OT: Ping Chris

Bigbird

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Oct 15, 2012, 5:37:28 AM10/15/12

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ngqxd

Real sporting? ;)

Noj

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Oct 15, 2012, 5:41:24 AM10/15/12

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Bigbird wrote ...

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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ngqxd
>
> Real sporting? ;)

This too
http://tinyurl.com/d4tmn5l

Mower Man

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Oct 15, 2012, 5:12:17 PM10/15/12

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On 15/10/2012 10:37 AM, Bigbird wrote:
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ngqxd
>
> Real sporting? ;)
>

Apparently NOT. Over to the UCI now.

None of this has or will stop my enthusiasm for cycling whatever the
outcome. Looking at buying a turbo trainer for when it's wet now.
Getting back on the bike has been great, and it has been massively
influenced by the success of British Cycling over the last decade.

See http://tinyurl.com/9y7mcr7

Scroll to the bottom - pic of my 1963 Fred Dean time trialler...

--
Chris

'Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it
every six months.'

(Oscar Wilde.)

Noj

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Oct 16, 2012, 1:15:30 AM10/16/12

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Mower Man wrote ...

>
> On 15/10/2012 10:37 AM, Bigbird wrote:
> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ngqxd
> >
> > Real sporting? ;)
> >
>
>
> Apparently NOT. Over to the UCI now.
>
> None of this has or will stop my enthusiasm for cycling whatever the
> outcome. Looking at buying a turbo trainer for when it's wet now.
> Getting back on the bike has been great, and it has been massively
> influenced by the success of British Cycling over the last decade.
>
> See http://tinyurl.com/9y7mcr7
>
> Scroll to the bottom - pic of my 1963 Fred Dean time trialler...

Your arse weighs 10kg ?

Bigbird

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Oct 16, 2012, 2:12:06 AM10/16/12

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Mower Man wrote:

> On 15/10/2012 10:37 AM, Bigbird wrote:
> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ngqxd
> >
> > Real sporting? ;)
> >
>
>
> Apparently NOT. Over to the UCI now.
>
> None of this has or will stop my enthusiasm for cycling whatever the
> outcome.

I'm sure cycling is not unique. It's an eye opening story. Shocking and
disappointing.

> Looking at buying a turbo trainer for when it's wet now.
> Getting back on the bike has been great, and it has been massively
> influenced by the success of British Cycling over the last decade.
>
> See http://tinyurl.com/9y7mcr7
>
> Scroll to the bottom - pic of my 1963 Fred Dean time trialler...

I hope it is good on the roads where you are.
A lot of the roads around here are generally unsuitable...or the riders
are...I expect that is common for a great deal of roads in the SE if
not most of England.

Bikes and cars do not mix well here. Some people running bicycling
clubs need a slap for not taking road safety a lot more seriously.

Mower Man

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Oct 16, 2012, 7:00:29 AM10/16/12

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On 16/10/2012 7:12 AM, Bigbird wrote:
> Mower Man wrote:
>
>> On 15/10/2012 10:37 AM, Bigbird wrote:
>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ngqxd
>>>
>>> Real sporting? ;)
>>>
>>
>>
>> Apparently NOT. Over to the UCI now.
>>
>> None of this has or will stop my enthusiasm for cycling whatever the
>> outcome.
>
> I'm sure cycling is not unique. It's an eye opening story. Shocking and
> disappointing.
>
>> Looking at buying a turbo trainer for when it's wet now.
>> Getting back on the bike has been great, and it has been massively
>> influenced by the success of British Cycling over the last decade.
>>
>> See http://tinyurl.com/9y7mcr7
>>
>> Scroll to the bottom - pic of my 1963 Fred Dean time trialler...
>
> I hope it is good on the roads where you are.
> A lot of the roads around here are generally unsuitable...or the riders
> are...I expect that is common for a great deal of roads in the SE if
> not most of England.

The roads around here are thronged with bikes especially at weekends, in
fact there are set courses all over this bit of Surrey. I imagine Box
Hill becomes a bike traffic jam a lot of the time.

> Bikes and cars do not mix well here. Some people running bicycling
> clubs need a slap for not taking road safety a lot more seriously.
>

It's a real problem. Many groups are pretty disorganised and either form
a long bunch which is very difficult for motorists to pass - or break up
into clumps so that overtaking becomes several dangerous spurts forward
followed by braking to avoid the rear wheel of the next group.

As a lone rider it's not too bad, but often drivers appear to
underestimate the speed the bike has - it's not pleasant to find a car
beside you for several seconds... so I brake often to avoid it.

I think that turbo trainer might get a lot of use. :-)

Mower Man

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Oct 17, 2012, 5:07:07 PM10/17/12

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Do tell me how to weigh your arse? I've tried and tried.

Mower Man

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Oct 17, 2012, 5:08:07 PM10/17/12

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On 16/10/2012 6:15 AM, Noj wrote:

But it always comes out as 66kg - ?

