Two things bothering me about Le Tour coverage

[pawl]

I found a watch without them. It was 99p in B&M. It's been fine for 2 years and still going strong.

You can hire posh watches for occasions!

A man after my own heart.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

What method would you use?

Solid tyres?

Only joking!

 

[themosquitoking]

You should see what the guys on a watch forum say - something along the lines of - 'have you seen the price of bicycles? You can buy a decent watch for the price of a majority of bikes'.

http://www.thewatchforum.co.uk/index.php?/search/
They do talk about bikes on watch forums.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Do second hand watches smell bad? Ive had my watch a couple of years and it honks!

 

[Poacher]

He's also got his front wheel QR the wrong way around

...and his watch is on the outside of his wrist - I learnt the error of this while cycling through Brixton c.1975, when a dog darted out between two parked cars and dumped me on the floor, nursing numerous bruises and a shattered Seiko.

(I s'pose the watch wouldn't be displayed quite as well for our perusal).

 

[Deleted member 1258]

My best watch is more expensive than my best bike, but i wear my watch everyday, and i have owned it for 20 years.
It is a classic design still in production, bikes are superseded after a few seasons.

I rarely wear a watch, I've got three upstairs and only one works, and they are all more than ten years old.

 

[Saluki]

A man after my own heart.

Try again
My ride buddy would be very disappointed if I turned out to be a man.

 

[brommers]

......and the winner of the most boring post is..........

 

[mustang1]

Thanks for sharing

I've been hanging around with socialists lately.

 

[Southside Mike]

Wrist watches?

So 20th Century

 

[byegad]

Am I own the only one to find David Miller's contribution plain annoying.

I did spot him finishing a sentence* on Wednesday, but far too often he doesn't.
Similarly he rarely rounds off one idea before starting on another.

 

[andrew_s]

Have you noticed the Navy mechanic ad?
It starts with fixing a bike, and goes through cars and 4.5 inch guns to helicopters.
The gotcha is that the man can't fix the bike - he's got the cranks at 135 degrees to each other, rather than the more normal 180.

 

[CUBE CRD]

I was under the impression men and women raced together years ago when i tuned in this year and heard the commentary about all the stages 'Pippa York' won in the tour

A quick Google enlightened me

 

[Fab Foodie]

Have to say that Pippa York's contributions are as much use as a cardboard toothbrush.

 

[User269]

I can't see the point of that watchfinder site. I mislaid my watch the other day, went online to see if they could find it.............nothing! No mention of it at all. Useless!