Aside from not being quite so perturbed by it as James, I agree that "cockpit" applied to a bicycle has a whiff of affectation. Most cockpits in the modern sense are enclosed spaces, and in fact kind of claustrophobic to my mind. Leaving aside the archaic sailing terminology, cockpits also evoke a space bristling with technology--dials and meters and switches and knobs. Sure you can outfit your handlebars with a bunch of electronic doodads these days, but the bicycle to me is not something that has or needs a cockpit. (Please enjoy my opinion responsibly, and do not feel obligated to adopt it in any way, shape, or form, but kindly carry on with your own opinion, which I am happy to read!)
On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 7:02:09 PM UTC-4, James Valiensi wrote: > > GAWD This aggravates me to no end - referring to a bicycle handle bar as a > "cockpit". Airplanes have cockpits, bicycles have handlebars for crap's > sake!!! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
