Cycle Drivel

Old-Dutch

Is that a photo of Spud from Trainspotting after his girlfriend lifted the sheets?

Hursty

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/british-pro-alexandar-richardson-has-bike-stolen-by-knife-wielding-gang-in-richmond-park

Stay safe out there any London riders, fucking mental!

Along_the_Wire

Hursty there was one today and the police are in there. The little cunts aren’t allowed to be chased as they aren’t wearing helmets. I’m only going in when there are other cyclists and drivers about.

apyssjw

Along_the_Wire He was out at 3pm on a Thurs so yes quiet but I imagine there would be a few people about. My current bike is not desirable but off the bike a couple of scrotes on a moped without helmets rode into me a few years ago in broad daylight when I was on my phone. While they didn’t get it the joke would have been on them as my phone was also shit.

Along_the_Wire

apyssjw one half of the park has much left traffic, especially daytime like that.

Dubman

That’s awful & scary being threatened with a 15″ machete just for a bike. They must have known who he was.

After trying to fix that annoying creak. I decided to get a full strip down and rebuild. It needed a new bottom bracket, chain plus I can’t replaced my dropper post lever.

Along_the_Wire

Dubman That’s awful & scary being threatened with a 15″ machete just for a bike. They must have known who he was.

It’s happened a lot.

Old-Dutch

Fucking scum. Sadly London is riddled with it

Smallman1

Thankfully there are people like me in it.

A modern day Mother Teresa in essence.

Hursty

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/58912981

This is great news for Women’s cycling, about time they brought it back for them.

Along_the_Wire

8 stages is hardly equality, is it?

Hursty

Along_the_Wire Baby steps Grant, they are hardly going to go from several years hiatus to 21 stage GT

There is loads of inequality at top level pro sport, tennis for a start

Along_the_Wire

Hursty There is loads of inequality at top level pro sport, tennis for a start

Doesn’t make any of it right!!

Hursty

Along_the_Wire Do you think every sport should be the same number of sets, miles, games, time, weights for men and women regardless?

How do you think the pro womens tour would react to a full mens TdF?

Taking tennis again, the prize money is the same, the sets are 2 less, that seems to be a balance for most

Along_the_Wire

Hursty are women less capable than men outside of athletics, football, basketball, softball and almost every other sport where times, sets, halves etc are all exactly the same?

Women playing 3 sets instead of 5 is fair for the same money? No wonder no one watches the cunts.

seanc80

LT42 lol

Hursty

Along_the_Wire Lol, ok Grant, I think we understand your point of view on women in sport

Along_the_Wire

Hursty what’s my view? Women are more than capable of 21 stage races or playing 5 sets - I’m all for equality - you patronising women by suggesting that they can’t race for 21 stages or play 5 sets is by far the worst part of this conversation.

Hursty

Along_the_Wire Where did I say that? I asked a question about how the womens teams would receive that, ie would they be open to a race of GT length?

Along_the_Wire

Hursty They should and they would - they’ve got 9 months to prepare. It’s a fair point you make, they really should be there already. No excuse for tennis

Hursty

I would have thought someone with your cycling knowledge would understand the point trying to be made here.

Lots of positives around this 8 stage Tour for women next year, currently there isn’t the strength and depth in women’s pro teams to hold a 21 stage GT, so the racing would be somewhat mute to say the least, that is all I’m saying.

I will certainly be watching it next year and hopefully it will be the catalyst for bigger and better races in the future

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