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Just curious what everyone thinks...
Referring to when you get dropped in a race, I have heard "shelled out the back", but also "he got shelved" (as in you are put away)... got me wondering if both are accepted terms in cycling lexicon or if one is a misinterpretation(like incorrect song lyrics) of the other, and if so which is correct?
PS, this is just for referring to others as it has never personally happened to me 😉
"Shelled" as in the military artillery term for getting blown up. If it hasn't happened to you, then you ain't riding with strong enough riders. There is always someone stromnger and everyone will ventually have a bad race and get shelled off the back.
capwater said:"Shelled" as in the military artillery term for getting blown up. If it hasn't happened to you, then you ain't riding with strong enough riders. There is always someone stromnger and everyone will ventually have a bad race and get shelled off the back.
I was kidding about it never happening to me... has anyone else ever heard he was shelved? Shelled makes more sense in this context I guess.
It's definitely "shelled".
"Shelved" is what happens to [censored] TV shows...
capwater said:"Shelled" as in the military artillery term for getting blown up. If it hasn't happened to you, then you ain't riding with strong enough riders. There is always someone stromnger and everyone will ventually have a bad race and get shelled off the back.
Shelled as in peanuts where you throw away the worthless parts and keep the good parts.
DiabloScott said:Shelled as in peanuts where you throw away the worthless parts and keep the good parts.
yeah but the good parts get eaten up! Like a break that didn't make it...
OK, shelled it is.
My bike was shelved after I was shelled in the race.
i usually say that i got my ass kicked....... or got creamed..... or i suck... but never heard of 'shelled or shelved'... interesting.
"I was riding on the rivet then got shelled of the back when I bonked as the break hammered off the front." Yeah, we talk some funny english......
It's the cycling commentators.
It still makes more sense than hearing the play-by-play of BMX half-pipe competitions . . . 😄
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