The Handlebar Club Forum

I have always been bugged by the clumsy way of referring to the non-extremity parts of a handlebar moustache as "the middle". It just seems so blah. I wonder if anywhere in the world it has a name, and if not, can we give it a name?

My suggestions is "the pringle" or "the pringles" and is based on this ad:



I know some may object to a commercial product link, but it's a good image and Mr Pringle has an awesome moustache with only small curls so it really fits.

"Hey buddy, let your pringle(s) grow out! It would look great!"

It's happened before. Xerox means copy to so many.

Handlebar - compound word, handle and bar. It's the bar.

The "bar" of your handlebar sounds good, and logical.

Pringles people would like it. But as a person who doesn't eat anything industrial it gives me a little whirl on the stomach, hah.

I also like what smedstad said on a topic, the "Hirsute Fangs".

I am with Schnauzer, the Bar sounds great.... as my mother-in-law is visiting for the next 10 days, I may just go to one now!

Yes my friend! Epic thinking there.

Fun idea! I always enjoy a good eponym - who actually says "facial tissue", anyway? I say, just start using it and see if it catches on! (Although I suppose "bar" may be more appropriate.) Sadly, I think it will always end up being "the middle" - at least for people not in our linguistic clique... If you told someone to grow out their "bar" or "pringle" they would probably stare at you until you just had to tell them you meant the "middle" of their moustache


I am not the originator of this phrase - but I agree, it is a cool phrase. Anyway, I'll give credit where credit is due. I believe Nick D was the first to use that phrase around here, in the topic: A problem with my moustache, advice needed

I almost did post it was Nick.D but I only found your post. I need to trust my memory more, hah.

Love the bar joke. "I need to let the bar grow on me more"

"Hey buddy, let your pringle(s) grow out! It would look great!"

I like it. Guess bar would make more sense to a normal person,but my wife says I will never be normal Cheers.

WW Ron

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"Bar" makes sense but is a bit plain and not that evocative. If we use pringle(s) it will have to be explained to each, but eventually it won't. I lean toward singular "pringle" maybe? as pringles is more directly a reminder of the snack food, but each side of the "middle" could be thought of as a "chip" maybe. I could go either way. What do you think?

"Man, did you see the pringles on that guy?" Pringle envy anyone? And if Santa has a great moustache he could be called "Chris Pringle."

Speaking of which, here's my new xmas stocking:



Bonus: Pringles snack food maker may love to sponsor a moustache event!

I've always thought of the middle as the "bumper", and the curls as "fenders".

Calling it the Pringle does have a certain ring to it though.

Yes, making it singular suddenly gives it a better feel

^ +1

WWR

The middle of a handlebar is called a stem.

Cheers,

Bob

Wouldn't the 'stem' describe only the singular piece that attaches the horizontal bar (to the steering tube) and aren't we talking about the whole traverse portion of the handlebar base before the graspable extremities?



Smedstad is good at inventing words, pogonodysmorphia comes to mind recently. Surely he can provide a suitable word for "the middle" bit.

You flatter me

I'll give it some scholarly thought