IT'S HERE!! Cycling article in The London Paper starring ME!

Bassjunkieuk

A while back I posted about a possible SCR article in The London Paper, well it's now turned into a more general cycling in the capital article and I manged to get a lovely picture and piece on me in there :-)

When I get time I'll post a link to article.....but anyone up in town should definately grab a copy!!

il_principe

Bassjunkieuk wrote:

A while back I posted about a possible SCR article in The London Paper, well it's now turned into a more general cycling in the capital article and I manged to get a lovely picture and piece on me in there :-)

When I get time I'll post a link to article.....but anyone up in town should definately grab a copy!!

Frick - just came back from a meeting via the hated tube and spurned several opportunities to pick up a copy of that particular rag!

il_principe

Ah hah:

http://www.thelondonpaper.com/life-style/london-cycling-special-which-bike-tribe-do-you-belong-to

girv73

I like this one:

Lucy Bathurst, 34, interior design agency owner, Hampstead

Cycling philosophy? Bus drivers are out to kill you.
Do you wear a helmet? No.

??

il_principe

Dude - you ain't looking ninja/tart enough for my liking! I was expecting the full lycra, wraparound speed ninja/tart look! I know it's not your standard look - but if we're going to be stereotyped we migh as well give 'em their moneys worth...

Talking stereotypes:

"Kyle Hugall, 27, advertising creative, Hackney

How long have you been cycling? I’ve been cycling since I was three years old.

What bike do you ride?

A Bianchi Pista (£150). It’s a fixed-gear bike, so the ride is really smooth. I love the amount of control you have over the bike. You feel much more connected to the road.

Where do you regularly ride?

East London to town."

Bassjunkieuk

Cheers for posting the pic JA! I only got a chance to read my small bit before I got pulled off to do some "work"

Got the sis in law grabbing some proper copies for me :-)

chuckcork

girv73 wrote:

I like this one:

Lucy Bathurst, 34, interior design agency owner, Hampstead

Cycling philosophy? Bus drivers are out to kill you.
Do you wear a helmet? No.

??

Makes sense to me, get hit by a double decker and a bit of foam on your head ain't gonna make a lot of difference to the dead/not dead equation.

il_principe

chuckcork wrote:

girv73 wrote:

I like this one:

Lucy Bathurst, 34, interior design agency owner, Hampstead

Cycling philosophy? Bus drivers are out to kill you.
Do you wear a helmet? No.

??

Makes sense to me, get hit by a double decker and a bit of foam on your head ain't gonna make a lot of difference to the dead/not dead equation.

LazyBoycp

chuckcork wrote:

girv73 wrote:

I like this one:

Lucy Bathurst, 34, interior design agency owner, Hampstead

Cycling philosophy? Bus drivers are out to kill you.
Do you wear a helmet? No.

??

Makes sense to me, get hit by a double decker and a bit of foam on your head ain't gonna make a lot of difference to the dead/not dead equation.

Oh please no, not another helmet/no helmet argument! If you wish to continue, please remove yourselves to http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12606081 forthwith. Thank you.

Christophe3967

jashburnham wrote:

chuckcork wrote:

girv73 wrote:

I like this one:

Lucy Bathurst, 34, interior design agency owner, Hampstead

Cycling philosophy? Bus drivers are out to kill you.
Do you wear a helmet? No.

??

Makes sense to me, get hit by a double decker and a bit of foam on your head ain't gonna make a lot of difference to the dead/not dead equation.

Sorry Mark, I've seen the pics and I'm moving to the Hybridistas. 8) As far as I'm concerned, anything Lucy says is just fine. I've always thought hybrids were particularly attractive bikes, with um very attractive er attractions.

Big Wib

You could have cleaned your bike for the occasion

[Sorry couldn't resist, it's cleaner than mine normally is]

Is a fixie with flat pedals carried over the shoulder normal for the fakenger? I don't see them out in the sticks you see

biondino

The flattering from-below photo angle hasn't been quite so kind to Mark* or Alina...


*I know Mark is a complete whippet in real life so I don't feel so bad saying this

nation

Where are they finding Bianchi Pistas for £150?

Bassjunkieuk

@BW - :-D Yes it was a bit "mucky", but I think we just got unfortunate on the angle and shot they chose to use!

@BD - Cheers for that! You should have seen what the poor photographer had to do to get that angle tho ;-)

whyamihere

You are Marcus Brigstocke, AICMFP.

prj45

None of them are really smiling and Bassjunkieuk looks like he's pouring scorn on some ped that's just jumped under his wheels...

I like sultry girls but that girl on the Ridgeback Velocity looks like she's about to shank somebody.

prj45

( a bus driver probably)

Roastie

prj45 wrote:

I like sultry girls but that girl on the Ridgeback Velocity looks like she's about to shank somebody.

Wouldn't you if you had to ride a Ridgeback Velocity?

Wrath Rob

I'm very disappointed that you mentioned Bikeradar but not SCR

jemjah

Bassjunkieuk wrote:

@BW - :-D Yes it was a bit "mucky", but I think we just got unfortunate on the angle and shot they chose to use!

