Easton -Steel was no longer real after Easton came up with it's ProGram aluminum tubeset. If every bike you see these days is aluminum (and that's practically the case), you have Easton to thank - which started the performance revolution in the material.

Echelon - a form of paceline in which following riders angle away from the leader to get maximum draft in a crosswind.

Elite - top-of-the-line racers.

Endo - to crash by going over the handlebar. Short for end-over-end.

Enscarfment - a food break at the edge of a cliff.

Epic Ride -All day, at least six hours, getting lost once, running out of Powerbars and maybe water, getting so far in you don't see other bikers, at least one mechanical, and new terrain. Put it all together and you're Homer. The Greek, not the Simpson.

Equestrians -Nice people, mostly, and we should be nice to them. But they don't deserve exclusive rights to all of their trails. Remember, horse-lovers: sharing is caring. Ergometer - a stationary, bicycle-like device with adjustable pedal resistance used in physiological testing or for indoor training.

Expert - the category in mountain bike racing between sport and pro/elite.

Extreme -Yeah, DUDE! I am EXTREME! I am THE POWER! I have a BANDANNA! I am a SHREDDER! I am RAD! Give me more STEROIDS! I am EXTREME! I am...a complete loser