ITV in with new Cycling Show

[black'n'yellow]

I stopped watching when I saw Rob Hayles testing folders....a bit like getting Damon Hill to test mobility scooters.....

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I'm really enjoying it now that the producers have relaxed a bit.

 

[ianrauk]

I'm really enjoying it now that the producers have relaxed a bit.

And got the divs in the background in the cafe to shut up...

 

[JuanLobbe]

Beats me why they don't get out and film some stuff on the 100 greatest climbs - chance to do Coast-style scenery with tips on climbing and maybe a competitive element too... I want to see someone going up Bealach na Ba!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I would love to see some of the excellent cinematography used in Top Gear on this show, give us bike porn!

 

[defy-one]

Sod the bikes .... Just give us porn!

 

[Rob3rt]

They have to get rid of the blonde girl presenter or send her to tv presenter school.

Too true... tbh all of the presenters are amateurish, both of the women are REALLY BAD though.

 

[Leaway2]

Items always lack content. How easy is it to fold the bikes? What do they weigh? How much? The later being very important when making comparisons, are we comparing a Rolls Royce with a Mini?
I would also have liked some info on the penny farthing, when/where it was made.
What about a maintenance item?

 

[Norm]

Stephen Roche - that's a good start, but I bet they make some mistakes talking about the C2W scheme.

 

[Norm]

....but I bet they make some mistakes talking about the C2W scheme.

There we go. No requirement for it to be a 12 month rental and the 5% final payment is no longer accurate, and hasn't been for, what, 18 months now?

But I will say that was a better summary of C2W than I've seen in any media before now.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Bike reviews would be far more constructive than the blonde bint trying to do stunts FFS

In fact bike reviews would be better than her trying her hand at anything IMO.

I'm struggling to stick with the program now. In fact I'd recorded it tonight and it's still on play back. Mrs S is still watching but I'm sat at the computer slagging it off.

 

[NotthatJasonKenny]

The interviews are so obviously filler for a lack of other content. They seem to be scared of reviewing bikes by brand and model, almost as if they don't want to do free advertising or maybe the sponsors don't want them reviewing anything they don't sell? In the C2W segment they must have edited it brutally, it felt like it went from a-z in 2 minutes when it started out as a long journey!

I will keep watching and hoping.

If they read this or any of our 'reviews' I hope they know we want it to work and are being constructive!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

They really do seem to being paying attention to crit though, perhaps even ours...

Last week someone on here said the show was too Londoncentric, this week starts with the presenter making the point that they cover stories nationwide.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Last night I did soon start wondering why I wasn't doing something else more interesting. Re advertising - wasn't the branding on thr bike behind the presenters obscured with yellow tape? I became more interested in that, and what sort of stands the bikes were displayed on, than the discussion - the rest was totally non memorable. 'Amusing' that the C2W MTB guy was so open about wanting a 1K bike to go off road - I thought you had to at least pretend it was to get to your place of work. (If not why not offer the scheme to everyone in some form? EG VAT free bikes for pensioners?)

 

[NotthatJasonKenny]

They really do seem to being paying attention to crit though, perhaps even ours...

Last week someone on here said the show was too Londoncentric, this week starts with the presenter making the point that they cover stories nationwide.

I spotted that too! After last weeks show, I and quite a few others said its too London centred directly on their Facebook page. I do think they are listening, it may take them time to get it right and get the budget!