taco

v. especially in cycling, to bend or fold (a wheel) in the middle. Subjects: English, Sports & Recreation

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Citations: 1988 Tom Cuthbertson Anybody’s Bike Book (June 1) p. 122: If the rim is sprung out of round, so the wheel looks like a potato chip (some people say it’s pretzeled, others say tacoed)…you’ve got to resort to drastic methods if you’re going to be able to ride home at all. 1991 [Bill Tuthill] Usenet: rec.boats.paddle (Oct. 3) “Inflatable Kayaks”: Flaccid material means you can’t brace, and you get tacoed in the smallest of holes. 1995 Charles Walbridge Whitewater Rescue Manual (July 1) p. 66: When a canoe or kayak is caught horizontally against two obstructions…if the current is powerful enough, the boat will be “tacoed,” or folded at the center and pushed through the opening. 1997 Orange County Register (Mar. 30) “Hot Bike Trails” p. K7: “A little over a year ago, I hit a rock or something, I went flipping over, I scraped up my face and tacoed my front rim,” he says. Er, folded up his tire like a taco. 1997 Scott Steepleton Los Angeles Times (June 13) “Patrol Car Batters Bike; Rider Upset” p. B3: He ran over the bike and just kept going.…It tacoed my rims, bent my sprocket and it may have bent the frame. 2005 Ventura County Star (California) (July 4) “Cycling through the lingo”: Taco: To bend a wheel over on itself into the shape of a taco. Example: “I tacoed my wheels, and it cost me 100 bucks.”

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