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carve v. (from skiing) to ride with great speed around the corners of a twisting fire road.

captain crash v. to "go down with the ship". Usually the result of a novice spud-user failing to clip out in time.

cashed adj. to be too tired to ride any farther; bonked.

chainring tattoo n. the dotted-line scar you get from gouging your shin on the chainring. See rookie mark.

chainsuck n. condition when the bike chain gets jammed between the frame and the chain rings, or when the chainring is so worn that it holds onto the chain and lifts it up to meet the incoming part of the chain.

chi-chi n. extravagant parts used to dress up a bicycle to make it more impressive looking.

chinese toe cuffs n. see toe clips.

chunder v. to crash.

clean v. to negotiate a trail successfully without crashing or dabbing. "I cleaned that last section."

cleanie n. one who desires to remain clean; a wimp who will not have fun, stays on the clean trails.

clipless adj. misleading name for a pedal-and-shoe system where the clips or cleats clip onto the soles of special shoes. Called "clipless" because they replaced toe clips.

clip out (or, sometimes, click out) v. to disengage one's spuds.

cloon n. slamming into the ground, resulting in a ringing head, or a delay in the action. Term used in biking, skiing, and snow boarding.

clotheslined v. the act of catching an upper body part (e.g. the neck) on a low piece of vegetation, resulting in separation of the rider from the bike.

cob clearer n. the lead rider who has to clear out all the spider webs for following riders. May experience wang chung while trying to get the spiders off his face. Similar to spider patrol.

cockrotter n. one who allows his bike to fall in disrepair, and whose bike invariably fails him at some point in every ride. These people don't know why their bike always breaks, and often would rather buy new parts than keep their bike in good condition.

condom n. the little plastic or rubber thing that protects your tube's valve stem from rim damage.

core sample n. or v. the injury caused during a crash by the exposed end of a handlebar. "You'd better plug your bars, or you're gonna get core sampled the next time you go d-o-g."

corndog v. to become covered in silt, usually after a fall.

cranial disharmony adv. how one's head feels after augering. "When my lid nailed that rock, I had a definite feeling of cranial disharmony."

crotch-testing n. sudden impact between a male rider's private parts and something very hard and pointy, such as a handlebar stem or seat.

curb grind n. expensive erasure of low-hanging, shiny parts of the bike on a curb or rock.

curb slide v. to place the front wheel up on a curb and allow the rear tire to scrape along the curb, usually resulting in a loud tearing sound.

cyclephernalia n. the parts used to upgrade/dress-up a mountain bike". See also chi-chi.

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