Team SCR at Bike Radar Live

DonDaddyD
DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
edited February 2009 in Commuting chat
Bike Radar Live

There appears to be a Sportive at Bike Rader Live (May) 2009.

If its an anyone (limited numbers) can enter situation then I'm calling for a Team SCR to step forward and enter! Though its not a race we can still fly the colours (Red Black and White).

We could even have two groups so that we've got the super fast SCR players and the slightly slower SCR riders like myself.

I'm so excited at this prospect and enjoyed (from what I can remember in my drunken state) myself at the X-mas party that I'm even going to suggest (seriously) collectively paying for Team Jersey's to be designed and made... :shock:
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A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
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  • Littigator
    Littigator Posts: 1,262
    +1 on the Team SCR and jerseys
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  • ChrisLS
    ChrisLS Posts: 2,749
    ...yeah,yeah,yeah for team tops 8) ...but a nice "relaxed" casual style please... :D

    ...would they be brave enough to allow us a SCR stand at the Bike Radar Show?
    ...all the way...'til the wheels fall off and burn...
  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    edited December 2008
    I think they should give us a stand.

    Why wouldn't they, SCR embodys the competitive human nature (your going to ride further, faster etc if you have someone with you than on your own - psychologically prove) and we promote and give advice about save riding and sensible cycling gear that tends to bridge the gap between racing and commuting - The amateur cyclists art.

    I'm so stoked I'm already thinking about Jersey designs!
    Food Chain number = 4

    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    I'm only playing if the jerseys can be pink.
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Littigator wrote:
    +1 on the Team SCR and jerseys

    +1.

    Didn't ITB post a great website the other day that do custom cycle kit?
  • Roubaix Rider
    Roubaix Rider Posts: 29
    Do you have to ride an SCR to join in? My SCR is on a TT bike so not ideal for a sportive :cry:

    But I could join in your team ride my Cycling Plus Team Issue Felt (I've already got my place in the sportive - gratis :D ) with fellow C+ members Dan, Howie and Karen. If you can keep up with us that is...

    (It's the free jersey rather than the camaraderie of riding with fellow minded cyclists that tempted me to ask...!)
  • Littigator
    Littigator Posts: 1,262
    Roubaix Rider wrote:
    Do you have to ride an SCR to join in? My SCR is on a TT bike so not ideal for a sportive :cry:

    But I could join in your team ride my Cycling Plus Team Issue Felt (I've already got my place in the sportive - gratis :D ) with fellow C+ members Dan, Howie and Karen. If you can keep up with us that is...

    (It's the free jersey rather than the camaraderie of riding with fellow minded cyclists that tempted me to ask...!)

    if we...can keep up...............with you! Ladies and Gentlemen, I think we have a challenge 8)
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  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    Littigator wrote:
    Roubaix Rider wrote:
    Do you have to ride an SCR to join in? My SCR is on a TT bike so not ideal for a sportive :cry:

    But I could join in your team ride my Cycling Plus Team Issue Felt (I've already got my place in the sportive - gratis :D ) with fellow C+ members Dan, Howie and Karen. If you can keep up with us that is...

    (It's the free jersey rather than the camaraderie of riding with fellow minded cyclists that tempted me to ask...!)

    if we...can keep up...............with you! Ladies and Gentlemen, I think we have a challenge 8)

    I don't know any of you being a newbie on this forum, but I'm always up for a challenge, can't turn one down in fact :roll:
    pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

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  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    Hmmph. I can't come and play. Just a few days ago I entered Edinburgh marathon for that weekend. If only I'd known... :cry:
    Commuting: Giant Bowery 08
    Winter Hack: Triandrun Vento 3
    Madone

    It's all about me...
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    Bike Radar Live

    There appears to be a Sportive at Bike Rader Live (May) 2009.

    If its an anyone (limited numbers) can enter situation then I'm calling for a Team SCR to step forward and enter! Though its not a race we can still fly the colours (Red Black and White).

    We could even have two groups so that we've got the super fast SCR players and the slightly slower SCR riders like myself.

    I'm so excited at this prospect and enjoyed (from what I can remember in my drunken state) myself at the X-mas party that I'm even going to suggest (seriously) collectively paying for Team Jersey's to be designed and made... :shock:

    Yes (assuming I am able to at the time...)
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    I'd defo be up for that! Haven't been to Donington for years...

    I think I'd definitely be in with the slower SCR-ers. I'm not good at hills.

    Saying that, I am planning to have a shiny new bike by then, so hopefully having the gear shifters on the handlebars will have had a positive impact on my climbing.
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    If it means buying more cycling related kit then i'm in.

    An SCR stand would be a great idea, goes perfectly with the SCR Samaritans line...

    "MTFU, next....!"

    We could have our own Marshall's too, beating slackers with the soggy remains of scalps.
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    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Jen J wrote:
    Hmmph. I can't come and play. Just a few days ago I entered Edinburgh marathon for that weekend. If only I'd known... :cry:

    So now we see where your priorities lie. :P
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    I'm going to keep an eye on this and find out if the Sportive is open to the er public.

    In the mean time, I'm officially now in training for summer '09, next you see me I'm gonna be sportin' a 6 pack!!! Weigh around 13-12stone and have skin so tightly wrapped around my muscles both LiT and Jen would be willing to share me :shock:

    My training montage:

    Drink raw egg and milk in the morning
    150 situps
    Bicep Curls
    Push the BMW 5 series up a hill on my own while its in first gear
    Ride my bike around the block several times.
    Skipping rope
    Punch meat hanging from a ceiling
    Run up some steps
    Pose in the mirror!
    Jen J wrote:
    Hmmph. I can't come and play. Just a few days ago I entered Edinburgh marathon for that weekend. If only I'd known... :cry:

    Our resident Iron Woman isn't coming.

