This Month’s fat-bike.com contest asks the question –
“What shall we call a group of Fat-Bikes?
~ a shrewdness of apes – a sloth of bears – a clowder of cats – a tribe of goats – a murder of crows ~
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Your mission, should you decide to accept it…..is to come up with the best name for a group of fat-bikes. The winner will be voted on by our staff of contributors and the winner gets a custom engraved Ahearne Cycles Flask! Enter by leaving a reply to this post with your suggestion for what we should call a group of fat-bikes!
Thanks to djonnymac for inspiring the idea for this month’s contest! (d-jons message is below)
Hey Gomez,
an important question just arose, is there a name for a group of fat bikes? you know, like a gaggle of geese, a herd of elephants, a murder of crows. If there isn’t that might be a good question to throw up for consideration at fat-bike. let me know, there’s a bunch of people who are about ready to come to blows! okay, not really, but we’re still curious.
thank you sir!,
djonnymac
Next Month’s Contest will allow you to send us a short essay on why we should PIMP your PUGS!
So don’t be shy……..send us your ideas and comments! ……and don’t forget to enter to win a flask full of ?
A “bloat” of fatbikes.
A flock of fatts
I say that its a federation of fat-bikes. It just rolls off the tongue, no?
A crush of fat-bikes.
A Jenny.
Like a Jenny Craig clinic, where fattys gather.
Cool idea, whatever wins we need to all start using it, may help make us socially accepted (lo)…
I’m thinking a “truck of” a “rumble of” or a “grumm of” because of the sound we make when we hit the pavement with these bad boyz.
Maybe a “float of” as they do float with a double meaning that goes along with a “parade of”
Lance
okay, I have to throw my fat bike nomenclature ideas in:
1) a “Lug” of fat bikes (a lug of Pugsleys, a lug of Mukluks etc.)
2) a “Keg” of fat bikes (somehow it just seems appropriate….)
3) a “treason” of fat bikes (I don’t know why- might be more appropriate for a group of lawyers or politicians)
A “gaggle” of fat bikes/
are we allowed more than one go ?
🙂
a “Flight” of fat bikes
I think a Pod would be a good description of a group of fat bikes. It obvioulsy refers to whales in the wild and whales are not known to be small or svelte, neither are fat bikes. Typically Pods are family groups and fat bikers are all like family (you know the crazy ones that no one admits to being related to). Also a Pod of Pugs flows easily off the tongue.
I am throwing out a “Rookery” of Fat Bikes.
Just like penguins in the cold, fat-bikers usually gather in large groups and form circles (otherwise known as snow footdown events) and or gather around fires to share each others warmth (and other cold weather appropriate tidings).
a flotilla of fat bikes
A Legion of Fatties.
How about a “fraggle of fatties”
a phalanx of fat bikes
Since a gathering of Fat-Bikes is always Fun…
“Fleecing” was the 1st thing that came to me. or…
a “Giggle” of Fat-Bikes.
A “Grumble” of Fatbikes. You know, the sound the tires make on hardpack…..
A corpulence.
A blizzard of fatbikes.
What I meant by “Fleecing” was the Urban Dictionary meaning, not the normal dictionary meaning.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fleecing
How about a “swell” of fat bikes?
A Vat
Consistent with the prize and the reference to volume, I suggest a ‘dram’: a measure of Scotch Whisky paid to distillery workers as part of their wages.
A “SHIT TON” of fattys
A Derby of fat-bikes
Wow! Looks like Tupps is gunning for that flask….LOL
Session of Fat-Bikes
Happening Fat-Bikes
Clouds of Fat-Bikes
Swarm of Fat-Bikes
Cluster of Fat-Bikes
Heap Of Fat-Bikes
Corral of Fat-Bikes
Pow-Wow of Fat-Bikes
Jamboree of Fat-Bikes
Watch out Tupp…..
a Clan of Snows.
how bout ” rollin chubbies”
Well, there are always 2 of them. They are big and round and firm. They bounce. What would you do?
Rubber Bumpers
A pudge of Fat Bikes.
A chub…..
A paunch…
A velo ….
A conglom…
A mass…
A hub…
A clump..
A flock…
A Stampede of Fat-Bikes
A Tub
A Freyr of Fat Bikes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freyr
Yes. I forgot this god road around on a PIG!
Nerd herd
heavy bevy
a bevy
a clutch
chubby cluster
An “army” of fat bikes. Referring to a group of frogs because they are also amphibians and can go anywhere. Plus a group of fatties is intimidating just like an army is!
A bevy of…
A congress of…
A ballet of…
A kindergarten of…
A pladge of…
A swarm of…
How about:
“Bering Straits of Fat-Bikes”
“Avalanche of Fat-Bikes”
“The Sled Dogs of Fat-Bikes”
“Snowballs”
“Cornice of Fat-Bikes”
“Sand Storm of Fat-Bikes”
Lowpsis
A Merry Fat Mass
A gaggle of fatties.
