Cycling terminology

Hello there.

Okay, it is now April 2nd and I can post this in the hopes of getting
helpful serious responses from people who may have thought this
request was an April Fools joke had I posted it yesterday.

I am writing a bicycle/cycling related romance story and I need to
know some cycling terminology. What I am looking for are French
phrases which describe certain cycling actions. Phrases such as
Danceur sur le ? for Dancing on the pedals.

I read some of these terms some where but I can't find them now that I
really need them.

Can any of you provide me with some of the French phrases about
cycling along with their English meanings?

If not, or in addition to, can you direct me to some where on the web
where I can find them.

I extend my heart felt thanks to you in advance.

Cheers from Peter

He may not use all the terms you want, but he does have a good feel
for bicycle racing stories.
http://www.daveshields.com/

On Apr 2, 12:08 am, "Sir Ridesalot"
wrote:
Hello there.

Okay, it is now April 2nd and I can post this in the hopes of getting
helpful serious responses from people who may have thought this
request was an April Fools joke had I posted it yesterday.

I am writing a bicycle/cycling related romance story and I need to
know some cycling terminology. What I am looking for are French
phrases which describe certain cycling actions. Phrases such as
Danceur sur le ? for Dancing on the pedals.

I read some of these terms some where but I can't find them now that I
really need them.

Can any of you provide me with some of the French phrases about
cycling along with their English meanings?

If not, or in addition to, can you direct me to some where on the web
where I can find them.

I extend my heart felt thanks to you in advance.

Cheers from Peter

On Apr 2, 7:33 am, "Mike A Schwab" wrote:
He may not use all the terms you want, but he does have a good feel
for bicycle racing stories.http://www.daveshields.com/

On Apr 2, 12:08 am, "Sir Ridesalot"
wrote:



Hello there.

Okay, it is now April 2nd and I can post this in the hopes of getting
helpful serious responses from people who may have thought this
request was an April Fools joke had I posted it yesterday.

I am writing a bicycle/cycling related romance story and I need to
know some cycling terminology. What I am looking for are French
phrases which describe certain cycling actions. Phrases such as
Danceur sur le ? for Dancing on the pedals.

I read some of these terms some where but I can't find them now that I
really need them.

Can any of you provide me with some of the French phrases about
cycling along with their English meanings?

If not, or in addition to, can you direct me to some where on the web
where I can find them.

I extend my heart felt thanks to you in advance.

Cheers from Peter- Hide quoted text -

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Hi there.

Thanks but that site was no help. All it has are testimonials to how
great that author's books are. :(

The search for zFrench bicycling terms continues.

Cheers from Peter

Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Apr 2, 7:33 am, "Mike A Schwab" wrote:
He may not use all the terms you want, but he does have a good feel
for bicycle racing stories.http://www.daveshields.com/

Thanks but that site was no help. All it has are testimonials to how
great that author's books are. :(

The search for zFrench bicycling terms continues.

Have you considered just emailing Sheldon? He does have a
french-english bicycle dictionary on his site (though of course it is
more technical in nature). However, I imagine a francophile of his
disposition would probably be a good resource.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/france-cycling.html
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/eng-fren.html

--
Dane Buson -
Pray to God, but keep rowing to shore.
-- Russian Proverb

"Sir Ridesalot" wrote:

The search for zFrench bicycling terms continues.

I picked up a couple of phrases when cycling in France.

"Bon route" -- something you say to a fellow cyclist.

If someone is climbing particularly well, you say:

"vous avez les chaussettes légères aujourd'hui"

Literally means: you have light socks today.

And if you're having a particularly poor day, you are being visited
by "l'homme avec le marteau" (the man with the hammer).
--
terry morse - Undiscovered Country Tours - http://www.udctours.com

A shy person wrote:
I am writing a bicycle/cycling related romance story and I need to
know some cycling terminology. What I am looking for are French
phrases which describe certain cycling actions. Phrases such as
Danceur sur le ? for Dancing on the pedals.

"En danseuse"

Terry Morse a écrit:

I picked up a couple of phrases when cycling in France.
"Bon route" -- something you say to a fellow cyclist.

