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gschenk
gschenk
22:32
What does Clyde as a description of a cyclist mean?
I've read it in the context of rim reviews. Where it was claimed a rim would be fit for a Clyde.
freiheit
freiheit
23:27
@gschenk "Clyde" is short for "Clydesdale" and means a heavy cyclist.
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Q: Do we need a Clydesdale/Athena tag

RoboKarenIn cycling, we use the terms Clydesdale or Athena to identify riders who are a few sigmas above the mean in terms of weight. I’m surprised we don’t have these tags. There is a tag “heavy” but many Clydesdale and Athena riders find this term (as well as the f*t word) to be pejorative. The only ...

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Criggie
Criggie
23:45
.yeah did we ever sort that tag structure? AFAIK theres a "lead" tag and all the other synonyms point back to that.
there's also an implication of power in clydesdale too - not a sprinter but definitely an engine of work
If a rider has to haul more mass up a hill, they need more power to do so at the same speed as a lesser rider.
freiheit
freiheit
It's a community-specific term that not all cycling communities are familiar with.

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