Thinking about Cheating at a Strava KOM? DON'T ! - This is a crazy story.

[Juan Kog]

My aim from cycling is to enjoy it , relax and look at the countryside en route be it old houses or a flock of sparrows diving in and out of the hedgerow

🤔 And stopping to photograph Bus shelters .

 

[Dogtrousers]

Liar, Liar, pants on fire!

Why some people have to make up a load of fake shite is beyond me. I averaged a bit over 11mph on my last ride and I don't care a monkeys if someone else thinks that's really slow and laughs at it.

Well, in this case the reason was to make money. His fake professional career and identity as an ex-pro cyclist were all contributory to the success of his bike business.

Most people won't bother to check claims that he was a minor but not very successful professional. The big problem is that such claims are very easily checked once someone has a reason to do so ... like a suspicious faked Strava upload.

 

[matticus]

Spent a good hour plus reading that, I'd have found it funny if not for the toxic behaviours he would display towards those who were not in his favourites anymore.

I've spent at least 10 minutes so far, and feel the writer is trying to string it out on a pennies-per-word basis. Does it get to a point? :-/

 

[wiggydiggy]

I've spent at least 10 minutes so far, and feel the writer is trying to string it out on a pennies-per-word basis. Does it get to a point? :-/

Its just a very meandering tale that is less exciting that it might seen, point is probably 'man lies, gets caught'

 

[SydZ]

Who you the think will get the role of Nick Clark in the film adaptation? 😂

 

[Ming the Merciless]

🤔 And stopping to photograph Bus shelters .

I used to be a professional bus shelter photographer

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Who you the think will get the role of Nick Clark in the film adaptation? 😂

Racing Roadkill?

 

[biggs682]

🤔 And stopping to photograph Bus shelters .

Along with benches , memorials, bluebells , trigposts , benchmarks , water , tree's , churches , bikes used for advertisement , village signs so yes I take a few pictures but it's my ride and I enjoy them

 

[Reynard]

Anyone want to join the slowcoach club?

I tend to trigger those roadside speed check things at about 9 mph. Who cares? Unless I'm trying to make a train connection, I just enjoy bimbling.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

@SkipdiverJohn I’m appalled, no not at your average speed . At 11+ mph we would be cycling together.
No it means you must have wasted your hard earned cash on a cycle computer..

Don't worry, I haven't been too extravagant. I use Cateye Velo 7's that I paid £12 for.

 

[postman]

I am going to apply for membership of the Sloth Cycling team.

 

[postman]

Don't worry, I haven't been too extravagant. I use Cateye Velo 7's that I paid £12 for.

I have two one for the road bike and one for the mountain bike which I only use on the canal tow path,now that is wasting money.

 

[roadrash]

WOW... what a read , beggars belief.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

On a similar note I cycled 10,000+ miles the other week - in 2 hours

Quite genuine - Strava said so so it must be true

the fact that I started a few hundred miles south of the Bearing Strait and was near Warrington a second or so later is totally irrelevant!!!!

(and yes - I cropped it out!! - still think my average speed of 12.x was an underestimate!!!)

but I have seen a few records on segments that look either rather dodgy or totally reckless!

 

[cougie uk]

There's a segment on a cyclepath near me that's about a mile long and flat. Record is 37mph. I think the guy went out in the 50mph winds to take advantage of the tail wind.