"biking" Outrage

[lawling]

Incidentally, do any of you real cyclists resent, as I do, the way the terms "bikes" and "biking" have been commandeered my motorcyclists?

Bikes - as in two-wheeled, human powered, pedaled vehicles - were around before the invention of the motor cycle.

It is bad enough to see the words misused on magazines about motor-cycling, but it is a serious affront when Thai Visa uses them in its Motoring sub-forum!

[mr_hippo]

Incidentally, do any of you real cyclists resent, as I do, the way the terms "bikes" and "biking" have been commandeered my motorcyclists?

Bikes - as in two-wheeled, human powered, pedaled vehicles - were around before the invention of the motor cycle.

It is bad enough to see the words misused on magazines about motor-cycling, but it is a serious affront when Thai Visa uses them in its Motoring sub-forum!

Bikes with engines are motorbikes or motorcycles. I think that it is mainly Americans who refer to motorbikes as bikes. It is annoying that we see topics like 'Biking in Bangkok' or 'I've just bought a new bike' and we click on the page and see that it is about motorbikes.

[cdnvic]

There's motorcycle, and bicycle. Bike is slang for each.

No big deal.

Certainly hyperbolic to tag it as an "outrage".

[lawling]

There's motorcycle, and bicycle. Bike is slang for each.

No big deal.

Certainly hyperbolic to tag it as an "outrage".

Sorry - I should have added for the benefit of those who don't understand irony that my reference to Thai Visa was facetious.

[Pink Mist]

we knew that

[ZukiSuzuki]

we knew that

cdnvic was struggling.

[pampal]

Bike and biking should refer to bicycles.

[intumult]

Bike and biking should refer to bicycles.

Da_n (there is 10 baht to the swear box) I thought bikes referred to easy women???

[ThaidleHands]

on yer bike...

[kelvinj]

haven't got too much to worry about in this life, have you?