Colloquial abbreviation of ちゃりんこ. Very common in casual speech among all ages, but informal.
See also: チャリンコ
It's about 10 minutes to the station by bike.
I ride my bike to school every day.
I bought a new bicycle.
It takes about ten minutes to go to the station by bike.
I parked my bike in front of the convenience store.
Common katakana spelling for this colloquial abbreviation.
Hiragana spelling, also seen in casual writing.
Shortened from ちゃりんこ, a colloquial word for bicycle. The origin of ちゃりんこ is uncertain, but it may be onomatopoeic or derived from a child's word.