FAO Richard Hammond

bryanm

Get on the big chain ring if you want to win you puff!

jpembroke

I thought he looked suspiciously at home on that bike, even if he does like to spin like a loony.

cabledonuts

jpembroke wrote:

I thought he looked suspiciously at home on that bike, even if he does like to spin like a loony.

He's a bit of a cyclist and cycles frequently.

fast as fupp

all the way across london and he never drank a drop of his water!

ivancarlos

fast as fupp wrote:

all the way across london and he never drank a drop of his water!

only cos someone put some of that minging energy drink in it

nwallace

[james may mode]aw cock, missed it.[/jmm]

Another week, another wait for the iPlayer

Rob Sallnow

Like how he described the bike at the beginning....5 piece monocoque frame....doesn't that make it a cinquecoque!!! :shock:

fizz

jpembroke wrote:

I thought he looked suspiciously at home on that bike, even if he does like to spin like a loony.

I thought he looked at home on it to. 8)

jpembroke

Rob Sallnow wrote:

Like how he described the bike at the beginning....5 piece monocoque frame....doesn't that make it a cinquecoque!!! :shock:

Yes, I noticed that, too but I'll forgive him this minor error for beating Mr Clarksonin his powerboat.

manick0de

He was getting pissed off with red lights and said because he was being filmed he stoped at reds. Then quickly added he did usually anyway.

I've heard he likes to keep fit and do a bit of cycling aswell.
He had a camelback for water so maybe that botle was spare.

All in all I thought it was great and was cheering him on.

byegad

Can we look forward to seeing lardarse Clarkson testing a 'Full on MTB' and the Stig attempting a record climb of Ventoux?
Seriously if you wanted more proof of the utility of cycling in cities you'd need to look a long, long way. Even Clarkson's E type motorboat was no use.
Maybe they'll change the name to 52-11

ricadus

Can't imagine Clarkson on a bike. Road-testing a new iPhone in the fast lane seems more his style.

McBain_v1

Being top gear I thought that the BBC would have decked Hammond out with a good bike. :? Why wasn't he riding a super light-weight machine from Storck costing about £7,000 instead of the £1,700 one was on. Still, even with the middle of the road road-bike it was gratifying to see Clarkson whupped.

Didn't one of his fellow cyclists blast past him and say that the reason he wasn't going very quickly was because he had bandy legs? Bit harsh I thought.

spasypaddy

i thought it was excellent! I was willing him on so much!

What bike was it? Do you reckon it was his own bike?

I reckon someone here should write to the BBC and ask for the route and how long it took him, we should all try to replicate it and beat his time

Mog Uk

spasypaddy wrote:

What bike was it?

http://www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=70061&utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=froogle&utm_campaign=froogle

daniel_b

nwallace wrote:

[james may mode]aw fool, missed it.[/jmm]

Another week, another wait for the iPlayer

Top Gear
Wednesday 14 November
7:00pm - 8:00pm
BBC2
Motoring magazine. This week, the presenters compete in an epic race across London: Jeremy in a speed boat, James in a car, Richard on his push bike and the Stig on public transport. Richard races the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage convertible against a jet powered roller skater and Jeremy track tests the insanely fast Caparo T1 road racer. The 'tw@t in a reasonably priced car' is Simon Cowell.
VIDEO Plus+: 9191

mtb.boy

If you want the route - you could tape the repeat and then pause when they show the map and compare it with an AtoZ map. Just an idea.

pneumatic

It certainly cheered me up. We tend to give these guys a lot of stick on this forum, but you have to admit, they showed a great sense of humour when "rationalising" the results of their test.

nwallace

Daniel B wrote:

nwallace wrote:

[james may mode]aw fool, missed it.[/jmm]

Another week, another wait for the iPlayer

Top Gear
Wednesday 14 November
7:00pm - 8:00pm
BBC2
Motoring magazine. This week, the presenters compete in an epic race across London: Jeremy in a speed boat, James in a car, Richard on his push bike and the Stig on public transport. Richard races the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage convertible against a jet powered roller skater and Jeremy track tests the insanely fast Caparo T1 road racer. The 'tw@t in a reasonably priced car' is Simon Cowell.
VIDEO Plus+: 9191

That means waiting till Wednesday and hoping that the Sky box manages to not crash between setting the recorder and the show being on (chances ~0).

I also like how the auto censor wrecked my James may impression.

giant_man

[quote="pneumatic"]It certainly cheered me up. We tend to give these guys a lot of stick on this forum, but you have to admit, they showed a great sense of humour when "rationalising" the results of their test.

[/quote]
Yeah for once!

pedylan

mtb.boy wrote:

If you want the route - you could tape the repeat and then pause when they show the map and compare it with an AtoZ map. Just an idea.

There's an image here but it doesn't mark the route so it'll have to be a request to the BBC (who'll probably withold it on H&S grounds).

http://www.topgear.com/content/timetobu ... ries10/08/

richa

Most of it is clear from watching the show:

From memory:
Start: Kew, Hammersmith Broadway, Kensington High St, Knightsbridge, Picadilly, Trafalguar Square, Northumberland Av, Victoria Embankment...

Then: Upper Thames St?, Lower Thanmes St?, The Hwy?...

However, did they say on the show how long they took?

HungryCol

I though it was a really great show too. Hammond looked to comfortable on that bike for it not be a) his own and b) a complete novice. He also wasn't completely haggard at the end of it. However Clarkson looked utterly wrecked having run 50 or so meters to the check in desk!

It was really strange for a bicycle to get kudos on a car programme. We're the Bain of most car drivers lives!

Matchstick Man

HungryCol wrote:

I Hammond looked to comfortable on that bike for it not be a) his own and b) a complete novice.!

bike looked too big for him and he had bandy legs and a toes down pedalling style. I think he has his own MTB for London use and that was a bike loaned to him. Good that they used the Hamster and not some lycra-wearing, leg-shaved roadie as it made the point that you don't have to dress up like a weirdo to beat cars across town.....
Plus if he can be seen to have done that after his serious car accident/head injury then it has more resonance to the ordinary man in the street doesn't it?

NervexProf

Video extract here:
http://www.topgear.com/content/timetobu ... ns/videos/

guinea

nwallace wrote:

Another week, another wait for the iPlayer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/page/item/b008czf4.shtml

For those that haven't seen it you can download the show here.

PS. iPlayer will offer streaming as well as downloading around Christmas, so no more waiting.

chrisjsmith

If only it wasn't a piece of shit (iplayer that is):

Windows XP ---- No
Internet Explorer 6 (or later) ---- Yes
Windows Media Player 10 (or later) ---- Yes

Hello - some of us are on Vista

I lose faith in the BBC with their proprietary crap.

OffTheBackAdam

chrisjsmith wrote:

Hello - some of us are on Vista .

More fool you for succumbing to Window's marketing hype!

chrisjsmith

OffTheBackAdam wrote:

chrisjsmith wrote:

Hello - some of us are on Vista .

More fool you for succumbing to Window's marketing hype!

I'm a software dev. We have to target Vista

il_principe

chrisjsmith wrote:

If only it wasn't a piece of shoot (iplayer that is):

Windows XP ---- No
Internet Explorer 6 (or later) ---- Yes
Windows Media Player 10 (or later) ---- Yes

Hello - some of us are on Vista

I lose faith in the BBC with their proprietary crap.

What about us poor Mac users! Come on Beeb, sort it out.

chrisjsmith

Aye - I have a Mac too. It should be flash video such as YouTube.