Chopper

Insult for a newbie or someone who clearly has no clue what they are doing but try had to pretend they do. Commonly used in cycling circles where newbies will “chop” your front wheel when over taking. Opposite of hitter or frappeur.

Example 1: That guy’s cycling gear is all wrong - no socks, glasses under the helmet straps... What a chopper !

Experienced cyclist to a mate: “Stop half wheeling like a bloody chopper!”

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faffluencer

As per the rules of cycling where faffing should be kept to a minimum, a faffluencer is a cyclist who adds faff to pre-ride faff, ride faff and even post-ride faff, by posting about their cycling on social media. An extension of bikefluencer. See also “faffluencing” or “to faffluence”

Hitter 1: We missed that KoM on the climb because that faffluencer had to stop for a pic.

Hitter 2: I know, never seen someone faffluencing so much. Bit of a chopper move.