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[ufkacbln]

There is a well known fact in the Motoring Press that if you get a test vehicle after Top Gear then you can forget it as it will have been strenuously tested wrecked beyond use so you will not be doing a review until the vehicle has undergone extensive repair or replacement

I wonder what condition the bikes in when they were finished?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I wonder how many Specialized riders felt a shiver of involuntary repulsion when they saw what JC was riding. There's a bit of product placement Spesh could have done without.

 

[jarlrmai]

I've just set fire to my Tarmac.

 

[snorri]

[QUOTE 2901611, member: 30090"]No its not. So called because of its waterproof capabilities.[/quote]
Which is why it is known in certain circles as Divers Tape.

 

[Spinney]

I think this is a bit of a redeeming feature:

and various other articles in defence of engineering.

But not sufficientlly redeeming to make up for his myriad other shortcomings, though

 

[Linford]

Well given that the rest of the BBC is just a massive drain on the residents of the nation, I'm quite glad that Jezzer, Captain Slow, and the Hamster are working hard to redress that balance.
Much of the BBC is a money pit which we are forced to pay for in license fee's

If it is any consolation, he has a go at all other groups...even more so than cyclist in the past has been with bikers...who can by and large still see the funny side. If you rise to it, you really have fallen hook line and sinker....

 

[ufkacbln]

Google "Malignant Narcissistic Personality disorder" and then tick the boxes for Clarkson

 

[Linford]

I couldn't quite bring myself to a full "like" (as most of your post is utter bollox).

But in this bit, you do have a point.

Cyclechat is the new Daily Mail, and you are its outraged devotee

 

[sazzaa]

It's hard to believe that people can't differentiate between the tv character and the person, there's really nothing to be bothered about here, it's for a tv show, it's entertainment and nothing more. Do you all hate the baddie soap stars too?

 

[Christopher]

Well, here's a link to the actions of the real Clarkson.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-17867454
where he lost a court case reagrding a public footpath that passes close to his house. So I think he really is a selfish boor and not that different to his Top Gear persona.
I'd like to see Top Gear go to Sky, dislike my licence fee going for moton propoganda

 

[CopperBrompton]

Um, Top Gear makes a substantial amount of money for the BBC ...

 

[sazzaa]

Well, here's a link to the actions of the real Clarkson.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-17867454
where he lost a court case reagrding a public footpath that passes close to his house. So I think he really is a selfish boor and not that different to his Top Gear persona.
I'd like to see Top Gear go to Sky, dislike my licence fee going for moton propoganda

I don't see how that story has any relevance to anything? Selfish because he wanted some privacy? He lost the case anyway!

 

[Brandane]

Top Gear and its presenters = good light hearted entertainment, much more so than the majority of drivel on TV.. Lighten up and stop taking the p*** takes seriously!

There seems to be a lot of JC/TG haters on this thread with a surprising knowledge of the subject. If you don't like it, don't watch it.
I couldn't tell you the first thing about Eastenders/Corrie/x-factors got talent etc. for that very reason.

 

[Dave Davenport]

Top Gear and its presenters = good light hearted entertainment, much more so than the majority of drivel on TV.. Lighten up and stop taking the p*** takes seriously!

There seems to be a lot of JC/TG haters on this thread with a surprising knowledge of the subject. If you don't like it, don't watch it.
I couldn't tell you the first thing about Eastenders/Corrie/x-factors got talent etc. for that very reason.

Whilst you're right about no one having to watch Top Gear or take any notice of Clarkson, the problem is that some people who do watch it, do take notice of him and it influences their attitude to and behaviour towards cyclists.

 

[sazzaa]

Whilst you're right about no one having to watch Top Gear or take any notice of Clarkson, the problem is that some people who do watch it, do take notice of him and it influences their attitude to and behaviour towards cyclists.

In the same way that I play violent computer games and act violently? Or listen to rap and end up in jail? Wise up.