Two of vc Melyds finest caused concern last night,fortunately Chris's asthma attack was short lived, Dan said he shouldnt be trying to keep up with the fast lads at his age! I was also a bit worried about Dave riding off into the distance , specially as there were reports of cyclist creeping up on the occupants of parked cars at Gwaenysgor that evening. Alan,s got me thinking about this handicapping system definitely time added on for:-
Taking spinning classes....1minute per class per week
Being tall...30 seconds per inch over 5ft 10
Training whilst other people are working... 1minute per session per week
Ti & carbon winter bikes ...fixed 2 minute penalty
Laying bricks for a living...plus 5minutes
Secret mile munching/taking the bike on hols ..flat 5 minute penalty
if anyone can think of any others let us know (I think the rest of us can ease off the training a bit now!)
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...and why not I say! As another day passes by where I wave goodbye to the bike at the end of the day and get a cosy lift back home out of the rain. I tell you - this weather is doing very little for the tiny amount of training I was doing!
Without wishing to be too serious here, I was hoping for something more tangible and let the times speak for themselves, and allocate points for most improved, next most improved etc., so the bloke / blokesses who "actually got out on their bike this week" carving off a 60 second chunk out of their scorching 32 min onslaught to the finish line gets something to be proud of where as ... correct me if I miss one out here, but tall, spinning, training, flash winter bike riding, brick laying, actually doing some training riders shaving off a second may not be rewarded quite so heavily? Maybe this is just a continuation of my ongoing delusions?
Otherwise handicapping makes me thinking of jockeys, and I don't think Dan should be unfairly advantaged!!
The over dramatic characterisation of our esteemed members makes us sound like something out of a pack of top trumps; "Ahhh, I say hill climbing", "Ahhh my brickie beats your electrical engineer" - I can see it now ... an idea for someone with too much time on their hands! Maybe some fantasy time trial leagues or some such... .
Back in the real world while I appreciate there is no such things as bad weather (just bad clothing (*allegedly)), it is really grim out there this evening, a cloud has parked itself on Dyserth here and its a "real pea souper and no mistaking, guvnor".
Back to 'because we can' and because Syd neeeeeeds to write stuff - there are a bunch of people over in my left hand margin who are names that read not write... "hello".
sounds like Mr Chris got some bunny fluff stuck in his throat.
Dave go steady man you'll get lost out front.
All this talk of times and handicaps, your all so competitive.
I've got just the thing for you, tiddly winks.
I cant imagine who the first four handicap penalties are aimed at ??
Do I get 30 seconds back for every inch under 5'10" ?
Surely there must be a severe penalty for transporting some sort of ferret like creature with you wherever you go on your bike. Or vermin of any sort I suppose.
Poor Mr Winn, he did have a nasty cases of the wheezes for sure. Maybe he needs to forget his lycra and wear his teachers work clothes for keeping his chest warm. I believe tweed is a smashing insulator when worn over a 10 year old shirt and vest combo. And those leather elbow pads may help in the event of a minor fall ! All these features contained within such a fashionable garment !
Indeed, Syds instinctive need to spurt forth verbal diarroeah at any given moment , whether written or spoken is second to none.
I am pretty sure our esteemed mile munching TT sec will have a slightly more regular handicapping system in mind. Unless he, like most of us is happy to break every current EU legislation regarding equality against heightism, weightism, ageism, and poshbikeism. However it is nice to live in a new world of equality and non competetiveness where hard work, talent and superior equipment do not guarantee success, they just guarantee that you get laughed at, picked on, made to feel worthless and penalised even more. More power to mediocracy I say ! (plus its fun to pick on Al)
However whilst sticking with the similarities of top trumps, having a VC Melyd, brick layer card is the equivalent of picking the Buggati Veyron in the sports car pack. I.E it stuffs everything else in the pack.
Brickie card
MPH = Fastest
Ave Speed= Fastest
Hill Torque = Most
Extras (Gadgets) = Most
WPM (words mer mile) = Most !!
FPB (Ferrets per bike) = 1*
* He maintains it is a Raccoon, Sorry, I still say its a ferret !
comment from a fellow porg(person of restricted growth).The brickie card didnt help tonight nor did the raccoon.Seems like afterall there is no substitute for miles(a la andy)seems like tonight i was still riding in 20lb wellies.It was well worth hitting the wall two miles from home to see and hear the utter joy it brought to my fellow ridders!Oh the lauphs the joy the cramp!!.It was also to much amusement when i got home and ate three mr kippling pies(blackcurant and apple,verry nice,two mars bars two packets of mini-cheddars and a bananna!Then to top it off fell asleep in the bath untill 10pm(the misses was probably watching celeberaty ironning on telly or something)Oh well its back to the turbo trainer i suppose, ive grown rather fond of its new look covered in my old work clothes!we all have bad days on the bike but its usually best with company not that they will wait for you but to give other people a good lauph,more smiles make easyer miles!
Dear fellow PORG,
I want it on for the record, I didnt laugh or feel at all smug last night when Jason cramped, So when you are back firing on all 12 cylinders (soon, I suspect) please remember my sympathy for you (plus I needed the beam from your lumicycle) when the inevitable revenge leg ripping off happens !! Oh dear I fear for Justin, as I remember his "deeply-concerned" laughs resonating the loudest and heartiest through the murky darkness. Cant wait to see the next showing of "Ferret II - revenge of the brickie.."
