Bimble or Pootle

[Venod]

I see the increasing use of Bimble and Pootle in peoples description of rides, especially on Strava, to me its always been a ride when I go out on the bike.

So whats the difference between a Bimble and a Pootle ? are they the same thing ? when does a Bimble become a Pootle ? when does a Pootle become a Bimble?

 

[byegad]

Bimble implies wandering around in a random fashion changing direction at a whim. Pootle is a definite journey/route taken slowly. In my world.
A friend describes Bimbling pedestrians as the ones that swerve all over the pavement making totally random stops to the great inconvenience of all around them.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I see the increasing use of Binble and Pootle in peoples description of rides, especially on Strava, to me its always been a ride when I go out on the bike.

So whats the difference between a Bimble and a Pootle ? are they the same thing ? when does a Bimble become a Pootle ? when does a Pootle become a Bimbl?

When you pimble to Bootle.

 

[winjim]

I think a bimble takes place on foot, but a pootle is on a bike. But then I'm a southerner living in the north, with a scouser for a wife, so my slang is all kinds of messed up.

 

[welsh dragon]

I thought it was bumbling along. IE a pedestrian bumbling along, not knowing where they are going. And pootling is having a destination to go to but very slowly, not in a hurry to get there. Pootling along can be done on foot or in bike.

It has more to do with the intent, rather than how you are doing it.

 

[ianrauk]

A pootle is a taking it easy bike ride.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

A pootle is a taking it easy bike ride.

Same here. I guess you Brits have corrupted our pristine 'Strayan .

Bimble implies wandering around in a random fashion changing direction at a whim. Pootle is a definite journey/route taken slowly. In my world.
A friend describes Bimbling pedestrians as the ones that swerve all over the pavement making totally random stops to the great inconvenience of all around them.

aka iZombies, except instead of saying "Brains! Need brains!", it's "Tweets! Need tweets!".

 

[Stu Plows]

It’s a way to cover the embarrassment that they went out to beat a Strava segment and absolutely bonked on the hill

Not talking from experience...

 

[Doc333]

A pootle is a taking it easy bike ride.

That seems to be my big worry because at the speeds I'm doing I get passed by anyone bimbling or pooleting about

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Bimblings for girls. pootling for boys...
I'd rather be a Pootle than a Bimbo...

I use pootle for slow enjoyable cycling...

 

[fossyant]

On strava is's just an excuse for not going quickly enough !

 

[Bobby Mhor]

On strava is's just an excuse for not going quickly enough !

Is it not obvious on my Strava sig, I pootle

 

[youngoldbloke]

Hadn't we used to say 'tootle'? Is 'pootle' a blend of 'potter' and 'tootle'?

 

[coffeejo]

Bimble implies wandering around in a random fashion changing direction at a whim. Pootle is a definite journey/route taken slowly. In my world.

Mine too. Whereas a plod is a journey that's slow because it's tough.

 

[welsh dragon]

Hadn't we used to say 'tootle'? Is 'pootle' a blend of 'potter' and 'tootle'?