Bigbird

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Oct 17, 2012, 6:34:38 PM10/17/12

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Mower Man wrote:

> On 16/10/2012 6:15 AM, Noj wrote:
> > Mower Man wrote ...
> >
> > >
> > > On 15/10/2012 10:37 AM, Bigbird wrote:
> > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ngqxd
> > > >
> > > > Real sporting? ;)
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Apparently NOT. Over to the UCI now.
> > >
> > > None of this has or will stop my enthusiasm for cycling whatever
> > > the outcome. Looking at buying a turbo trainer for when it's wet
> > > now. Getting back on the bike has been great, and it has been
> > > massively influenced by the success of British Cycling over the
> > > last decade.
> > >
> > > See http://tinyurl.com/9y7mcr7
> > >
> > > Scroll to the bottom - pic of my 1963 Fred Dean time trialler...
> >
> >
> > Your arse weighs 10kg ?
> >
> Do tell me how to weigh your arse? I've tried and tried.

Sit on an IED, get your arse blown off and subtract.

Mower Man

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Oct 17, 2012, 6:44:17 PM10/17/12

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Thanks. Not.

Noj

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Oct 18, 2012, 4:18:04 AM10/18/12

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Mower Man wrote ...

>
> On 16/10/2012 6:15 AM, Noj wrote:
> > Mower Man wrote ...
> >
> >>
> >> On 15/10/2012 10:37 AM, Bigbird wrote:
> >>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ngqxd
> >>>
> >>> Real sporting? ;)
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> Apparently NOT. Over to the UCI now.
> >>
> >> None of this has or will stop my enthusiasm for cycling whatever the
> >> outcome. Looking at buying a turbo trainer for when it's wet now.
> >> Getting back on the bike has been great, and it has been massively
> >> influenced by the success of British Cycling over the last decade.
> >>
> >> See http://tinyurl.com/9y7mcr7
> >>
> >> Scroll to the bottom - pic of my 1963 Fred Dean time trialler...
> >
> >
> > Your arse weighs 10kg ?
> >
> Do tell me how to weigh your arse? I've tried and tried.

You wrote - in the above article -

"...my backside... still just under 10kgs after all these years..."

Were you being a dick?

ric zito

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Oct 18, 2012, 5:09:26 AM10/18/12

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Mower Man <chris...@nospamf2s.com> wrote:

> On 15/10/2012 10:37 AM, Bigbird wrote:
> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ngqxd
> >
> > Real sporting? ;)
> >
>
> Apparently NOT. Over to the UCI now.
>
> None of this has or will stop my enthusiasm for cycling whatever the
> outcome.

Not for cycling as a sport I participate in. But for me, professional
cycling as a spectator sport is dead. I can't admire those guys any
more. Not even Bradley. I have this nagging doubt all the time now about
how clean these guys really are.

> Looking at buying a turbo trainer for when it's wet now.

Me too. Also looking around to find a spinning class locally. The
weather is closing in, and pretty soon it's going to be an indoor sport
for me. Shame!

> Getting back on the bike has been great, and it has been massively
> influenced by the success of British Cycling over the last decade.

With you for the first part. I'm *much* fitter than I was two years ago,
way more stamina, and I feel better as a result. I've also discovered
some great cycle rides around my way. Places I'd never have found
otherwise.

As to the second part, I'm very admiring of the success of the Brits and
the explosion in popularity of cycling in the UK, but it hasn't really
influenced me personally. However, I was able to take advantage of it I
guess - in so far as I bought a well-specced carbon-fibre bike from
Planet X at half the price of its Italian and Spanish rivals.

> See http://tinyurl.com/9y7mcr7
>
> Scroll to the bottom - pic of my 1963 Fred Dean time trialler...

Here's mine :
http://pixelligence.com/_various/bike.jpg

It's a 8kg carbon hybrid road bike - a racing bike really, but with
straight bars. Really fast, nimble, and a joy to ride uphill!
--
ric zito

Mower Man

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Oct 18, 2012, 5:36:52 AM10/18/12

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Did you notice the ellipsis?

Noj

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Oct 18, 2012, 8:26:26 AM10/18/12

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Mower Man wrote ...

>
> On 18/10/2012 9:18 AM, Noj wrote:
> > Mower Man wrote ...
> >
> >>
> >> On 16/10/2012 6:15 AM, Noj wrote:
> >>> Mower Man wrote ...
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 15/10/2012 10:37 AM, Bigbird wrote:
> >>>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ngqxd
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Real sporting? ;)
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Apparently NOT. Over to the UCI now.
> >>>>
> >>>> None of this has or will stop my enthusiasm for cycling whatever the
> >>>> outcome. Looking at buying a turbo trainer for when it's wet now.
> >>>> Getting back on the bike has been great, and it has been massively
> >>>> influenced by the success of British Cycling over the last decade.
> >>>>
> >>>> See http://tinyurl.com/9y7mcr7
> >>>>
> >>>> Scroll to the bottom - pic of my 1963 Fred Dean time trialler...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Your arse weighs 10kg ?
> >>>
> >> Do tell me how to weigh your arse? I've tried and tried.
> >
> >
> > You wrote - in the above article -
> >
> > "...my backside... still just under 10kgs after all these years..."
> >
> > Were you being a dick?
> >
> >
> >
> Did you notice the ellipsis?

No. I've not seen the sun for weeks.

build

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Oct 19, 2012, 2:49:44 AM10/19/12

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Chris,
You may be interested in this:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-19/cycling-australia-vice-president-resigns/4322804

If you can access it, which I reckon you know how ....

beers,