    Boo!!!
    Food Chain number = 4

    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    itboffin wrote:
    Jen J wrote:
    Hmmph. I can't come and play. Just a few days ago I entered Edinburgh marathon for that weekend. If only I'd known... :cry:

    So now we see where your priorities lie. :P

    Here, given I said 'if only I'd known' :P

    DDD - I would have thought it was open to the public, and if there was any kind of selection process, I would hope an SCR team would feature on the priority list.
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    Winter Hack: Triandrun Vento 3
    Madone

    It's all about me...
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    I now have the 'rocky' theme stuck in my head..

    Doo doo doo.... doo doo dooooo...
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    I now have the 'rocky' theme stuck in my head..

    Doo doo doo.... doo doo dooooo...

    Write the theme tune, sing the theme tune, doo de doo
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    itboffin wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    I now have the 'rocky' theme stuck in my head..

    Doo doo doo.... doo doo dooooo...

    Write the theme tune, sing the theme tune, doo de doo
    :lol::lol::lol:
    Commuting: Giant Bowery 08
    Winter Hack: Triandrun Vento 3
    Madone

    It's all about me...
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    I'm going to keep an eye on this and find out if the Sportive is open to the er public.

    It'll be open to the public; that's essentially what sportive's are all about. Keen for this one!

    ITB - gizza bed for the night mate! Not your bed of course, the spare, couch, whatever will do nicely! :lol: :shock:
  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    hmm, if Jen's not there who will carry the lanterne rouge with me? :wink:

    DDD if you are slow then I cycle backwards - unless you are all bluster that is.....
    Emerging from under a big black cloud. All help welcome
  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    linsen wrote:
    DDD if you are slow then I cycle backwards - unless you are all bluster that is.....

    Speed is a matter of perspective and experience. If you've never ridden at 17mph before then the first time you do it, it's going to feel fast...

    That said, I don't think I'm all bluster or slow. I just have no stamina. Though everytime I ride with the SCR crew Bassjunkie, Greg66, CJCP (I think I was attempting to follow him after the X-mas party) I seem to be astronomically slow in comparison.
    Food Chain number = 4

    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    I have an image in my head of a perfectly drilled SCR team riding a paceline through the field, slicing and dicing everyone in sight... :twisted:
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

    Bike 1
    Bike 2-A
  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    linsen wrote:
    DDD if you are slow then I cycle backwards - unless you are all bluster that is.....

    Speed is a matter of perspective and experience. If you've never ridden at 17mph before then the first time you do it, it's going to feel fast...

    That said, I don't think I'm all bluster or slow. I just have no stamina. Though everytime I ride with the SCR crew Bassjunkie, Greg66, CJCP (I think I was attempting to follow him after the X-mas party) I seem to be astronomically slow in comparison.

    You should ride with me, DDD! Speed is relative, you are right, but I hope your intimation that I have never topped 17mph is illustrative rather than an assumption :wink:
    Emerging from under a big black cloud. All help welcome
  • Littigator
    Littigator Posts: 1,262
    Team jerseys...fancy dress helmets. After all we are SILLY Commuter Racing :D
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    jashburnham wrote:
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    I'm going to keep an eye on this and find out if the Sportive is open to the er public.

    It'll be open to the public; that's essentially what sportive's are all about. Keen for this one!

    I'm not the slimmest of people or the fittest. I've always loved cycling - ever since I was a bad boy (10 - 14) riding the mean streets of Brixton on a Raleigh 'Even More Extreme' that came with discs.

    Ever since getting back on a bike I promised myself a few life changing things (involving a bike) for this year and beyond.

    This (Sportive) is one of them.
    Food Chain number = 4

    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Greg66 wrote:
    I have an image in my head of a perfectly drilled SCR team riding a paceline through the field, slicing and dicing everyone in sight... :twisted:

    We're going to have to do some training... :shock:
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    linsen wrote:
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    linsen wrote:
    DDD if you are slow then I cycle backwards - unless you are all bluster that is.....

    Speed is a matter of perspective and experience. If you've never ridden at 17mph before then the first time you do it, it's going to feel fast...

    That said, I don't think I'm all bluster or slow. I just have no stamina. Though everytime I ride with the SCR crew Bassjunkie, Greg66, CJCP (I think I was attempting to follow him after the X-mas party) I seem to be astronomically slow in comparison.

    You should ride with me, DDD! Speed is relative, you are right, but I hope your intimation that I have never topped 17mph is illustrative rather than an assumption :wink:

    No, no 17mph is purely illustrative, though it is my comfort speed. A few months back it was my effort speed. I need to do some serious work on my stamina and breathing.

    I'll ride with you definitely!
    Food Chain number = 4

    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    What's wrong with 17mph ??? don't beat yourself up over it - that our job :twisted:

    No really 17mph avg is fine after all your just riding for FUN!!! - aren't YOU!!!
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    I have an image in my head of a perfectly drilled SCR team riding a paceline through the field, slicing and dicing everyone in sight... :twisted:

    We're going to have to do some training... :shock:

    And we're going to have to buy matching time trial frames :D:D:D
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

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    Bike 2-A
  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    The trouble with 17mph is that Hybrids and slick tyre Mountain Bikes can also maintain this speed. Being on a road bike going at 17mph is like being in a Porsche and only being able to get up to 60mph on the motorway...
    Food Chain number = 4

    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game

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