
X/Y Coordinator
abbikefit@gmail.com
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Re: Word of the Day (gravel related) [ABarnes] [ In reply to ]
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ABarnes wrote:
Groads. GROADS. as in, "all these late onset roadies that hate riding roads are looking for groads to ride on"

here is good list of groads in your area.

perhaps we will be known as Groadies.

that is all.

groadies. i like it. groads, with the occasional whoop de do to keep the blood flowing, are my favorites.

Dan Empfield
aka Slowman
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Re: Word of the Day (gravel related) [ABarnes] [ In reply to ]
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It's a word of the day that will hopefully soon be forgotten.

Love the idea of map. Though the couple I know locally on it are paved.
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Re: Word of the Day (gravel related) [ABarnes] [ In reply to ]
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Word of the day for a day in 2017?

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Groad. Gravel + Road... It's becoming a term, but shouldn't. At Panache we are totally sold in on the movement. In fact, we have been long time participants and proponents of riding on non paved roads. The movement is a thing because it's fun, different, challenging, takes you to cool places far and near; places that you haven't ridden before. It can be safer because in theory these gravel, dirt, cinders, paths, tracks, and lanes usually have fewer cars and trucks (although farm equipment pop up as a new obstacle).
But... Groad? No. First, it sounds horrible - like gross or toad.


https://www.panachecyclewear.com/...s/dont-call-it-groad


Or 2013?

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On the GroadGravel riding has exploded over the past few years. Frank Bures tries to figure out where it's going—and if that even matters



https://www.outsideonline.com/1914536/groad


Either way. please no.







Suffer Well.
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Re: Word of the Day (gravel related) [Carl Spackler] [ In reply to ]
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Carl Spackler wrote:
It's a word of the day that will hopefully soon be forgotten.

Love the idea of map. Though the couple I know locally on it are paved.

I couldn't agree more...on both counts :-)

http://bikeblather.blogspot.com/
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Re: Word of the Day (gravel related) [ABarnes] [ In reply to ]
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I'm a roadie, a groadie, a triathlete, a multisporter, a nordic skier, a kayaker, a cyclocrosser, etc...
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Re: Word of the Day (gravel related) [ABarnes] [ In reply to ]
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Groads rhymes with chodes. Not just a coincidence.
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Re: Word of the Day (gravel related) [T-wrecks] [ In reply to ]
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T-wrecks wrote:
Groads rhymes with chodes. Not just a coincidence.


"Grody to the max!" - Valley Girl, Moon Unit Zappa...'nuff said.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grody

http://bikeblather.blogspot.com/
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Re: Word of the Day (gravel related) [ABarnes] [ In reply to ]
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i kinda like 'grinder', as in gravel-grinder, cuz that's how i feel when in 32x34 not getting anywhere fast uphill.

'groad' just sounds bad for all the reasons given above.


"...I try not to ever ride as slow as 20mph. ;) ... And even more than that, I don't race with a speedometer. My computer is set up to show Power // Cadence // Time. I don't actually ever know how fast I'm going. I only know that if I'm in 53/11, and it takes more than 100rpm to hit my target watts, it's time to coast." - Jordan Rapp on '09 IMC
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Re: Word of the Day (gravel related) [ABarnes] [ In reply to ]
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I know this may be too simplistic, but how about just "Gravelliers"? And your teammates that work for you, domesdirts?
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Re: Word of the Day (gravel related) [T-wrecks] [ In reply to ]
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T-wrecks wrote:
Groads rhymes with chodes. Not just a coincidence.


well so does road for that matter ?

I think Panache or whatever is too close to a spanish word for something...
Last edited by: spntrxi: Dec 10, 18 18:18
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Re: Word of the Day (gravel related) [monty] [ In reply to ]
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How about bike riders?
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Re: Word of the Day (gravel related) [Carl Spackler] [ In reply to ]
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yeah......I rode on limestone paths all the time 40 years ago on a regular road bike, sometimes to play video games in the arcade. but no, it must need some new kind of name and special equipment
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