Two of vc Melyds finest caused concern last night,fortunately Chris's asthma attack was short lived, Dan said he shouldnt be trying to keep up with the fast lads at his age! I was also a bit worried about Dave riding off into the distance , specially as there were reports of cyclist creeping up on the occupants of parked cars at Gwaenysgor that evening. Alan,s got me thinking about this handicapping system definitely time added on for:-
Taking spinning classes....1minute per class per week
Being tall...30 seconds per inch over 5ft 10
Training whilst other people are working... 1minute per session per week
Ti & carbon winter bikes ...fixed 2 minute penalty
Laying bricks for a living...plus 5minutes
Secret mile munching/taking the bike on hols ..flat 5 minute penalty
if anyone can think of any others let us know (I think the rest of us can ease off the training a bit now!)
...and why not I say! As another day passes by where I wave goodbye to the bike at the end of the day and get a cosy lift back home out of the rain. I tell you - this weather is doing very little for the tiny amount of training I was doing!
Without wishing to be too serious here, I was hoping for something more tangible and let the times speak for themselves, and allocate points for most improved, next most improved etc., so the bloke / blokesses who "actually got out on their bike this week" carving off a 60 second chunk out of their scorching 32 min onslaught to the finish line gets something to be proud of where as ... correct me if I miss one out here, but tall, spinning, training, flash winter bike riding, brick laying, actually doing some training riders shaving off a second may not be rewarded quite so heavily? Maybe this is just a continuation of my ongoing delusions?
Otherwise handicapping makes me thinking of jockeys, and I don't think Dan should be unfairly advantaged!!
The over dramatic characterisation of our esteemed members makes us sound like something out of a pack of top trumps; "Ahhh, I say hill climbing", "Ahhh my brickie beats your electrical engineer" - I can see it now ... an idea for someone with too much time on their hands! Maybe some fantasy time trial leagues or some such... .
Back in the real world while I appreciate there is no such things as bad weather (just bad clothing (*allegedly)), it is really grim out there this evening, a cloud has parked itself on Dyserth here and its a "real pea souper and no mistaking, guvnor".
Back to 'because we can' and because Syd neeeeeeds to write stuff - there are a bunch of people over in my left hand margin who are names that read not write... "hello".
sounds like Mr Chris got some bunny fluff stuck in his throat.
Dave go steady man you'll get lost out front.
All this talk of times and handicaps, your all so competitive.
I've got just the thing for you, tiddly winks.
I cant imagine who the first four handicap penalties are aimed at ??
Do I get 30 seconds back for every inch under 5'10" ?
Surely there must be a severe penalty for transporting some sort of ferret like creature with you wherever you go on your bike. Or vermin of any sort I suppose.
Poor Mr Winn, he did have a nasty cases of the wheezes for sure. Maybe he needs to forget his lycra and wear his teachers work clothes for keeping his chest warm. I believe tweed is a smashing insulator when worn over a 10 year old shirt and vest combo. And those leather elbow pads may help in the event of a minor fall ! All these features contained within such a fashionable garment !
Indeed, Syds instinctive need to spurt forth verbal diarroeah at any given moment , whether written or spoken is second to none.
I am pretty sure our esteemed mile munching TT sec will have a slightly more regular handicapping system in mind. Unless he, like most of us is happy to break every current EU legislation regarding equality against heightism, weightism, ageism, and poshbikeism. However it is nice to live in a new world of equality and non competetiveness where hard work, talent and superior equipment do not guarantee success, they just guarantee that you get laughed at, picked on, made to feel worthless and penalised even more. More power to mediocracy I say ! (plus its fun to pick on Al)
However whilst sticking with the similarities of top trumps, having a VC Melyd, brick layer card is the equivalent of picking the Buggati Veyron in the sports car pack. I.E it stuffs everything else in the pack.
Brickie card
MPH = Fastest
Ave Speed= Fastest
Hill Torque = Most
Extras (Gadgets) = Most
WPM (words mer mile) = Most !!
FPB (Ferrets per bike) = 1*
* He maintains it is a Raccoon, Sorry, I still say its a ferret !
comment from a fellow porg(person of restricted growth).The brickie card didnt help tonight nor did the raccoon.Seems like afterall there is no substitute for miles(a la andy)seems like tonight i was still riding in 20lb wellies.It was well worth hitting the wall two miles from home to see and hear the utter joy it brought to my fellow ridders!Oh the lauphs the joy the cramp!!.It was also to much amusement when i got home and ate three mr kippling pies(blackcurant and apple,verry nice,two mars bars two packets of mini-cheddars and a bananna!Then to top it off fell asleep in the bath untill 10pm(the misses was probably watching celeberaty ironning on telly or something)Oh well its back to the turbo trainer i suppose, ive grown rather fond of its new look covered in my old work clothes!we all have bad days on the bike but its usually best with company not that they will wait for you but to give other people a good lauph,more smiles make easyer miles!
Dear fellow PORG,
I want it on for the record, I didnt laugh or feel at all smug last night when Jason cramped, So when you are back firing on all 12 cylinders (soon, I suspect) please remember my sympathy for you (plus I needed the beam from your lumicycle) when the inevitable revenge leg ripping off happens !! Oh dear I fear for Justin, as I remember his "deeply-concerned" laughs resonating the loudest and heartiest through the murky darkness. Cant wait to see the next showing of "Ferret II - revenge of the brickie.."