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hammerhead

n. a committed bicyclist; an aggressive or adventurous cyclist. Subjects: , ,
Citations: 1989 Lee Feinswog Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (La.) (July 2) “Ripple leaving big wake in triathlon series” p. 4C: It’s expected that Jan is expected to lead on the bike. And that’s a lot of pressure. Some of the girls are starting to call me Hammerhead. It’s pressure. 1993 Tom Steadman Greensboro News & Record (N.C.) (May 9) “Even you can learn the lingo!” p. C11: Hammerhead—A road rider. 1993 Bill Knowlin Usenet: rec.bicycles.rides (July 22) “Re: Death Ride, or ‘Where I Died On My Summer Vacation’”: Erik again let me get away, but not before we both got called hammerheads for plowing up one of the hairpins as we passed a big pack. “Hammerhead back!…. Another hammerhead back!” 1995 Brian Swartz Bangor Daily News (Maine) (June 15) “Mountain bikers are taking the plunge in the Carrabassett Valley”: National competitions have developed since the first “hammerhead,” a self-descriptive term used among hardcore bikers, plunged downhill on a ski slope. 2004 Jessica M. McRorie Daily Local (West Chester, Pa.) (June 27) “Bike & Brew”: The club also provides for all levels of riders, starting with the “A” group, or the “hammer heads,” which is cyclist slang for fast and aggressive riders.

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