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  • January 11, 2016 at 11:35 pm #25232
    Leviathan

    So I was cruising past Old Trafford just singing/humming/mumbling to myself a classic Smith track Reel Around the Fountain:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxLFav1Z9EY

    Then I realized this should be a name for a great Strava segment. Very appropriate for Manchester. But where would the fountain be to set a lap around? Sadly there isn’t one. This is a great segment name without a route.

    I’ve seen most people are not very original or distinctive with their segment names, and he who creates chooses the name. Most are Road A to Road B, or Loop around town X. What are some of the best segment names you have found or created? 

    My best so far: An Irksome Climb, (pun intended)

    https://www.strava.com/segments/10950107

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  • January 16, 2016 at 7:17 pm #864821
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    Leedsmick

    Three was one I kept seeing
    Three was one I kept seeing come up ‘don’t stop for a chinese’ and it took me ages to find the one they meant. It was a huge buffet place on the roundabout before the hill I thought it was on.

    January 15, 2016 at 12:48 pm #864819
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    Rapha Nadal

    We’ve got on near us on the

    We’ve got on near us on the South Downs simply titled “The Bastard”.

    January 14, 2016 at 3:45 pm #864817
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    the_bald_man

    Southcote du Rhone is near me

    Southcote du Rhone is near me.

    There’s also Never give up which is the climb of Perserverance Hill.

    January 14, 2016 at 3:30 pm #864815
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    devoid99

    ‘Terrier dodge’ in Swindon,

    ‘Terrier dodge’ in Swindon, that little b**ger is quite nippy and jumps fairly high for small dog, naturally the speeds through that segment show rapid sprinting about half way through…

    January 13, 2016 at 12:26 pm #864813
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    bauchlebastart

    alpe d’nedz

    alpe d’nedz

    January 13, 2016 at 9:47 am #864811
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    riotgibbon

    all this gives me hope for

    all this gives me hope for humanity – entertaining our fellow creatures without reward or recognition. I bet Jeremy Deller gets on this, Strava as new folk art …

    January 13, 2016 at 9:05 am #864809
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    DanTe

    There’s this one just outside

    There’s this one just outside Norwich..

    https://www.strava.com/segments/7449074

    January 13, 2016 at 7:29 am #864807
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    wycombewheeler

    A climb in great Missenden
    A climb in great Missenden (home of Roald dahl) called “fantastic Mr Fox goes up.”

    January 13, 2016 at 1:58 am #864805
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    willythepimp

    ‘Supermarket sweep’ on my way
    ‘Supermarket sweep’ on my way to work takes in all of the aforementioned establishments within the Penzance area within a mile sprint. I also like ‘coombe of doombe’ and a local climb with a detached mansion overlooking the surroundings called ‘col’d eagle’s nest’

    January 13, 2016 at 12:15 am #864803
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    JWW

    Narrow section of bike path

    Narrow section of bike path on a downhill run with 6 metre highway noise barriers alongside in West Brisbane. Very topical:   https://www.strava.com/segments/8340308

     

    January 12, 2016 at 10:56 pm #864801
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    Kapelmuur

    There’s a gentle half mile

    There’s a gentle half mile ascent up Carlton Road (Hale Barns, Cheshire) named ‘Carlton Curbed Me’ in honour of the distinguished cycling commentator.

    January 12, 2016 at 9:16 pm #864799
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    . .

    andyp wrote:

    andyp wrote:
    Well, I named that segment

    So you’ll be responsible for “Onion Terror” too 😉

    January 12, 2016 at 8:51 pm #864797
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    KnowThyInnerTube

    “Baws Oot”, “Bigger Baws oot”

    “Baws Oot”, “Bigger Baws oot” and a particular favourite name, “Yes. That horse will still have the bigger willy no matter how many KOM’s you get ;)”. Maybe a tad sexist? All based unsurprisingly in Scotland (Ayrshire, home of Burns the poet).

    January 12, 2016 at 8:15 pm #864795
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    Simon E

    Gizmo_ wrote:

    Gizmo_ wrote:
    You should of kerbed your expectations.

        

    January 12, 2016 at 3:13 pm #864793
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    andyp
    daccordimark wrote:
    I like “Zainab Badawi’s Twenty Hotels” although the cultural significance/relevance to the piece of road is lost on me.

     

     

     

    Well, I named that segment, and the reference relates to a horse name from ‘The Day Today’. Because once I was out riding there and the going was described as ‘moist to tricky’ by a riding buddy, as we rode past some horses. Obscure enough for you? 😉

     

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