Slang for an experienced bike mechanic.
It takes several years to become a shop rat. Only after spending thousands of hours building bikes, building wheels, rebuilding suspension forks and shocks, setting up derailleurs, replacing bottom brackets, rebuilding hubs, matching chainrings/cranksets/cassettes, and bleeding every type of hydraulic brake system does one become a shop rat.
A shop rat is the guy/gal you want to talk to about your bike's issues. They've seen every possible problem a million times over and know how to fix it professionally and quickly. They also know secret repair tricks that you'll never find in a service manual or on YouTube.
The opposite of a Tool Box Ted.
It takes several years to become a shop rat. Only after spending thousands of hours building bikes, building wheels, rebuilding suspension forks and shocks, setting up derailleurs, replacing bottom brackets, rebuilding hubs, matching chainrings/cranksets/cassettes, and bleeding every type of hydraulic brake system does one become a shop rat.
A shop rat is the guy/gal you want to talk to about your bike's issues. They've seen every possible problem a million times over and know how to fix it professionally and quickly. They also know secret repair tricks that you'll never find in a service manual or on YouTube.
The opposite of a Tool Box Ted.
I spent 10 years as a shop rat in a Colorado bike shop.
The main Pinkbike guys all used to be shop rats for something like 10+ years before their current jobs.
The main Pinkbike guys all used to be shop rats for something like 10+ years before their current jobs.
by BB30 May 16, 2020
Get the Shop Ratmug. Shop Sell Trade is a business model in which a store gets its inventory by purchasing daily from its customers. It is the best way to provide an exciting and changing shopping selection. Shop Sell Trade resale shops help you fill your closet with expensive name brand clothing without forking over too much cash. SHOP the great deals after you TRADE the stuff you aren't wearing for store credit. Or....SELL your cool stuff for cash if you don't care about wearing those sweatpants a few more times (but, really, those sweatpants are ugly. Ditch them for some new ones. Jeeesh!) Twice As Nice is a popular Shop Sell Trade fashion chain.
"I always choose Shop Sell Trade stores for the best deals. They give me store credit to spend when I clean my closets!"
by Resale Fanatic December 29, 2011
Get the Shop Sell Trademug. Someone (usually a husband) who is told to plop himself down in a chair in the mall while his wife (or girlfriend) shops.
by BillyBooDozer July 12, 2022
Get the shop-ploppermug. by Nay-bear July 25, 2017
Get the bae shoppingmug. When a woman gets so enamored with sales and shopping, she'll block out everything else unless she's snapped out of it.
Man: Honey, we gotta go, my cousin's baby's due.
Woman: Hold on! There's a bargain at Sears!
Man: ...Damn shopping trance...
Woman: Hold on! There's a bargain at Sears!
Man: ...Damn shopping trance...
by NewbDeffy August 27, 2017
Get the shopping trancemug. October 7th is National Littlest Pet Shop Day!
Get your loved ones a meaningful gift such as a Littlest Pet Shop toy or throw a Littlest Pet Shop themed party to celebrate this wonderful day!!!
Get your loved ones a meaningful gift such as a Littlest Pet Shop toy or throw a Littlest Pet Shop themed party to celebrate this wonderful day!!!
Today is National Littlest Pet Shop Day. I am going to give you a Littlest Pet Shop toy and party to show I care. Giving you a Littlest Pet Shop toy and or party on National Littlest Pet Shop Day shows I care.
by hot mom38947 October 6, 2023
Get the National Littlest Pet Shop Daymug. by cute game shop a/s March 27, 2025
Get the cute game shopmug.