Just saw a Multi Millionaire riding...

Splottboy
Splottboy Posts: 3,695
edited May 2010 in The bottom bracket
A bike which - let's be honest - wasn't exactly "cool".

It was Bryn Terfel, with his son, riding near my local cycle track.

Both had their saddles waaayyyy too low. I was gonna stop and advise him but...

He probably couldn't afford my fees, lol!
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  • ratsbeyfus
    ratsbeyfus Posts: 2,841
    Thought you were talking about Sir/Lord Alan Sugar. He may have a face like a ballbag but he can do 60 miles quicker than me if his interview on Jonathan Ross is to be believed. Anyone seen him out on the road?

    I had one of them red bikes but I don't any more. Sad face.

    @ratsbey
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    Saw picture of Sugar wearing a nice Assos top.
    At over £100 for a road top, only a Multi Millionaire could afford Assos!

    Naw, Bryn was in old windproof, bobble hat thingy, Son had more technical kit on.

    Not a nice bike, but he's got two Mercs: An estate and a sports one, custom built interior...
  • ben16v
    ben16v Posts: 296
    good article in cycling weekly with sugar list a few of his bikes namely pinarello FP5, prince of spain and dogma! nice

    Splottboy where you from? i live on anglesey and just started riding again
    i need more bikes
  • beverick
    beverick Posts: 3,461
    A mate of mine, who married a multi-millionaire (b*stard!) can be seen riding his son's BMX bike round to the shops quite regularly.

    (He does have a $5000 handbuilt road-bike he bought in the states in 2008 as well as several MTB's though!)

    Bob
  • stigofthedump
    stigofthedump Posts: 331
    I just saw a Muilt millionaire riding round the park on a Pinarello Dogma in full assos kit with his son. What a complete show off!!!!

    Seriously we can sometimes get a bit OTT on other peoples bikes. What should you ride around the park on?
  • pomtarr
    pomtarr Posts: 318
    ratsbeyfus wrote:
    Thought you were talking about Sir/Lord Alan Sugar. He may have a face like a ballbag but he can do 60 miles quicker than me if his interview on Jonathan Ross is to be believed. Anyone seen him out on the road?
    Google search for "Alan Sugar Cycling" brings up this article from the Daily Hate... err, I mean Mail:
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1165492/Sir-Alan-Sugar-reveals-fitness-secrets-helped-lose-stone-.html

    Jonathan Vaughters' secret weapon:
    article-1165492-040A18BB000005DC-140_468x474.jpg
    "Difficult, difficult, lemon difficult"
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    ben16v: Was based in Ynys Mon, Llangoed.

    Now nr Caernarfon, and Bryn live 1/2 mile down the road, and i just did Cilgwyn Mtn/Tryfyn Mtn all about 5 miles away. Did it on my rigid mtb.
    1hr 55mins, knackered now! Sunny at start/rain at the end, but great ride tho...

    Also do stuff at N'Boro etc. Do road around the region too.

    Off for 2 weeks Annual Leave so drop me a line if you want.

    I'm an old but very fit-git !
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    All of these multi millionaires that are out and being seen by all must be a few of the greedy Wiggle Directors, fleecing barstewards!
  • fast as fupp
    fast as fupp Posts: 2,277
    Bryn Terfel

    Who he?
    'dont forget lads, one evertonian is worth twenty kopites'
  • pomtarr
    pomtarr Posts: 318
    fast as fupp wrote:
    Bryn Terfel

    Who he?
    All the info you ever needed to know about Bryn Terfel: http://tinyurl.com/3agp4g6 :wink:
    "Difficult, difficult, lemon difficult"
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    I hope none of these multi millionaires on fancy bikes are Chinese or they'll have to explain where they got them to Mr Hub! :lol:
  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    Lol some idiot must have reported my thread, some people really do get all heated about little things....

    Someone thinks these forums are full of left wing liberal apologists, I think it may be true.
  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    pomtarr wrote:
    ratsbeyfus wrote:

    Jonathan Vaughters' secret weapon:
    article-1165492-040A18BB000005DC-140_468x474.jpg

    strange I never knew Alan Sugar was totally colour blind until I saw this!
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    You don't know of Bryn?! One of the best singers...wait for it..."In the World!"

    Organises the Faenol Summer concerts, with Pop, Rock, West End shows and Classical singers, groups etc.

    Good music, picnic baskets and wine a-plenty.
    Fireworks at the end, all outdoors in the grounds of a huge stately home.
    Been to 2 so far, 11th one to take place later this year.

    Bryn's a real "Local Hero" and nice guy too.
  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    freehub wrote:
    Lol some idiot must have reported my thread, some people really do get all heated about little things....

    Someone thinks these forums are full of left wing liberal apologists, I think it may be true.

    just start a new thread - what was the last that got wiped?
  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    freehub
    is this you?
    http://pcpowerpig.com/gallery/data/501/forum-nazi.jpg

    or does someone think it is?
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    Mad Roadie wrote:
    freehub wrote:
    Lol some idiot must have reported my thread, some people really do get all heated about little things....

