Questions you'd like answering, regardless of how trivial they may seem

[classic33]

No it’s Associated Diaries just shortened.

It's a shorter form of Associated Dairies and Farm Stores.

 

[Alex321]

One, or should I say two that slightly annoy me are Eagles and Rolling Stones when referring to those two bands. I'd say their song titles are usually credited with just Eagles, Rolling Stones 75% of the time, compared to The Eagles, The Rolling Stones. Most times they don't even use the, never mind The before Eagles and Rolling Stones which annoys me so much that when I post their tunes on https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-chain-aka-tune-association.155895/ I either put a (The) in front of their names or even a The without the brackets, if I'm feeling quite rebellious!🧐

Neither of those bands have "The" in the name. Most of their album covers just say "Eagles" or "Rolling Stones", and I thinmk they should know.

 

[classic33]

 

[Accy cyclist]

But it is/ was 'The Beatles' rather than 'the Beatles'

I'd say use a The, if a band has a title that refers to the members, like The Beatles or The Kinks. If a band's name refers to a phrase Like Status Quo for example then it'd just be Status Quo, not The Status Quo as the band's title doesn't suggest a collective of members. Then again Status Quo were referred to as 'The Quo', or was it 'the Quo'?! 🤔

 

[Accy cyclist]

Neither of those bands have "The" in the name. Most of their album covers just say "Eagles" or "Rolling Stones", and I thinmk they should know.

Rolling Stones doesn't sound too bad, but Eagles just sounds er, not right!🤔 Then we have the lyrics in the song "So I called up the Captain, Please bring me my wine, he said, We haven't had that spirit here since 1969", which isn't quite right as wine isn't a spirit as it's fermented not distilled. I've posted about this before on CC that in my opinion the lyrics "Please bring me a cup of tea" He said, we haven't had that hot beverage here since 1963" would've been far better!!🤔 🧐

 

[Gwylan]

It's Asders round here

Asdal in Brisol

 

[Animo]

Why has Strava decided to call my ride this morning "Cycling" rather than "Morning ride" like it normally does?

 

[VinSumRox]

Why has Strava decided to call my ride this morning "Cycling" rather than "Morning ride" like it normally does?

It obviously senses you are a professional....

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Why has Strava decided to call my ride this morning "Cycling" rather than "Morning ride" like it normally does?

Mine normally classes my rides as "Morning Walk"

seems that I walk REALLY quickly

must change that default at some point!!

 

[Gillstay]

Why are cycle chain gangs full of shouts people shouting unnecessarily?

It is unnecessary because groups of friends cycling for leisure not in a club run chain gang do not feel the need to shout?

I live on a road that's a very popular cycling route. I work from home a lot overlooking the road from above. I see and hear all sorts of cycling people from utility, club groups of all abilities and individuals training hard. All sorts of cyclists but out of all of them it is only the lycra clad speedsters on expensive road bikes who shout at each other. You can hear them long before you see them despite them being fast riders!

I seriously want to know, why do groups of faster riders shout when others groups do not?

A second query is why do the really, really expensive road bikes have noisier gears when they are changed? Is this linked to my above query somehow?

If your going faster the wind takes the sound away faster. Hence more volume needed. Plus they get excited when going fast.

 

[Chris S]

 

[grldtnr]

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Coz Bungle was an exhibitionist !
Dare'nt think what he wore under those PJ:s

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Coz Bungle was an exhibitionist !
Dare'nt think what he wore under those PJ:s

If anyone was an exhibitionist, I'd have thought it would be Zippy!

 

[Gwylan]

If anyone was an exhibitionist, I'd have thought it would be Zippy!

I've fallen down the loony gap in the space - time continuum.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I've fallen down the loony gap in the space - time continuum.

You've only just noticed? 🤔

Anyway, being able to imagine more than one reality is not necessarily the sole preserve of the 'loon'.