SCR makes it mainstream....

DonDaddyD

Citizen Smith wrote:

MonkeyMonster wrote:

since when do you add points up btw? each person is a mini race with no score. either you win or lose.

points?!

gah.

Actually in the early days of the thread as the game was developed before our very eyes...people were posting their total points for the day's commute. I recall Greg T and Snooks trying to outdo each other.

Then it got a lot more high brow and existential.

Oh wait....

Yep, back in the day the OGs would add their food chain numbers up to determine who was the most bowdy.

Then we got all liberal and started accepting hybrids and fakengers as equals... dark times from there onwards...

DonDaddyD

Headhuunter wrote:

DonDaddyD wrote:

You can't be a true player until you give up your anonymity and have the balls to say, "I am W1. Come and have a go, if you think you're fast enough!" Until that point, you're just here-say and rumour.

^^ Yeah ^^

You need to feel the fear like when someone shouts (IRL)

"Oi are you DDD!!!"

and your immediate reaction is

"Sh!t better ride like the clappers, I'm gonna get beaten up for something I said on the Internet..."

Only then can you be accepted as a true player.

Has that actually happened to you? I mean someone shouting "are you DDD?"?

A few times now, yes.

W1

UndercoverElephant wrote:

W1 wrote:

DonDaddyD wrote:

You know I think the SCR OGs should be getting referenced/credited - with Chris LS mounted upon high - for giving 'real' life to this cultural movement.

Next i'm going to see W1, Porgy or someone from Cakestop getting interviewed on the BBC claiming to be the quintessential SCR player.

That's going to IRK me.

Why am I not deemed to be an SCR player?

You can't be a true player until you give up your anonymity and have the balls to say, "I am W1. Come and have a go, if you think you're fast enough!" Until that point, you're just here-say and rumour.

So much for the game being underground! I prefer to engage without being "known" and let my pedalling do the talking.....

mtb-idle

DonDaddyD wrote:

^^ Yeah ^^

You need to feel the fear like when someone shouts (IRL)

"Oi are you DDD!!!"

and your immediate reaction is

"Sh!t better ride like the clappers, I'm gonna get beaten up for something I said on the Internet..."

Only then can you be accepted as a true player.

I seem to recall politely saying 'You must be Don'

sketchley

MTB-Idle wrote:

DonDaddyD wrote:

^^ Yeah ^^

You need to feel the fear like when someone shouts (IRL)

"Oi are you DDD!!!"

and your immediate reaction is

"Sh!t better ride like the clappers, I'm gonna get beaten up for something I said on the Internet..."

Only then can you be accepted as a true player.

I seem to recall politely saying 'You must be Don'

Please tell me you did this while passing at 30mph+ and showing no noticeable signs of effort.

DonDaddyD

MTB-Idle wrote:

DonDaddyD wrote:

^^ Yeah ^^

You need to feel the fear like when someone shouts (IRL)

"Oi are you DDD!!!"

and your immediate reaction is

"Sh!t better ride like the clappers, I'm gonna get beaten up for something I said on the Internet..."

Only then can you be accepted as a true player.

I seem to recall politely saying 'You must be Don'

I always get a little scared when people do that, but you were cool and fast, I saw you catching me heading towards Stockwell tube. I didn't have it in the legs to but up that much resistance.

snooks

Citizen Smith wrote:

MonkeyMonster wrote:

since when do you add points up btw? each person is a mini race with no score. either you win or lose.

points?!

gah.

Actually in the early days of the thread as the game was developed before our very eyes...people were posting their total points for the day's commute. I recall Greg T and Snooks trying to outdo each other.

Then it got a lot more high brow and existential.

Oh wait....

That was technically before the game, that isn't real or a game, was (not) established, and I started loosing count so.

On my commute, counting was superseded by riding balls out all the time

I now ride to beat everyone, it far simpler and I'm not great with numbers :twisted:

I'm at risk of loosing count how many bikes I have, and if a bike has to be working or if all the parts to a bike are in one box, is it a bike? A bit deep for this time of the evening but something to contemplate on the way home as I go Scalping the East tonight

lost_in_thought

Huh, my initials are OG...

EKE_38BPM

lost_in_thought wrote:

Huh, my initials are OG...

LiT is OG? Does not compute (unless she also drives a '69 Chevy). LiT's theme tune?

I never keep count, I'm too busy passing everyone. I see myself as high enough up the food chain that I have a target painted on my back and have to ride like the clappers to both pass everyone I see and to avoid anyone passing me.

I'm not sure if the bit about not wearing lycra or riding a racing bike was a quote from Rob, but if t was, were his eyes closed at the Morpeth? Most of us were in lycra, most of us were on 'racing bikes' and most of the bikes were way less than 20 years old. LiT and I easily had the oldest bikes there, I believe LiT's bike is older than her.

dhope

EKE_38BPM wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

Huh, my initials are OG...

LiT is OG? Does not compute

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-12655848

MrsG

EKE_38BPM

dhope wrote:

EKE_38BPM wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

Huh, my initials are OG...

LiT is OG? Does not compute

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-12655848

MrsG

I know, but when I think OG, I more likely to think than

Kieran_Burns

I think Mark is in from the Road Forums....

As you said, proper cyclists don't get involved as they know there are rules to riding around other people. If you ride in a race or with a club you follow the rules of riding in a pack and things get very unpleasant if you don't. I have chubby mountain bikers and fold-ups sitting inches off my back wheel when I'm doing 20mph+ and they haven't got a clue. Just relax people and enjoy your journey rather than acting like 7yr olds.

