MTB Jargon

HARD TAIL:                           a Mountainbike with no suspension mechanism on the rear but a suspension fork on the front.
SOFT TAIL:                            a Mountainbike with a suspension fork on the front with a very limited amount of travel in the rear chain stay/ seat stay structure.
SAG:                                       the amount of compression measurable in suspension from the rider climbing very gently onto the bike until it is weight bearing.
TRAVEL:                                 the range of movement accommodated by suspension.
DABBING:                             the very undesirable practice of touching the ground to avoid falling on it.
BERM:                                     a banked corner that allows the rider to maintain high speed.
WHEEL NET:                          the growth at the edge of a non-bermed corner that catches a riders front wheel just before it all ends in tears.
OFF CAMBER BEND:             a corner that slopes away from the direction of the turn which effectively increases the degree of lean that your bike is at, thus decreasing traction

                                      available for turning input.
SKIDDING:                            A display of inadequate riding skill or disregard for other trail users.
RAILING:                               negotiating a berm in total control at high speed.
SIX PACK:                              three doubles together providing new and interesting ways to commit suicide on a mountainbike.
BRIDGE:                                anything that leads from one thing to another that is designed to be ridden over.
AIRTIME:                               The amount of time you spend in the air, both wheels of the ground.
MANUAL:                               this term is used to describe lifting the front wheel off the ground and using a shift of body weight to keep it there.
BUNNY HOP:                         both wheels come up off the ground to negotiate an obstacle.
STEP DOWN:                         obstacle that requires the front wheel to drop down a step whilst the back wheel is still at the original high level.
STEP UP:                               the exact opposite of a step down and requiring the front wheel to be lifted onto the step and then the rear wheel to be unweighted so that it can follow.
EATING YOUR GREENS:      veering off the track and into the bushes, with or without mouth open, staying mounted or not!

YARD SALE:                     The yard sale is to crash so hard that pieces of your clothing, bikes and accessories land strewn about you on the trail, in such a way that it looks like you

have laid them out for passers-by to view and purchase.