downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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- 'ampsheeeer
Another positive cycling news article
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crumpetman
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You do well on those comment boards, I do not know how you have the patience and ability to put forward logical arguments without telling people they are outright morons 
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
Manchester do a bike week challenge, and have done for a long time. I thought, why not last year, entered my miles and just so happened to get £25 of M&S vouchers.... bonus !!! My first win ever ! Just being part got you in the draw......
Get involved folks.
Get involved folks.
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downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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- 'ampsheeeer
Reasons why I never entered in the past:
- I dont see riding as that big a deal for me (socially, yes obviously)
- I cant be bothered to enter
- let someone new to cycling enter, I end up thinking. Make them think they've acheived something. Might encourage them to keep it up.
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downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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- 'ampsheeeer
You do well on those comment boards, I do not know how you have the patience and ability to put forward logical arguments without telling people they are outright morons
Rah.. why wont multiquote work this morn... anyway..
Yeah theres a couple of right plonkers on there. TBH I enjoy winding up Geoff51 on there, he only signed up to moan about cyclists so its not that hard. Even though he told me he's 60 a couple of weeks back I still get the feeling he's a 13 year old lad..
PBancroft
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- Winchester
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downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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9th May to 29th:
http://www.southamptoncyclechallenge.org.uk/home
This is my local one, perhaps theres a national one, or its somewhere else on the CTC or Sustrans site..?
PBancroft
Senior Member
- Location
- Winchester
Gotta love the Southern Daily Echo. Real seat-of-your-pants make-it-up-as-you-go-along journalism. Still, I'm glad that they've finally decided to stop bashing cyclists.
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downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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- 'ampsheeeer
From what I gather a couple of their journos ride now, and the effect of a couple of Tory Councillers who cycle cant be a bad thing.
petec
Active Member
- Location
- bournemouth
Just wish the bournemouth echo would be a bit less anti-cycling. The 'all about the bike ' blog is good though, apart from the usual muppets... Come to think of it, you post on there too don't you Downfader?
PBancroft
Senior Member
- Location
- Winchester
Yeah theres a couple of right plonkers on there. TBH I enjoy winding up Geoff51 on there, he only signed up to moan about cyclists so its not that hard. Even though he told me he's 60 a couple of weeks back I still get the feeling he's a 13 year old lad..
He really does sound like a bit of a moron. He's either a 60 year old troll, or an angry, bitter little man.
3tyretrackterry
Active Member
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- East Midlands UK
Theres one in Leicester 9th -29th i think i enter in the loosest possible way i just log all my trips on there and let everyone else take it far too seriously
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downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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Yeah I found his blog about a year or so back. Quite good, he tries to keep to the facts without blowing anyone's mind and scaring them off. I think he also posts on Bikeradar now and again. I think I started posting on there when someone wrote something REALLY stupid (ped deaths I think?).
He's trying to change his record now.
I googled him some 2 weeks back and saw that he'd been a bit rude to others in a similar way on the RHS forums. He started accusing someone of using their post to advertise a company (not true), others corrected him and he flounced off in a huff. The story goes that the guy in the middle isnt smiling. His saddle fell off some 2 miles back.
