Stupid question!

Pross

OK, I've managed to make sense of most of the commonly used abbreviations on here but the one that still beats me is FCN = so what does it mean???

STEFANOS4784

FCN=FOOD CHAIN NUMBER

ChrisLS wrote:

...the last mile and a half of my 10 mile commute is steep down and then steep up. By this stage of my ride I am easing off to cool down so that I don't arrive at work too sweaty...and then some local lad will come flashing past me on the down and I think, "okay matey boy I'll get you on the up," which I do(have been beaten a couple of times, but not often) and so by the time I have given it my all on the up I am a sweating chest heaving mess...and that's how I arrive at work...tomorrow I will hold back...and arrive cool and calm

...it's not a race I'm just riding to work...

Mod edit - Adding the rules of the racing for easy reference.

Silly Commuting Race - The Rules

The Game:
Dropping / Pulling anyone higher in the Food Chain Number makes you stronger and more attractive to burds*. Getting dropped / trying to keep up with anyone lower means your soul hires a kudos remover to lower your self worth. If you scalp someone you have to maintain or extend your lead for such a time as to have the dude you passed admit to themself "I was done". Nipping by, then running into a side road / hiding in traffic won't wash, Be honest with yourself. *Not strictly true

Rules:
1/ No Dangerous Manoeuvres (Don’t be a danger to any other road users or yourself) Falling off causes pain to you and others around you, don’t do it! (oh and you loose yer points)
2/ Don’t ride like a c0ck, we’re all just trying to get somewhere!
3/ No passing at Lights/Junction/Crossings, if you do, it doesn’t count
4/ All passing on open road ONLY. Filtering in traffic is null and void (you know whether you’ve dropped someone fairly, and haven’t turned off straight afterwards)
5/ Pavement passes, either you or the target is void
6/ Show no pain, unless, like me your face is just like that

FOOD CHAIN NUMBERS:
1. Scooters
2. Roadies with shaved legs - like girls *
3. Proper rapid Single speed (real men, messengers, tarty shiny fixies) *
4. Roadies with hairy legs - like men *
5. Faux Single Speeds (fakengers, dirty/functional bikes, silly egg beater gear) *
6. Touring Bikes (Mud Guards) *
7. "Fast Hybrids" *
8. MTBs on Skinnies *
9. MTBs on Nobbies
10. Bromptons / collapsing bikes
11. MTB full sus on Nobbies
12. Shoppers
13. Shoppers wicker baskets
14. Electric bikes
* Pedal Adjustment +1
• ONLY FCN 2-5 gain points for overtaking the same FCN and Higher Chainers
• Recumbents, Tandems and Segways are worth +2 points as a rare bonus
• Sinclair C5 +20 points as a hens teeth bonus

FCN Adjusters:

CLOTHING:
None:+3
Non-Cycling: +2
Baggies: +1
Lycra: 0
Team Kit: -1
TDF Jersey: -2

BAGGAGE:
Panniers: +1
Back Pack/Courier: 0
Nothing: -1

HEAD GEAR:
Face Mask +1
Helmets/Nothing/Sunglasses: 0
Bike Caps / Wrap arounds: -1

ACCESSORIES:
Herman's Safety Wing" (orange plastic lolly-pop): +2
Trailer:+2
Beard: +1
Child seat (each): +1
Power meter: -1
Aerobars: -1
Coloured tyres -1

PEDALS (If you can identify) FCN2-8 see note above:
Flats: +1
Toe Clips: 0
Evidently Clipless/spds (cycling shoes): -1

If it sounds complex Fury21 has come up with a FCN Calculator ...If you get confused on the road, think of it this way if you drop anyone who looks faster that you +1. If you get dropped by anyone that looks slower than you -1..Couldn't be simpler! You'll also get to work, or get home faster...Or your subscription money back...Ps it's free to join and take part, but negative totals should make cheques on your soul out to: Greg T c/o Bike Radar

Further Updates on the Facebook Group

Check the 'commuting section for further info

iainment

Pross wrote:

OK, I've managed to make sense of most of the commonly used abbreviations on here but the one that still beats me is FCN = so what does it mean???

http://www.fcn.ca/

STEFANOS4784

Synchronised 8)

CHRISNOIR

Fat Children, No!

timb64

Fried Cats Now!

