The Cycle Show ITV4

napoleond

Starts Monday at 8pm.

Not a clue if it's going to be any good or not...

evil_breakfast

I'm already thinking gadget show :?

Cleat Eastwood

obviously its going to disappoint some with so many aspects to the world of cycling - but looking forward to it.

Do you reckon they'll have a you've been framed style section for commuters head cam shots - 250 pound for who can be the biggest bellend

Secteur

It'll be 60% "commuter style", 30% fat MTBers and 10% high end road bikes a-la Gadget Show.

And it will be aimed at fair weather weekend warriors.

Bit like Top Gear, for bikes, I reckon.

In a word, it'll be sh*t.

giant_man

It will probably be $hit, usual telly fodder ....

team47b

I don't have a TV so can someone watch it for me and post a precis of the show

leave out:
• the stooopid bits
• the bits that are just plain wrong
• the fashion aspects
• celebrity
• bits on commuting
• dull bits
• the ads
• spinning logos
• on screen graphics
• bits like top gear

in fact precis the whole evenings/weeks viewing, write it here...................... enough space?

nevman

Yeesh you guys are SO cynical-of course it will be sh1te.bet you watch anyway.
Hopefully there will be an Audax section with tips on how to knit your own beard and cleated sandals,and an exploding caravan.
Davina is keen on cycling,so basically we`re fooked.

Blancmange

I wonder if they'll have a studio debate on the ethics of Sportive racing.

jim453

If they use either Top Gear or the Gadget Show as a template then it will be worse than awful. As both those programmes obviously are.

I'll watch the first one to see what it's like, but it may be one for the ITV Player in the middle of the night with the baby. My wife's totally had enough of cycling/sport in general on TV. Though having said that she's watched a few of the tour stages this year and been almost absorbed. Progress.

SickAsAParrot

team47b wrote:

I don't have a TV so can someone watch it for me and post a precis of the show

leave out:
• the stooopid bits
• the bits that are just plain wrong
• the fashion aspects
• celebrity
• bits on commuting
• dull bits
• the ads
• spinning logos
• on screen graphics
• bits like top gear

in fact precis the whole evenings/weeks viewing, write it here...................... enough space?

You forgot the 'coming up in part 2...' bits and the 'edited highlights of part 1' 2 minutes after they showed it.

jordan_217

So, was it on? Did anyone watch it? Verdict?

jordan_217

Ooops, didnt' realise it doesnt' start till the 23rd :oops:

Yossie

Put it this way - its on ITV on a Monday night.

Its gonna be shit.

The only saving grace is if the token burd gets her norks out. Which she won't. The other male presenters will just make fawning "flirty" comments and she'll pretend to be professional a la burds from the Gadget Show, knowing full well at the end of the day that she should be at home in the kitchen.

skyd0g

is it worth missing yet?

TheStone

jim453 wrote:

If they use either Top Gear or the Gadget Show as a template then it will be worse than awful. As both those programmes obviously are.

Can't see it working, but going down the Gadget Show route is probably their best bet.

t.m.h.n.e.t

TheStone wrote:

jim453 wrote:

If they use either Top Gear or the Gadget Show as a template then it will be worse than awful. As both those programmes obviously are.

Can't see it working, but going down the Gadget Show route is probably their best bet.

Anything with Suzi Perry is pretty much an instant win though.

DavidBelcher

jim453 wrote:

If they use either Top Gear or the Gadget Show as a template then it will be worse than awful. As both those programmes obviously are.

The Cycle Show will naturally be minus Clarkson and his ill-fitting supermarket denim, so that's got to be a big feather in its cap to begin with.

David

DavidBelcher

nevman wrote:

Yeesh you guys are SO cynical-of course it will be sh1te.bet you watch anyway.
Hopefully there will be an Audax section with tips on how to knit your own beard and cleated sandals,and an exploding caravan.
Davina is keen on cycling,so basically we`re fooked.

I misread that as "how to knit your own bread". Should've gone to Specsavers. :oops:

Surely the exploding caravan was the trademark of that other Richard "Hamster" Hammond* vehicle Brainiac, rather than TG?

David

*N.B. He's not even a real hamster.

seanorawe

They might have a Top Gear esque 'Star on a reasonably priced road bike' where they complete a small time trial on a mid - high range road bike.

snoopsmydogg

seanorawe wrote:

They might have a Top Gear esque 'Star on a reasonably priced road bike' where they complete a small time trial on a mid - high range road bike.

from the advert I saw last night they were racing folding bikes (already been done by the gadget show)

hopefully will have a bit of eye candy at least, suzi perry and pollyanna woodward make the gadget show easy on the eye but tbh I actually quite like the show anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfHbKTde-nE

BBH

Don't forget the brad wiggins documentary before it at 7pm!

ethanhayes

BBH wrote:

Don't forget the brad wiggins documentary before it at 7pm!

Its just a repeat of the one that was on this week, isn't it?
Still, worth a watch if you missed it.

BBH

Yep missed it and didn't know it was on hence the post, looks good though

RideOnTime

DavidBelcher wrote:

jim453 wrote:

If they use either Top Gear or the Gadget Show as a template then it will be worse than awful. As both those programmes obviously are.

The Cycle Show will naturally be minus Clarkson and his ill-fitting supermarket denim, so that's got to be a big feather in its cap to begin with.

David

Anonymous

Jesus its like its pitched at braindead morons

Anonymous

is the owner of Micycles the guy from little Britain who looks after the wheelchair bound bald fella

alihisgreat

coriordan wrote:

Jesus its like its pitched at braindead morons

thank god it was only 30mins.. I'll give it one more chance next week. But I don't have high hopes!

rozzer32

What a load of $hit.

Yellow Peril

rozzer32 wrote:

What a load of $hit.

It's trying to be all things to all people. they could have got some less eccentric guests for the first show, Fisher and Obree are great guys but difficult to manage in a 30 min slot. Graham was enthusiastic but all over the place. I thought Fisher gave him a good run for the money on the Rollapaluza

toontra

Predictable content and very poor presentation. This does cycling no favours at all.

jim453

toontra wrote:

Predictable content and very poor presentation. This does cycling no favours at all.

Try not to worry about it. As of yesterday cycling in Britain is the sole property of 'the people', for better or worse. You may very well know what you're talking about but no-one will be listening. It's out of all our hands now. Sooner we get over it the better I suppose.