    Someone thinks these forums are full of left wing liberal apologists, I think it may be true.

    just start a new thread - what was the last that got wiped?
    was it the one where Freehub questioned whether people who look like immigrants should have expensive bikes, or was it another one?
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    freehub wrote:
    Lol some idiot must have reported my thread, some people really do get all heated about little things....

    Someone thinks these forums are full of left wing liberal apologists, I think it may be true.
    Not sure you would find it "a little thing" if people sneered at you and decided what you should or should not be able to afford based on your appearance (including race). I don't think you would enjoy the experience, to be honest. No doubt you will assure me that you would just laugh it off :lol:
  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    alfablue wrote:
    freehub wrote:
    Lol some idiot must have reported my thread, some people really do get all heated about little things....

    Someone thinks these forums are full of left wing liberal apologists, I think it may be true.
    Not sure you would find it "a little thing" if people sneered at you and decided what you should or should not be able to afford based on your appearance (including race). I don't think you would enjoy the experience, to be honest. No doubt you will assure me that you would just laugh it off :lol:

    I would not be bothered if people thought I could not afford based on my appearance.
    Mad Roadie wrote:
    freehub
    is this you?
    http://pcpowerpig.com/gallery/data/501/forum-nazi.jpg

    or does someone think it is?

    Lol get lost, someone clearly cared that's why the thread ain't there anymore.
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    freehub wrote:
    Mad Roadie wrote:
    freehub
    is this you?
    http://pcpowerpig.com/gallery/data/501/forum-nazi.jpg

    or does someone think it is?

    Lol get lost, someone clearly cared that's why the thread ain't there anymore.

    I bet the scum who got your thread pulled was a islamoapologist as well.
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  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    alfablue wrote:
    freehub wrote:
    Lol some idiot must have reported my thread, some people really do get all heated about little things....

    Someone thinks these forums are full of left wing liberal apologists, I think it may be true.
    Not sure you would find it "a little thing" if people sneered at you and decided what you should or should not be able to afford based on your appearance (including race). I don't think you would enjoy the experience, to be honest. No doubt you will assure me that you would just laugh it off :lol:
    a couple of guys did that to me,stood observing at a rest stop speculating over amounts of money to spend on a bike without actually speaking to me, trouble with boardman they know youve spent 1k ,so race has nothing to do with it unless of course you want to read that into it.i thought it was rude as they clearly wanted me to hear them but its understandable in the current climate of recession. they dont understand where you get that much disposable income from, its human nature.
  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    Wow, people really do pull some crap out of the bag, and make false assumptions. Because I mentioned, immigrants, and Chinese, it must mean I'm begin racist. Get a grip people on BR, as I said to the guy who reported me, I might post some silly comments, but freaking hell, the stuff some people make up on here massively tops anything I do/say.

    Not having ago at you rake, just the guy who reported me messaged me talking crap about how I was being racist when I wasn't, I expect this post to be deleted in a heartbeat. lol
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    its not easy - but not smoking and not drinking are two obvious ones.

    but then i dont have Sky either which seems to be one of life's essentials, especially those living of 'the social'

    yes I do have several £1000's tied up in bikes, like most on here I suspect, but I do at least out it to good, carbon friendly use, and try to keep fit and healthy at the same time.

    You do ask where some people spend their money (and certainly that is their choice), well at least I have something to show for it, and my last bike was funded entirely from selling other stuff on e-bay and the ;previous bike
    http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Can't believe I missed some cake stop gold from freehub, and it got pulled. :cry:
  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    If you saw some scruffy guy, walking around the outskirts of a city centre, about 9pm, backpack on, normal shoes, definitely of Asian origin, you lived in this area btw, so you was aware of the area and the people there.

    And they where walking with something similar to THIS:

    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/can ... e-ec020240

    You would just look and say, wow nice bike, and not question it, I think 100% of people would question it.

    I rest my case.

    And for those people with wrongly calibrated radars that detect racism, nothing in my post is racist and I'm not racist, your racist radar needs re calibrating.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Hee hee, cracking.

    Just off to get my racist radar calibrated at the racist radar calibration shop.

    Smashing. :D:D:D:D
  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    I was being sarcy, clearly everyone thinks everything is racist.

    I'm not gonna go on, I've rested my case, anyone thinking what I explained above is perfectly normal is gone in the head. It's definitely suspicious.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Honestly matey, stop now before it is too late. I might report you to Teagar, sorry, Rick Chasey for this. :wink:
  • ratsbeyfus
    ratsbeyfus Posts: 2,841
    It's a shame your original post seems to have been deleted as I'm sure there are loads of people like me who thought that you came across as a racist berk. It was the 'what is it with these people' tone of your rant that made you look like a pillock.

    Whoever got the post removed has done you a favour. BTW, you didn't answer the question I posed in your original post:

    'How does a dimwit like you afford a CAAD 9?'[/b]

    I had one of them red bikes but I don't any more. Sad face.

    @ratsbey
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    ratsbeyfus wrote:
    It's a shame your original post seems to have been deleted as I'm sure there are loads of people like me who thought that you came across as a racist berk. It was the 'what is it with these people' tone of your rant that made you look like a pillock.

    Whoever got the post removed has done you a favour. BTW, you didn't answer the question I posed in your original post:

    'How does a dimwit like you afford a CAAD 9?'[/b]

    And Freehub looks scruffy as well...........
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