wheelsucker

There was a time you would be honored simply to be a "wheelsucker" behind a pro, but the truth is that the "crabon hoops" of today are simply not worthy of sucking as were the 36-spoke box-section rims of yesteryear.

Sweetest Ta-glue: Putting the "Sade" in "Crusade" BikeSnobNYC 2010

What I never understood about Rapha was why they would put "wheelsucker" on the ass of their bibshorts.

My Bike, It's Full of Stars! Every Material, Every Color, All the Time BikeSnobNYC 2009

I thought I was defending Indurain from your "wheelsucker" claims.

Podium Cafe 2009

And here's the canine wheelsucker or, more accurately, "wheelsniffer" who joined us at one point, his leash trailing behind him like a "fixter's" key carabiner:

BSNYC Road Dairy: Last Stop Portland BikeSnobNYC 2010

Unfortunately, though, we here in New York are among those who will not be able to purchase them, which means I will have to find another way of frightening off that 49th wheelsucker.

Some Assembly Required: Group Rides and Product Development BikeSnobNYC 2010

Hell, I'd even feel proud to be dragging around this wheelsucker no matter what they're riding and whether or not they feel like chatting.

Riding Tactics: Letting Go and Moving Forward BikeSnobNYC 2009

It has a picture of two cyclists on it, with an arrow pointing to the wheelsucker.

Lookin' Good: Holiday Cycling Fashions BikeSnobNYC 2008

Also in the Velonews interview, they actually asked Contador who the bigger wheelsucker is, Levi or Cadel.

Keep Dreaming: From Fantasy to Reality BikeSnobNYC 2008

* Which even caught the old dogs on the bed. about the wheelsucker of Menchov, always in his wheel, and never dropped.

Podium Cafe 2009

Asked who was the greater wheelsucker (¿Quién es más chuparruedas, Leipheimer o Evans?), Leipheimer or Evans, Contador smiled, "Uff. Mmm. The truth, I would not know how to decide ...."

Podium Cafe gavia 2008