Top Gear abandons Cars for Cycling

[dellzeqq]

http://www.bbc.co.uk.tscc.org.uk/pressoffice/stories/2009/1_april/30/topgear.shtml

marvellous stuff. Pity about the date at the top of the page.

 

[tyred]

I'd love to see Clarkson on a bike.

 

[Greedo]

Do they honestly think folk will fall for that!

 

[dellzeqq]

I've a funny feeling that at least one of the people who sent it to me had fallen for it

 

[Will1985]

Love it! It's almost as if it were written by a cyclist.

No mention of the Campag-Shimano debate...that would run as long as the Porsche-Ferrari one.

 

[badkitty]

Oh...if only..

*goes a bit light headed thinking about Hammond on a bike again..*

 

[Arch]

Oh...if only..

*goes a bit light headed thinking about Hammond on a bike again..*

oh, you too?

That was either written by someone who knows cycling, or a good researcher, judging by the refs to the Rohloff and the various frame makers...

Of course, being fans of good engineering, I'm sure the team, even Clarkson, would droll over a fully faired carbon HPV or similar. Imagine The Stig in one...

 

[nilling]

I'd love to see Clarkson on a bike.

He was on a motorbike when Top Gear where in Vietnam last year and he still looked a prat

But great story...lol

 

[marinyork]

They should have another race in London but them all on different types of Bike motorised or not. Hammond has the same as last time, May has a recumbent, Clarkson is on a motorbike and the Stig on an electric assisted bicycle.

 

[summerdays]

Very good one... like you say pity about the date... do you think they could be persuaded to do one program. Just imagine the impact it could have!!!

 

[Arch]

They should have another race in London but them all on different types of Bike motorised or not. Hammond has the same as last time, May has a recumbent, Clarkson is on a motorbike and the Stig on an electric assisted bicycle.

Oh yes, that would be good.

Except, give Clarkson a Sinclair A-bike, for maximum embarrassment and hilarity.

 

[Mr Pig]

I'd love to see Clarkson on a bike.

Wouldn't mind seeing him fall off one.

 

[marinyork]

Yes I'm liking that, includes foldable category but in a funny way. I reckon Clarkson would find some nutter somewhere in the world who is 6'8 and uses it to commute and interview them or get them do some kind of stunt race.

 

[Arch]

Imagine the sort of challenge they do with old bangers, only with bikes...

Except, the thing about bangers is, they tend to die when you mess with them, which is the funny thing. Many, if not most bikes, will limp on for ever.

They could have one bike each, and have to use it for speed, for carrying stuff (silly amounts, see them build trailers and stuff, or turn it into a longtail), for some sort of off road stuff, and then glammed up. One gets an ultra skinny road bike (pref carbon, so you can't weld bits on, only use sellotape), one a cheap full sus MTB (with sus set to the very bounciest), one a tourer. (and the tourer would win, of course!)

Sod Top Gear. If we ever get a gathering off the ground, we should do it!

 

[Mr Pig]

I don't know why there isn't a cycling program on the TV. Must be enough interest to justify it, if you cover all kinds of cycling.