@BD - Cheers for that! You should have seen what the poor photographer had to do to get that angle tho ;-)

ha ha! the photographer is my housemate.... she actually told me about that shot....

il_principe

jemjah wrote:

Bassjunkieuk wrote:

@BW - :-D Yes it was a bit "mucky", but I think we just got unfortunate on the angle and shot they chose to use!

@BD - Cheers for that! You should have seen what the poor photographer had to do to get that angle tho ;-)

ha ha! the photographer is my housemate.... she actually told me about that shot....

Did she have to dig a small hole in the pavement first, and then clamber into it with some sort of a macro lens?



Small world though eh Jemjah!

Christophe3967

Just looked at the on-line photos, and they're not the same as the ones in the paper. Accordingly I wish to withdraw my earlier comments and remain in the roadie tribe.

ylawayjdp

What about if you don't think you fit into any of those tribes?

I ride a rigid One-one inbred 29er, with nice fat fast rolling WTB tires, with wide handle bars and its single speed with brakes.

Does it make me something of a split personality.

I think it allows for the best of all worlds, fast uncomplicated, comfortable bomb proof and unattractive enough for the brick lane thieves to leave alone.

il_principe

Christophe3967 wrote:

Just looked at the on-line photos, and they're not the same as the ones in the paper. Accordingly I wish to withdraw my earlier comments and remain in the roadie tribe.

Too late, you're dead to us now.

Bassjunkieuk

@Wrath Bob - I didn't mention SCR as it's one of those things that could be taken the wrong way, even the name suggests fast riding, which when viewed from someone who is just observing could be rather bad.

If I did mention both the site and thread we could have been in for a big backlash as people visit it and find story upon story of how we "scalp" other cyclist in rush hour traffic and I can be pretty sure they wouldn't pay any attention to any care we take in doing so or note that all passes are claimed on open and clear stretches of road and just assume it is us that nearly knocks them off as they cross on a red light!

Having said this the article on "The Game" (SCR's Facebook group) is possibly going to be run later in the week :-)

Clever Pun

Call yourself a roadie??? where's the lycra..pffft

that was a great opportunity for a publicised bulge shot

The Chingford Skinhead

Roastiecp wrote:

prj45 wrote:

I like sultry girls but that girl on the Ridgeback Velocity looks like she's about to shank somebody.

Wouldn't you if you had to ride a Ridgeback Velocity?

Oi! I love my velocity, and unlike my ribble it hasn't thrown me to the ground in a "you won't get up from that" way

Bassjunkieuk

Just had loads more hits for "cycling" in today's London Paper so it appears they are running a section on Get London Cycling for this week so gonna need to get a copy each day!

Had the usual backlash, a whole column dedicated to the demon that is the "fixie"
"Since when has looking cool been more of a priority then saving your own skull" the letter author writes........
Having said that he does mention that it requires a real skill to ride a fixie properly so I don't think the letter is all bad, just that he's had a few near misses with people on fixes, which quite frankly I find hard to believe - even I as a proper bike geek would be hard pressed to tell the difference between a FG and SS if it clipped me in traffic whilst I was walking across the road...

lost_in_thought

Bassjunkieuk wrote:

Just had loads more hits for "cycling" in today's London Paper so it appears they are running a section on Get London Cycling for this week so gonna need to get a copy each day!

Had the usual backlash, a whole column dedicated to the demon that is the "fixie"
"Since when has looking cool been more of a priority then saving your own skull" the letter author writes........
Having said that he does mention that it requires a real skill to ride a fixie properly so I don't think the letter is all bad, just that he's had a few near misses with people on fixes, which quite frankly I find hard to believe - even I as a proper bike geek would be hard pressed to tell the difference between a FG and SS if it clipped me in traffic whilst I was walking across the road...

Cool!
However: mutter mutter grumble grumble nothing wrong with FG why are people so obsessed with it being dangerous/difficult...

Bassjunkieuk

lost_in_thought wrote:

Bassjunkieuk wrote:

Just had loads more hits for "cycling" in today's London Paper so it appears they are running a section on Get London Cycling for this week so gonna need to get a copy each day!

Had the usual backlash, a whole column dedicated to the demon that is the "fixie"
"Since when has looking cool been more of a priority then saving your own skull" the letter author writes........
Having said that he does mention that it requires a real skill to ride a fixie properly so I don't think the letter is all bad, just that he's had a few near misses with people on fixes, which quite frankly I find hard to believe - even I as a proper bike geek would be hard pressed to tell the difference between a FG and SS if it clipped me in traffic whilst I was walking across the road...

Cool!
However: mutter mutter grumble grumble nothing wrong with FG why are people so obsessed with it being dangerous/difficult...

The letter seemed to originate from the fact that he assumes all FG bikes come sans brakes and rely on the rider "somehow" stopping the bike with their legs. He does mention how he also loves watching the bike polo down near Brick Lane - the skill and elegance of the riders is something to behold!

biondino

Bassjunkieuk wrote:

He does mention how he also loves watching the bike polo down near Brick Lane - the skill and elegance of the riders is something to behold!

Presumably he means how they move and ride - their outfits belong on sulky teenagers and fakenger tw4ts