- Mark, London, 16/05/2011 19:03

Snob

prj45

Well, if the Standard's picked it up as, and I quote "the latest two-wheeled craze to hit the capital" it''s doomed.

It's like having your granny say she likes yo gansta rap.

Eh, what's doomed?

kurako

Come on! How old are you guys? There is only one OG.

prj45

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I think Mark is in from the Road Forums....

As you said, proper cyclists don't get involved as they know there are rules to riding around other people. If you ride in a race or with a club you follow the rules of riding in a pack and things get very unpleasant if you don't. I have chubby mountain bikers and fold-ups sitting inches off my back wheel when I'm doing 20mph+ and they haven't got a clue. Just relax people and enjoy your journey rather than acting like 7yr olds.

- Mark, London, 16/05/2011 19:03

Snob

Absolute and total utter liar too.

brucebanner

Does anyone commute via Mile End road to the City?

cjcp

prj45 wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I think Mark is in from the Road Forums....

As you said, proper cyclists don't get involved as they know there are rules to riding around other people. If you ride in a race or with a club you follow the rules of riding in a pack and things get very unpleasant if you don't. I have chubby mountain bikers and fold-ups sitting inches off my back wheel when I'm doing 20mph+ and they haven't got a clue. Just relax people and enjoy your journey rather than acting like 7yr olds.

- Mark, London, 16/05/2011 19:03

Snob

Absolute and total utter liar too.

Jay dubbleU

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I think Mark is in from the Road Forums....

As you said, proper cyclists don't get involved as they know there are rules to riding around other people. If you ride in a race or with a club you follow the rules of riding in a pack and things get very unpleasant if you don't. I have chubby mountain bikers and fold-ups sitting inches off my back wheel when I'm doing 20mph+ and they haven't got a clue. Just relax people and enjoy your journey rather than acting like 7yr olds.

- Mark, London, 16/05/2011 19:03

Snob

If Mark has got chubby mountain bikers inches off his back wheel then he needs to MTFU and ride faster - God forbid we should upset 'proper' cyclists

sketchley

Jay dubbleU wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I think Mark is in from the Road Forums....

As you said, proper cyclists don't get involved as they know there are rules to riding around other people. If you ride in a race or with a club you follow the rules of riding in a pack and things get very unpleasant if you don't. I have chubby mountain bikers and fold-ups sitting inches off my back wheel when I'm doing 20mph+ and they haven't got a clue. Just relax people and enjoy your journey rather than acting like 7yr olds.

- Mark, London, 16/05/2011 19:03

Snob

If Mark has got chubby mountain bikers inches off his back wheel then he needs to MTFU and ride faster - God forbid we should upset 'proper' cyclists

Wasn't JZed was on his mtb today?

stuaff

+1. MTFU Mark you big wuss!

snooks

brucebanner wrote:

Does anyone commute via Mile End road to the City?

Yup, I do Stratford to Southwark. Not much action in the East but it does happen occasionally

Ps Mark really should MTFU and loose the chip

t4tomo

I scalped Mark on my Brompton this morning. Shaven legged girly wussboy was my impression.


I actually turned down a scalp this morning, lovely young lady on racer wearing very thin cotton leggings. Can't think why I didn't feel the need to overtake

notsoblue

t4tomo wrote:

I actually turned down a scalp this morning, lovely young lady on racer wearing very thin cotton leggings. Can't think why I didn't feel the need to overtake

Because its hard to control your bike when you're rubbing your thighs and dribbling?

W1

notsoblue wrote:

t4tomo wrote:

I actually turned down a scalp this morning, lovely young lady on racer wearing very thin cotton leggings. Can't think why I didn't feel the need to overtake

Because its hard to control your bike when you're rubbing your thighs and dribbling?

Was that significant "spillage" on the Dolan Death Bridge you then?

cjcp

t4tomo wrote:

I actually turned down a scalp this morning, lovely young lady on racer wearing very thin cotton leggings. Can't think why I didn't feel the need to overtake

Chivalry

snooks

cjcp wrote:

Lechery

FTFY

Clever Pun

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I think Mark is in from the Road Forums....

As you said, proper cyclists don't get involved as they know there are rules to riding around other people. If you ride in a race or with a club you follow the rules of riding in a pack and things get very unpleasant if you don't. I have chubby mountain bikers and fold-ups sitting inches off my back wheel when I'm doing 20mph+ and they haven't got a clue. Just relax people and enjoy your journey rather than acting like 7yr olds.

- Mark, London, 16/05/2011 19:03

Snob

sounds like a man who's been done by a Brompton

EKE_38BPM

This guy ticks so many boxes its almost like he's trolling:

Evening Standard - The Chain Game - Comments wrote:

They should make bikes have registration plates. Maybe then they wouldn't overtake each other without looking, run red lights or mount the pavement whenever it suits them. Anyone playing this game deserves to die!!!

- bulldog, Holloway, 17/05/2011 12:48

I guess he's never read the rules. Look on the bright side, he'll probably die before any of us from a heart attack.

notsoblue

EKE_38BPM wrote:

I guess he's never read the rules. Look on the bright side, he'll probably die before any of us from a heart attack.

Or D-Lock Justice™

Citizen Smith

snooks wrote:

That was technically before the game, that isn't real or a game, was (not) established, and I started loosing count so.

On my commute, counting was superseded by riding balls out all the time

I now ride to beat everyone, it far simpler and I'm not great with numbers :twisted:

Agreed, the commute becomes one long interval sprint before the next commute.

Evidently, you hide to the best of one's ability that you are close to blowing a gasket.