What does MECH mean in bike terms?

[tlippy]

I really did do a search on Google and didn't get an answer. Is it slang for "mechanical"? I think it's used when referring to the derrailuer?

 

[FlatSix911]

I really did do a search on Google and didn't get an answer. Is it slang for "mechanical"? I think it's used when referring to the derrailuer?

It's a general term for any mechanical failure when riding.

Take a look at this list of cycling lingo and memorize it to be cool...

mechanical:
Slang for a problem with the bicycle. "He had a mechanical."

Glossary of Cycling Terminology

Cyclists have their own lingo and language. Hopefully this list will help make sense of it.

www.pactimo.com

 

[tlippy]

It's a general term for any mechanical failure when riding.

Take a look at this list of cycling lingo and memorize it to be cool...

mechanical:
Slang for a problem with the bicycle. "He had a mechanical."

Glossary of Cycling Terminology

Cyclists have their own lingo and language. Hopefully this list will help make sense of it.

www.pactimo.com

I did find that site and MECH wasn't in the list. But it means "failure"? I thought it was referring to the chain rings or shifting mechanism

 

[PowerflyLee formerly known as CheetahLee]

it depends on the context of the convo

 

[Nova Haibike]

Mech is often used in the U.K. to mean the front or rear derailleur, "my bike has a Shimano Ultegra rear mech."

 

[FlatSix911]

Mech is slang for mechanical in the US ... My bike had a mech and I'm out of the race.

 

[Gionnirocket]

Understandable... Just as long as you don't say I had a mech on my acoustic!!

 

[Art Deco]

Does that mean it's OK to say "I had a mech on my electric"?

 

[FlatSix911]

Does that mean it's OK to say "I had a mech on my electric"?

Commonly used slang for mec-tric...

 

[CashMoney]

If it's reference to the shifting system, it could be referring to a mechanically-shifted (by cable) system, as opposed to a fancy electronically shifted system (see SRAM eTap or Shimano Di2 systems).

 

[J.R.]

I really did do a search on Google and didn't get an answer. Is it slang for "mechanical"? I think it's used when referring to the derrailuer?

I've heard the term used for a long time, mostly by road bikers. They mean: mechanism. You'll hear them say 'rear mech', 'front mech' when referring to the rear or front derailleur.

 

[Art Deco]

I've heard the term used for a long time, mostly by road bikers. They mean: mechanism. You'll hear them say 'rear mech', 'front mech' when referring to the rear or front derailleur.

It maybe comes from the time of the safety bycycle which had a mechanism and the pennyfarthing didn't