cyclist sculpture on southwark roundabout

moonio
moonio Posts: 802
edited November 2009 in Commuting chat
Has anyone else seen this sculpture on the rotherhithe tunnel roundabout? it was made for the 2007 Tour de France :)

hb_cyclist_peter%20anderson_1_300.jpg

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  • Zephr
    Zephr Posts: 60
    go past it every day... (does it count as a scalp?!)
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    Zephr wrote:
    go past it every day...

    me too, quite pretty, going north on that is great, and once you're through the tunnel queue tit's a really nice bend for opening up and putting the power down
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,210
    I've seen that. Do any of you actually ride through the Rotherhithe tunnel? In a car you get gassed if you don't put the air onto recirc!
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  • Clever Pun
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    Stevo 666 wrote:
    I've seen that. Do any of you actually ride through the Rotherhithe tunnel? In a car you get gassed if you don't put the air onto recirc!

    I don't the roundabout has more than one exit
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  • Harry B
    Harry B Posts: 1,239
    moonio wrote:
    Has anyone else seen this sculpture on the rotherhithe tunnel roundabout? it was made for the 2007 Tour de France :)

    hb_cyclist_peter%20anderson_1_300.jpg

    How tall is it? It would look great in my garden!
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  • Clever Pun
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    It's bigger than lifesize
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  • MonkeyMonster
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    Clever Pun wrote:
    It's bigger than lifesize

    Even for you? :lol:
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  • cyclopsbiker
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    Zephr wrote:
    go past it every day... (does it count as a scalp?!)

    me too. don't think you can count it as a scalp since the 'cyclist' is actually motionless. sorry mate :wink:
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  • Porgy
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    Stevo 666 wrote:
    I've seen that. Do any of you actually ride through the Rotherhithe tunnel? In a car you get gassed if you don't put the air onto recirc!

    I tried it once - never again
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    They should stick it on a rail and have it running round the roundabout like the hare in greyhound racing. Might upset some of the motorists who routinely change lanes there without looking or indicating....or cut the corner so close exiting the roundabout that i've had my life flash before my eyes.
  • moonio
    moonio Posts: 802
    :D
  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    MonkeyMonster wrote:
    Clever Pun wrote:
    It's bigger than lifesize

    Even for you? :lol:

    yes even for me
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