At the front of this saddle are rivets. And if you haven't been on them more times than you've had hot dinners, you're dead to us.
The world of international cycling has a language all of its own that can seem baffling to outsiders or those new to the sport.
From snotty climbs to doing bit and lump, glass cranking and getting spat; it can be a confusing auld world.
The clip below explores the 10 most common phrases used in world cycling.
A lot of them are relatively new and have emerged from the European phrase book that anyone who has spent more than a week racing on Continental Europe seems to swallow.
We were greatly saddened to see sticky bottle wasn't included and that Sean Kelly's "making the calculation" also didn't make the cut.
But there's some good ones in here nonetheless.
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It would be great for us to put together a guide to Irish cycling words, phrases and slang.
So feel free to go full gas (see what we did there? - Ed) with your own contributions in the comments section below.
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