I agree with you shenzhe. We did this in terms of duallies and hardtails. The OG got a new name. And classical guitars pre-date acoustic guitars, making them the OGs. But before there were acoustic guitars (or other classifications) there were only guitars. That's the thing about language, it can't be easily caged, although the Académie Française, the pinnacle of pedantry, does their damnedest.
It's surprising how many situations arise where identifying whether you are riding an eMTB or a pedal bike (for example) come up if you are a bike tester or if you are someone who owns both. What bike are you riding today? What bike did you ride on Seymour yesterday? Which bike is broken? Or if you are writing an article that refers to both bikes.
If you are talking to someone who knows your bikes you can just use the model name, or the brand.
Jan. 28, 2025, 2:41 p.m. - Cam McRae
I agree with you shenzhe. We did this in terms of duallies and hardtails. The OG got a new name. And classical guitars pre-date acoustic guitars, making them the OGs. But before there were acoustic guitars (or other classifications) there were only guitars. That's the thing about language, it can't be easily caged, although the Académie Française, the pinnacle of pedantry, does their damnedest. It's surprising how many situations arise where identifying whether you are riding an eMTB or a pedal bike (for example) come up if you are a bike tester or if you are someone who owns both. What bike are you riding today? What bike did you ride on Seymour yesterday? Which bike is broken? Or if you are writing an article that refers to both bikes. If you are talking to someone who knows your bikes you can just use the model name, or the brand.