Pinning It

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cappa

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Hey I was interested in what the phrase “pinning it” meant to different people out there

to me it means having a fast run with little mistakes

what does it mean to you?
 
chase1

chase1

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going fucking flat out, i mean really pushing it.
110% effort.
no brakes,
no fear,
completely perfect.
 
fatass

fatass

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You cannot simply say "I'm gonna pin this run" but however, you CAN pin that run. But pinning is fast for some, slow for others, when I pin it, sam hill has no chain, when sam hill pins it, my eyes burn out and a giant vortex is created in the massive vacuum that goes behind him, sucking trees out of the ground.
 
NCR600

NCR600

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It's a motorcycling expression.

It means doing something "with the throttle pinned to the stop" i.e. having the throttle wide open and hard against the throttle stop.

It shouldn't be used in relation to vehicles that don't have an engine, let alone a throttle.
 
Turner_rider

Turner_rider

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cappa said:
Hey I was interested in what the phrase “pinning it” meant to different people out there

what does it mean to you?
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To me pinning goes with the following:

(a) Sewing
(b) Broken bones

I'm led to believe the term "pinning it" was just a derivative of "nailing it" as pin and nail can mean the same this in the states. Either way it still sounds a bit lame.
 
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takai

Eats Squid
Thats what i always knew it as.

NCR600 said:
It's a motorcycling expression.

It means doing something "with the throttle pinned to the stop" i.e. having the throttle wide open and hard against the throttle stop.

It shouldn't be used in relation to vehicles that don't have an engine, let alone a throttle.
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Shorty40

Shorty40

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Apparently it's not a "cool" word anymore :rolleyes:

Either way, most people (particularly those that are turning their noses up at it in this thread) in our sport know what the term means when used in the context of mountain biking ;)

By the way, I never quite 'pin' a run. I only ever go as far as tucking up the hem. So I have created a new term more moutain bike specific..........HEMMING IT :D
 
alpinestar12

alpinestar12

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Shorty40 said:
Apparently it's not a "cool" word anymore :rolleyes:

Either way, most people (particularly those that are turning their noses up at it in this thread) in our sport know what the term means when used in the context of mountain biking ;)

By the way, I never quite 'pin' a run. I only ever go as far as tucking up the hem. So I have created a new term more moutain bike specific..........HEMMING IT :D
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yes it is overused. I knew it came from motos, but thanks for explaining that NCR. Let's HEM IT on saturday Dan!
 
kyleman

kyleman

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No brakes
Lots of pedalling
All weight on the back wheel without damaging it
As fast as you can go without peeing.
Its just that easy:)
Also if you stack whilst "pinning" its still included as a "pinned" run because you "pinned" so hard you stacked.
 
Mahoney_007

Mahoney_007

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takai said:
See i always had hucking down with backcountry, not MXing. Then again i was a roady not a dirt biker.
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Nuh I thought it came from skiing/boarding and yeah back country hucking?

I was just adding another ripped off word we like to use. They are all drops to me :D
 
binner

binner

Hath shat hymself
pinned

I used that word all thru my studies at uni in Fashion, hahhh it didnt get me anywhere....:)
 
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