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Members of cycling communities have a lexicon to refer to their social activities which is not shared with outsiders. Below is a list of terminology. What observations about group norms can you make based on these terms? What aspects of identity are constructed through the use of these terms, beyond simply being an avid cyclist?

 Taking a pull: riding in the front of the line of cyclists and breaking the wind resistance

 Wheel sucker: someone who drafts and never takes a pull

 To hammer: pedaling hard

 Hammerhead (pejorative): someone who likes to hammer a lot

 Crit (abbreviation for criterium): a competition on a short distance course where cyclists do laps

 Prime: prizes in a crit

 Sandbagging: racing a category beneath one’s abilities to get a prime

 Granny gear: lowest gear

 Off the back: getting left behind by the group

 On your wheel: riding close to the cyclist in front of you (often used to describe someone’s strategy in competition)

 Clydesdale: a male cyclist over 220 pounds or a female cyclist over 160 poundsDo you have any social groups which have specific lexicons and, if so, what are the consequences of using or not using these terms in ingroup or outgroup interactions?