Pross

Right, think I get it - I'd be FCN4 then. How many points would you lose if you get overtaken by someone riding home from work in normal clothes on a 70's "sports" bike with suicide brakes whilst you are in a race (yes it has happened :oops: ) or does it only count if commuting. Also, do you get points for overtaking cars on open roads i.e. when they aren't getting stopped by traffic?

Stewie Griffin

Far Cin Nell :oops:

mfin

I don't get the FCN thing... Ive looked at it, is it supposed to be entertaining or something? Just seems like a completely pointless load of sh1t to me !!

Anonymous

Funky Chicken Nandos.

mfin

I dont suppose this'll get an ounce of agreement out of anyone that puts FCN in their sig but.... after my other post I thought 'hang on' I must be being a bit miserable about this, so I took another look at the FCN calculator!

I assumed that it would be a bit of fun, something that makes you smile as you go down the questions etc etc (cos Ive seen a lot of people with FCN nums) ...BUT, there's no fun to it at all! ...there's no 'wit' in the process, nothing. So, okay whilst harmless can anyone explain to me why they would even go to the tiniest effort to put that on a sig?

I love stupid stuff and all that but FCN is the sh1ttest thing Ive seen in a long time!! I can't be the only one, do the same people laugh at the telly whenever the canned laughter encourages them too?

Id prepared my own defence for the thing by thinking its surely just a bit of fun, but now I can't see where the 'fun' is its got me stumped! ...how does something that crap catch on?

Oooo... here comes a slating...

Anonymous

mfin wrote:

I dont suppose this'll get an ounce of agreement out of anyone that puts FCN in their sig but.... after my other post I thought 'hang on' I must be being a bit miserable about this, so I took another look at the FCN calculator!

I assumed that it would be a bit of fun, something that makes you smile as you go down the questions etc etc (cos Ive seen a lot of people with FCN nums) ...BUT, there's no fun to it at all! ...there's no 'wit' in the process, nothing. So, okay whilst harmless can anyone explain to me why they would even go to the tiniest effort to put that on a sig?

I love stupid stuff and all that but FCN is the sh1ttest thing Ive seen in a long time!! I can't be the only one, do the same people laugh at the telly whenever the canned laughter encourages them too?

Id prepared my own defence for the thing by thinking its surely just a bit of fun, but now I can't see where the 'fun' is its got me stumped! ...how does something that crap catch on?

Oooo... here comes a slating...

I take it that your FCN was staggeringly high and you would be mortified to put it on your sig....

desweller

dmclite wrote:

mfin wrote:

I dont suppose this'll get an ounce of agreement out of anyone that puts FCN in their sig but.... after my other post I thought 'hang on' I must be being a bit miserable about this, so I took another look at the FCN calculator!

I assumed that it would be a bit of fun, something that makes you smile as you go down the questions etc etc (cos Ive seen a lot of people with FCN nums) ...BUT, there's no fun to it at all! ...there's no 'wit' in the process, nothing. So, okay whilst harmless can anyone explain to me why they would even go to the tiniest effort to put that on a sig?

I love stupid stuff and all that but FCN is the sh1ttest thing Ive seen in a long time!! I can't be the only one, do the same people laugh at the telly whenever the canned laughter encourages them too?

Id prepared my own defence for the thing by thinking its surely just a bit of fun, but now I can't see where the 'fun' is its got me stumped! ...how does something that crap catch on?

Oooo... here comes a slating...

I take it that your FCN was staggeringly high and you would be mortified to put it on your sig....

