Wiggins comments

[Matthew_T]

So how many of you have had some sort of comment aimed at you in relation to either Bradley Wiggins or the Olympics?

So far I have had someone mention that I "now need the sideburns" whilst in a convo.
I have had another cyclist say "Go on Wiggo!"
And last night I had someone shout "Go team GB!" from a passing car.

TBH I am quite surprised that the people around here have the brain capacity to come up with such impressing comments. They are much better than the typical abuse we get anyway.

 

[YahudaMoon]

Got called Chris Hoy yesterday

Nice ........ Though I look more like some under nourished heroin user than Chris Hoy.

Also got called 'Peen Arse' recently. No idea who that is ?

 

[Peter Armstrong]

Iv'e had the "Go Team GB" but that was out running, I dont know what the others wheres because they where in cars somthing like " Go waayyhoo...swish"

 

[fossyant]

Only 'when are you growing sideburns' in jest from a couple of colleagues. Nothing on the road. Did when the 2008 Olympics were on - me and another guy were doing some serious SCR'ing coming out of Manchester - both of us on commutered up MTB's and doing 25mph plus average - someone shouted 'Olympics' as we flew past.

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

I've had "Paris is that way" shouted at me in the past.

 

[Biscuit]

My GF has started calling me 'The Olympian' following my regular 25m commute, and asking about my time for that distance. This was prompted by wiggos weekend time trial. After a quiet moment with the calculator she still thinks I should 'enter' the event next time round. Non cyclists eh!

 

[nickprior]

From a lorry driver waiting at the lights: "Are you Bradley Wiggins by any chance?"
Me: "That's Sir Bradley to you, thank you."
Laughter all round ...

 

[AndyRM]

Nothing new to report on my travels, but there is an old boy who gives me an 'Allez! Allez! Allez!' if he sees me as I pass on my way through Longbenton. I stopped for a chat with him one morning and it turns out that he loves his cycling and has been to watch the TdF just about every year since he was a nipper! Top bloke.

 

[Maz]

Got called Chris Hoy yesterday

Yeah, I get that too...stuff like " 'Oy, get out of the way!".

 

[ianrauk]

We had a Wiggins comment on our way to the FNRttC on Friday (obvioulsy).
Makes a nice change from the usual 'Lance' that was usually bandied about.

 

[Matthew_T]

I fooled my grandmother once. The TdF had just finished and I was over at my gran's. I walked in the room (in my lycra because I had cycled there) and she said "Have you been watching the Tour de France?" To which I replied "Actually, I have just come back from it now, I finished in the middle of the group at the end".
She then said (with her mouth wide open) "You never!". I couldnt hold it any longer and told her that I was joking. She then came hurlting towards me and smacked me around the head.
(She has the first signs of Altzimers (she doesnt know I know) so it was abit cruel)

 

[Buddfox]

Coming back into London yesterday, got a 'You missed the Olympics, mate!' - slightly OT but Box Hill was crawling with cyclists yesterday, great to see!

 

[ianrauk]

Coming back into London yesterday, got a 'You missed the Olympics, mate!' - slightly OT but Box Hill was crawling with cyclists yesterday, great to see!

To be fair, Box Hill is usually crawling with cyclists most weekends.

 

[Moodyman]

No Wiggins comments here, but noticed that drivers give wider berths since the TDF and the Olympic success.

Cycling is becoming more mainstream. Can only be good for us all.

 

[daSmirnov]

I must admit, on the last day of the Tour de France I had sideburns!!! The other half took a bit of prompting to even notice them, I assume noticing that I shaved off 2 or 3 weeks worth of beard but not the sideburns. With such a lacklustre response I didn't keep them.