Another controversial (potentially) topic... pluralizing single items

tonyride

tonyride

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When did people start to pluralize handlebars and forks on a bike when there's only one of each on it? I see a lot of bikes for sale and when listing the components they would pluralize the handlebar and fork. For example: "...Raceface Next bars, Fox 34 Performance forks...". Being the smartass that I am I would ask how many bars and forks come with the bike (insert devilish giggle). Who pluralize them also and why? Flame on.
 
kearneyb said:
one bar, two handles? handlesbar?

i've got nothing on the fork(s).
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I see what you're saying and I tried to use that rational but my OCD points to the fact that there are two grips but only one bar. You put two grips on a handle bar. You don't put two grips on a handlebars.
 
tonyride said:
I see what you're saying and I tried to use that rational but my OCD points to the fact that there are two grips but only one bar. You put two grips on a handle bar. You don't put two grips on a handlebars.
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But would you put two grips on a handlesbar?
 
You have 2 balls and 1 sack, so I think handlebars is ok in this context.

I have never seen "front forks" before. I've just seen it called a fork.

However, I blame the nerds who switch from Math to Maths at some point. Nobody said "maths" when I was in school. Now it's a thing.

What next? Your Moms jokes?
 
Norm said:
However, I blame the nerds who switch from Math to Maths at some point. Nobody said "maths" when I was in school. Now it's a thing.
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I believe that's an everywhere but the US/Canada thing. We're the special snowflakes who don't use the Metric system or Celsius.
 
Norm said:
You have 2 balls and 1 sack, so I think handlebars is ok in this context.
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2 balls in 1 sack (not sacks) so 2 grips on 1 handlebar. Grips and handlebars are 2 independent components that go together so you can have multiples of one that go on a single one of another like multiple spokes go on 1 wheel.
 
cassinonorth said:
I believe that's an everywhere but the US/Canada thing. We're the special snowflakes who don't use the Metric system or Celsius.
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Truth... about us being snowflakes. We tried to convert to the more logical metric system when I was in college and I had to solve all my problems in both metric and English system. Then at the end they said oh never mind. We're sticking with 212° as the boiling point and 32° as the freezing point for water.
 
So coming from the dirt bike world.... I remember Forks being used often because on a dirt bike there is a left and a right and they don't come off the bike together.... typically anyway...... can't say I understand where handlebars came from but I have definitely heard it
 
I dont know. When ever the grips where on my handle bars I change two of them not just one. Forks seals to. I change the right and left side so that makes it a forks in my book.

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walter said:
Just go to Wawas for a corn beef sandwich and dont sweat stuff like that........
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Only if it was that easy. The OCD is strong with this dude. Anyway, I should get ready to go ride. Maybe that'll take my mind off it.
 
Norm said:
You have 2 balls and 1 sack, so I think handlebars is ok in this context.

I have never seen "front forks" before. I've just seen it called a fork.

However, I blame the nerds who switch from Math to Maths at some point. Nobody said "maths" when I was in school. Now it's a thing.

What next? Your Moms jokes?
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Europeans, especially the British are to blame for Maths.
 
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