More likely he gets overtaken by a fat beardy bloke on a MTB with panniers and sandals every morning.

nick hanson

iainment wrote:

Pross wrote:

OK, I've managed to make sense of most of the commonly used abbreviations on here but the one that still beats me is FCN = so what does it mean???

http://www.fcn.ca/

:shock: :shock: :shock:

iainment

mfin wrote:

I dont suppose this'll get an ounce of agreement out of anyone that puts FCN in their sig but.... after my other post I thought 'hang on' I must be being a bit miserable about this, so I took another look at the FCN calculator!

I assumed that it would be a bit of fun, something that makes you smile as you go down the questions etc etc (cos Ive seen a lot of people with FCN nums) ...BUT, there's no fun to it at all! ...there's no 'wit' in the process, nothing. So, okay whilst harmless can anyone explain to me why they would even go to the tiniest effort to put that on a sig?

I love stupid stuff and all that but FCN is the sh1ttest thing Ive seen in a long time!! I can't be the only one, do the same people laugh at the telly whenever the canned laughter encourages them too?

Id prepared my own defence for the thing by thinking its surely just a bit of fun, but now I can't see where the 'fun' is its got me stumped! ...how does something that crap catch on?

Oooo... here comes a slating...

Couldn't agree more.

Pip pip

bagpusscp

F**k cyclists now. :twisted:





Yep......Funk is cool.......


What did you think I ment......

mfin

dmclite wrote:

I take it that your FCN was staggeringly high and you would be mortified to put it on your sig....

Nothing to do with it, couldn't care less if or was 1 or 1000, cos its a load of crap !!! Like I said, I love stupid humour and pointless stuff as long as its entertaining, but its not, go on... someone claim that it is just 'a bit of fun' or anything about it that makes them go to the effort of putting it on a sig.... (and to wipe the point made aside, mine came up as 1 or 2, can't remember ...but I did note that it could have gone 'up one' if I pranced around in replica kit looking like a pr1ck).

I just find it fascinating that bland rubbish like that could catch on, and its not even aimed at easy to amuse 12 year olds either is it, cos it mentions single-speeds and hairy legs!!

Anonymous

mfin wrote:

dmclite wrote:

I take it that your FCN was staggeringly high and you would be mortified to put it on your sig....

Nothing to do with it, couldn't care less if or was 1 or 1000, cos its a load of crap !!! Like I said, I love stupid humour and pointless stuff as long as its entertaining, but its not, go on... someone claim that it is just 'a bit of fun' or anything about it that makes them go to the effort of putting it on a sig.... (and to wipe the point made aside, mine came up as 1 or 2, can't remember ...but I did note that it could have gone 'up one' if I pranced around in replica kit looking like a pr1ck).

I just find it fascinating that bland rubbish like that could catch on, and its not even aimed at easy to amuse 12 year olds either is it, cos it mentions single-speeds and hairy legs!!

Well you sound well balanced about this I must say. i reckon you must have a chip on both shoulders. :P

mfin

Naaa... no chips...(just don't get things like that) ...ta for the well balanced bit

Anonymous

fair do's but calling people pr1cks is a bit unfair maybe ?

mfin

Naaa its not... I think you look like one if you're not in a pro team. A full kit looks stupid to me, there's plenty of other kit to wear. ...or is it the word... replace with 'tit' then. A lot of people feel the same about pro-kits ...jerseys may be okay but the whole garb... naaa.

desweller

It's just a bit of fun, a jokey classification system so when you're out on your Sunday best bike in your lycra and some 65-year-old geezer (on his tourer that he's had since he went touring in Germany with the Scouts in his 20s, complete with laden panniers, smoking a pipe and reading a map at the same time), whisks past you going up Frocester Hill with a cheery, 'Good morning!', you can quantify your humiliation with a number.

Or if you're out on your BSO in your baggies and pass some allthegearnoidea type on his CFRP TT bike you can come on here afterwards and tell about it.

Anonymous

Fair one, I don't wear any pro team kit, only club kit and normal kit.