A Silent Thunder.
I’m with stoopid?
Bastards
a skulk of fatties
skulk: one who avoids work or obligations/ a gathering of thieves.
A Crease of Fatties
a “clique” of fatbkes
a ” battery” of fatbikes
a “throng” of fatbikes
a “coterie” of fatbikes”
Some Fat-fat-fatties…
A Heard…
Morbid-o-beasts…
Tons-o-fun…
Big Boned…
Husky Girls….
rubenesques…
Buxoms…
Zaftigs…
Waifs…
Anorexics …
BBW…
How about, just plain AWESOME
Just a tag line,
More cushion better pushing….
fat-terazzi
fat-some
fat-bomb
fat-o-calypse
Fatimids
Fati
Fatern
Fatimals
Armada of fatbikes
Flotilla of fatbikes
Fatinny
Fat-jacks
A Fat-Pack better yet..
A Phat-Pack
A Swarm of fatbikes.
A group of Fatbikes is a Blitzkrieg
WMDs
An Insurgency of fatbikes
An unstoppable rebel force of fatbikes
Envy
Fat Mob
A Kettle of fatties.
A float
Fattle
I say we call ’em:
A “Roll” of Fat Bikes
A gaggle of grinners
Since fat bikers seem to love inclement weather, and since the sound of our tires is a bit like approaching thunder, I say a group of fat bikes should be called a “front.” As in storm front.
Imagine gray ominous skies and the rumble of tires coming closer and closer. Yep, sounds like there’s a Front rolling in.
I am a Fan of the “Front”
Probably showing my age but what about a “Fat Pack”? or for the hipsters a Phat Pack.
A wall of whoopass (a bunch of fat bikes is more like a wall than a can, but what the hell – I formally submit “a can of whoopass” as well).
The League of Extraordinary Cycles
A fat bike syndicate
Wide-tire troop
A big fat bundle
…or how about this one: Jackpot!
Terror squad
Unstoppable mass
A unit of freaks
A big fat gross
Pool of fools (a take on the easy-going, social nature of fat bike riders)
Fat crew
Fat crowd
Crowd of loud
Only one possible name— a CLOT of fat bikes!
a “Drift” of Fat-Bikes.
A “shindiggety” of fatties
An adipose, i.e., a fat cell… of fatbikes.
A large rubber band.
“Mass” of fat bikes.
someone said swell I like that too.
the kardashians
girls night out
Flotation celebration
Orca Dance-party.
Oh man!, there are some good ones above…..got a late start, so I’m in tough….here I go…..
A Flurry of Fatness.
SLUMP BUSTER
Phat Bastards
well, the act of going fatbiking with a group could be termed “Rolling Phatties”
Phatternity
A gloriously good time.
A pod of bikes
“Surly Men”
A Fat Troop or F Troop for short
A murder of crows
A Hulu of bikes
El Gordo
Globe floaters
Nuts
A group of gorillas may be called a “whoop”, so I’ll suggest “whoop” of fat bikes. I’m also a fan of “bloat” as mentioned above. I also like “drove” and “sleuth”.
A Buffet (where the fatties hang out)
A Thunder of Fatbikes
A Plague of Fatbikes
The solitary band
A Donk of fatties.
A Grip of fatties is also applicable.
A Virus of….
A Pride of…….
A Rush of……
A Pavarotti of……..
An “Albert” of Fatties (Like Fat Albert)
heavy metal
obikesity
A pooch. duh. Has no-one else really said “A Pooch of Fat Bikes”? =)
bike buffet
How about a “FLOAT-iLLA” of Fat Bikes?
Thunder of fatties
A group of Fat Landers……
A group of Rollin Chubbs…….
A ‘fraggle’ of fatbikes; or a “ditarod” of fatbikes (taken from the race course which they were originally designed for).
“Floatilla” is used in AK
Rollie Pollie
Fat Arshes
A grip of fat bikes.
rind (as in pork)
glom
chum
1- A “Bagel” of Bikes
2- A “Pugle” of bikes
3- A “Malt” of bikes
4- A”Wasabi” of Bikes, wide a$$ and burly individuals !
5- A “Hotdog” of Bikes, Huge oversize tires, dam good !
Wow, a lot of good ones!!
Kind a think I don’t have a shot; but then again………. 😉
Getting down with the Fatness…….
A Wisconsin 😉 FAT trip……
A Freakshow of…….
A circus of…….
A whole lot of rubber of……
A hoard of…….
Who let the clowns out???
Peace
An avalanche of fat bikes.
Liked bloat and front as well.
“belly”
A Bunk of big bikes or a Crush of Pugs.
