Glossary from Over the Bars to Workable

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Over the Bars: What your body does when your bike makes a sudden stop and your body keeps going. This is typically followed by a face plant. "That hill was so steep that half way down I went over the bars."
Shred: Tear’n up the trail. Really working the track. "Hey did you catch that guy shred that course."
Single Track: A part of the course that is a dirt trail. This is typically a narrow trail just wide enough for a bike. This is the ultimate mountain biking course.
Slick Rock: An exposed rock face. Perfect for banking, jumping and scraping on.
Small Gear: These are the bottom gears that are typically reserved for climbing.
Sole Barney: An excellent rider on a top notch, expensive bike. Not to be confused with a basic Barney.
Stoked: Feel’n good. Pumped up. "I was so stoked when I cleaned the rock garden."
Stutter Bumps: A part of the trail that has wash board feel to it. The bumps on the trail are very close together and have the effect of making you stutter as you ride over them.
Style’n: Looking good to others. You’ve got the look, the bike and the moves. "Fred’s really style’n since he got the new ride."
Toss: To toss ones cookies. To puke, throw up or hurle. Usually in association with eating too much and then riding too hard.
Trials: A type of course designed to test the skill of the rider through a series of very tight obstacles. The obstacles usually consist of rocks, streams, cars, logs and every other impassable barrier available.
Weenie: A really pathetic rider. If male, typically implies that he does not have one.
Wipe-out: When you totally bust on your bike usually over the handlebars or to the side.
Workable: A section of the course that appears difficult, but could probably be ridden.

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