Since this is Beginners and a good few people here will likely be just starting out with cycling, and perhaps even forum chatting, I thought it might be a good idea to compile a list of commonly used acronyms that you might expect to find on CycleChat:
AAMOF - As a matter of fact
AASHTA - as always
Sheldon has the answer
ACF - Another cycling forum
AFAIC - As far as I'm concerned
AFAICT - As far as I can tell
AFAIK - As far as I know
ASJT - Another Subtle Joke Trampled
ASL - Advanced stop lines
BR -
BikeRadar.com
BRB - Be right back
BSO - Bike shaped object
BTSIDIGTTS - been there seen it done it got the tee shirt
BTW - By the way
C+ - Cycling Plus
CTC -
CTC
FWIW- For what it's worth
FYI - For your information
HTH - Hope this helps
IIRC - If I remember correctly
IKWUM - I know what you mean
IME - In my experience
IMHO - In my humble opinion
IOW - In other words
ITYFIABMCTT - I Think You'll Find It's A Bit More Complicated Than That
KWIM - Know what I mean
LBS - Local bike shop
LOL - Lots of laughs / Laughing out loud / Laughing on-line
MTB - Mountain Bike
NN2R - No need to reply
NSFW - Not safe for work
OMFG - Oh my f***ing god!
OP - Original post / Original poster (First post in a thread / Person who posted it)
OT - Off topic (a thread that doesn't match the content of the forum/site)
OTOH - On the other hand
PMSL - Peeing myself laughing
RLJ - Red light jumper
ROFL - Rolling on floor laughing
ROFLMAO - Rolling on floor laughing my ass off
RTFM - Read the f***ing manual
SMIDSY - Sorry mate I didn't see you
STW -
Single track world
TBH - To be honest
TIA - thanks in advance
TNX or
TXS - Thanks
TTFN - Ta-ta for now
UKMTB -
UK MTB Forums
WTG - Way to go
WVM - White van man
YACF - Yet Another Cycling Forum
YSR - Yeah, sure, right
FFS - For f**ks sake
WTF - What the f**k
