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Knackin? That sucks.

Me and a buddy (who’s a much better programmer than me) are building a new bike related web application. I can’t say what it is yet but I’m trying to name it.

I bought the www.knackin.com domain because I was looking at this roadie slang dictionary and liked the word “knackered” but it’s hard to spell.

I’m saying it like packing but packin’

But if I told you “Check out knackin.com” how would you spell it?

nackin?

nakin?

naken?

knaken?

etc, etc.

So I’m still trying to think of a good name for it. It needs to be a basically pointless name (i.e. you don’t need to know what the web app does to name it) but I like the idea of it being bicycle related and easily heard then spelled.

Any ideas?

Leave a comment or send an email to tim@crookedcog.com. If I decide to use it and am able to buy the URL before someone else does, I’ll make it worth your while. (wink, nudge)

One Response to “Knackin? That sucks.”

  1. Joe Harris Says:

    Tim,

    I’m an expat living in the UK.

    In Yorkshire they have an expression for fixing up / tweaking your bike: fettling / fettlin’.

    If you get Singletrack magazine you’ll probably see them use this now and again.

    It’s the perfect word for working on your bike because you want to even though it might not be “required”.

    Joe

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