Carnival of Fat-Bikes
A “pack of Trojans”. (That’s a lot of rubber.)
Guzzling Pothole Bobcats
Willacoochee Handlebar Hurricanes
Gravel Grove Beer Freaks
Wild Axle Minions
Deerlick Tire Belchers
I used a biker gang name generator on line.
A farrow of fatbikes –
a group of overweight porcine critters is known as a farrow
– Overweight Support Group
– A “phleet” of fat bikes, because they are phat and leet.
How about a FOAM short for Fatties On A Mission
a storm of fat bikes
a morph of fat bikes
a mass of fat bikes
a glutton of fat bikes
a glut of fat bikes
a fat of fat bikes
a Z of fat bikes ;~)
A ‘DIET’ of Fat-Bikes !
A gang of yeti’s
A Fat Pack.
How about the
Fat Pho
Fat Dass
Fat T. Mah Gi
how bout a brigaide of fatbikes?
“Flounders of Flotation”
A Mass of Ass
L.E.F.T.S.A. (League of Fat Tired Surely Apes) (or possibly Athletes)
L.E.F.S.A. (League of the Explorative Fat and Social Association)
Phat Assembly of Hooliganism
Keepers of the Humongous Treads
F.A.R.T (Fat Association of Rotund Tread)
Husker Troop
FLEB (Fat League of Extraordinary Bicyclists)
Rolling Enchiladas
Big ‘ol Flotation Troop
A Party!
Girth n Gears
The Rosie O’Donnell’s
For the record, it was still December here in CO.
Oh I know it’s late, but I thought of some more………
L.E.F.S.A. League of Endomorphic Fattness and Social Addiction (or Alcoholics) I kinda like the latter one better:-)
A great reason to drink.
P.U.G.S. (Phat Underestimated Ginormous Studs)
P.B.R. (Phat Big and Rowdy)
ROTWEG (Riders of Tread With Enormous Girth)
Lastly…….
An excuse to ride though fire!
Chubby Chasers
Husky Russkies
Maybe a drift of fatbikes. There goes some drifters.
Simple and to the point…”Fat-Pack”
A ” Rotunda”
simply a Fat Pack
A steatopygia (steet oh pee gee a) of fatties.
(steatopygia= extreme accumulation of fat on the buttocks)
trax, a pop of fat bikes.
trax, or a pop of fat bikes
Convoy. Ffor some reason Ice Road Truckers popped in my head and I imagine a long convoy of fat bikes rolling across the frozen tundra carring a whole load of fun to God knows where..
I have several
1) a Herd
2) a Pod
3)a Mass
Thanks
p.s. I have a Trek Farley. one of the few
A Posse.
How about a “Brew ” of fat bikes?. What could be better than beer and bikes?
…. a FLOATILLA ….
A faternity
A faternization
A fatulence
How about “A POD of Land Whales”?
A Trundle of Fatbikes.
A “Conglomeration” of Fat Bikes
A Fine of Fatties.
A gathering should be called: A Gyrobesity of Malapertness. I can explain it if I need to. That flask should only be filled with Whiskey. Preferably Canadian.
And it serves to mention that your bike is the most gyrobescent ever. Really? Don’t we all want the biggest we can get?!
a chub
looks like Slo Joe Recumbo December 2, 2011 at 2:48 am #
already suggested a Chub, i second that
A cacophony of fat bikes
A crush of fat-bikes
A Faction* of Fat-Bikes
*Faction: a group within a larger group that has different ideas and opinions than the rest of the group.
When fat-bikes are out together after a nice run through some muddy stuff, you see this big wall of dirt and/or snow-caked tires coming at you. Clumps of dirt are called clods, so why not call it a clod of fat-bikes?
Simple. It should be called a glutton.
A TAF of FAT BIKES or TAF of Fatties
(TAF =FAT)
A Federation.
“We mostly see the males traveling alone, but this is the first time we’ve seen a whole Federation of Fat-Bikes like this in the wild.”
A “ROLL” of fat bikes.
Clearly, the answer is “A rumble of fat bikes.” That’s the sound they make on paving, and a fat bike is definitely what you want to take to a derby or other rumble.
A pack of Fat bikes should be called a pelo-“ton”.
Thanks, Send me my flask!
Bert
Killer Chillers
A ‘squadron’ of FatBikes…
A “fatwa” of fat bikes!
A “fatwa”
A “froth” of fat bikes. Because they float on top….
If a group of road bikes = PELOTON, how about…… FATATON?
or
FATOON
A ” Pound” of Fat Bikes.
Oh it’s totally a “Plump” of Fat-Bikes.
A blubber of fat bikes!
A Murder
“Fattie Slumber party”
It’s march, who won the contest?
Look at the date of the original post.
Sorry I missed out on this. I would have suggested ‘flog’.