Actually, that's "bonne route" (ze road, she ees femelle!) "Bonne"
is pronounced like English "bun."

Sheldon "Francophile" Brown
+------------------------------------+
| France, France...if not for you, |
| the world would be alone! |
| --Victor Hugo |
+------------------------------------+
Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts É-U
Télephone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
http://sheldonbrown.com/french/harris
les pièces "introuvables" envoyé dans le monde entire

On 4 Apr 2007 10:11:30 -0700, "Sheldon Brown"
wrote:


Actually, that's "bonne route" (ze road, she ees femelle!) "Bonne"
is pronounced like English "bun."

Sheldon "Francophile" Brown

OK, fine, and then there is "supplesse". But inquiring minds want to
know the French term for synchronicity - I assume if any group of
Frenchmen want to ride together, they would have the panache to keep
their pedals in synch.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

Curtis L. Russell a écrit:

OK, fine, and then there is "supplesse".

I think you mean "souplesse (f)" which is translated as "suppleness"
"adaptability", "flexibility", "litheness", "lissomness", "fluidity."

My understanding is that there is no exact English cognate for the
cycling usage of this term.

...But inquiring minds want to
know the French term for synchronicity

According to my Robert & Collins, it's synchronisme (m).

Sheldon "Grenouille Honoraire" Brown
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| Le beau est aussi utile que l'utile --Victor Hugo |
| (The beautiful is as useful as the useful) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts
Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
http://harriscyclery.com
Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide
http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com

Sheldon Brown wrote:
Curtis L. Russell a écrit:

OK, fine, and then there is "supplesse".

I think you mean "souplesse (f)" which is translated as "suppleness"
"adaptability", "flexibility", "litheness", "lissomness", "fluidity."

My understanding is that there is no exact English cognate for the
cycling usage of this term.

...But inquiring minds want to
know the French term for synchronicity

According to my Robert & Collins, it's synchronisme (m).

Sheldon "Grenouille Honoraire" Brown
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| Le beau est aussi utile que l'utile --Victor Hugo |
| (The beautiful is as useful as the useful) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts
Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
http://harriscyclery.com
Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide
http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com

What strikes me as fishy here is if a person doesn't know enough French
to know that everything is assigned a 'gender', how are they going to
write a book in French? I took it in high school then realized that in
California the state language is 'ugh' Mexican, not even proper Spanish.
C'est la Vie.
Bill (rusty in French) Baka

On Apr 4, 5:19 pm, Bill wrote:
Sheldon Brown wrote:
Curtis L. Russell a écrit:

OK, fine, and then there is "supplesse".

I think you mean "souplesse (f)" which is translated as "suppleness"
"adaptability", "flexibility", "litheness", "lissomness", "fluidity."

My understanding is that there is no exact English cognate for the
cycling usage of this term.

...But inquiring minds want to
know the French term for synchronicity

According to my Robert & Collins, it's synchronisme (m).

Sheldon "Grenouille Honoraire" Brown
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| Le beau est aussi utile que l'utile --Victor Hugo |
| (The beautiful is as useful as the useful) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts
Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
http://harriscyclery.com
Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide
http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com

What strikes me as fishy here is if a person doesn't know enough French
to know that everything is assigned a 'gender', how are they going to
write a book in French? I took it in high school then realized that in
California the state language is 'ugh' Mexican, not even proper Spanish.
C'est la Vie.
Bill (rusty in French) Baka

Lots of writers will include some terms from a second language in a
book. Unfortunately unless they or their editor is fairly fluent in
that language some real howlers can get in. I used to keep track of
the more flagrant French errors I would find in English language
books. It was not rare to find all the entries in a book had errors
of one kind or another. Often of the "j'ai aller au magasin" type.

I mentioned this on a.u.e and apparently this is common with a lot of
other languages as well.

I even used to have a beret (great headware for winter cycling ) that
had a label saying "Fait en Chine" .

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

BTW I do feel for you about the Mexican language. I was shocked to
find that Americans don't speak proper English : They speak
Amerrrican !