GrasB
Veteran
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- Nr Cambridge
slightly off-topic... but what points do I get for scalping an entire chain gang 
... despite them jumping a red light 
... despite them jumping a red light 
My Whinge About Illegal Scalping
- Thread starter BSRU
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My current FCN is 12, so plenty of opportunity for scalping, especially newly acquired C2W bikes.
Unfortunately in a few weeks time my FCN changes to 4, so from being a scalper I become a potential scalpee.
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
I just worked out I was -1 today
I just worked out I was -1 today
You must be a leg shaver with that score.
slightly off-topic... but what points do I get for scalping an entire chain gang
I'm not sure you get any points for passing a group of prisoners chained together cleaning refuse by the roadside.
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
BSRU, not quite
3. Proper rapid Single speed (real men, messengers, tarty shiny fixies)
Clothing- Team Kit: -1 ('cause the wide temp range Castelli thermal kit is only in Garmin/Cervelo livery)
Baggage - Nothing: -1
Head Gear - Wrap arounds: -1
Accessories - Power meter: -1
Accessories - Aerobars: -1
Pedals - Evidently Clipless/spds (cycling shoes): 0
3. Proper rapid Single speed (real men, messengers, tarty shiny fixies)
Clothing- Team Kit: -1 ('cause the wide temp range Castelli thermal kit is only in Garmin/Cervelo livery)
Baggage - Nothing: -1
Head Gear - Wrap arounds: -1
Accessories - Power meter: -1
Accessories - Aerobars: -1
Pedals - Evidently Clipless/spds (cycling shoes): 0
Wrong sort of chain gang
So you could potentially be a -2 after a session with a lady shave.
It depends what bike I'm on what my FCN score is;
Tourer = 7
Road Bike = 1
MTB with slicks = 8
I chose roadies with shaved legs - like girls, 'cos I am a girl and shave my legs
, think that might have helped my score a bit.
No doubt my SCR will stay as is as there is hardly anyone on my commute to overtake. If I do encounter the rare event of another cyclist they are always pedalling the other way.
Tourer = 7
Road Bike = 1
MTB with slicks = 8
I chose roadies with shaved legs - like girls, 'cos I am a girl and shave my legs
, think that might have helped my score a bit.No doubt my SCR will stay as is as there is hardly anyone on my commute to overtake. If I do encounter the rare event of another cyclist they are always pedalling the other way.
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
I claim immunity from leg shaving points lowering as since a high speed interaction with a certain piece of tarmac my legs look like they're really badly shaved to start with. Also it's about the 'look' so how do you know if I've shaved my legs when I'm wearing longs?
Headgardener
Armchair Cyclist
I miss read that as pensioners and thought what a good idea.
XmisterIS
Purveyor of fine nonsense
I have no idea what my FCN is, but a couple of weeks back I got drafted for a few miles by a guy on an old squeaky mountain bike ... and I was on my road bike, riding at well over 20mph!! Each time I sped up, so did he ... and when we parted ways he hadn't even broken sweat! I know we were going damn fast because we scalped every other cyclist that we came across en-route, we were almost keeping up with cars a lot of the time and I was dripping with sweat. All I can think is that he was a Terminator. Or one of the Borg.
BentMikey
Rider of Seolferwulf
- Location
- South London
slightly off-topic... but what points do I get for scalping an entire chain gang
Now this is scalping a chain gang on the final sprint:
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBMTcBtzcNY
BentMikey
Rider of Seolferwulf
- Location
- South London
I got passed yesterday by a guy on a singlespeed with squeeky chain. It was so hard for me to stop myself chasing him down, and I was actually offended that he was quick enough to pass me even though I was riding at a recovery pace.
