First glimpse of riders trying out the new track here
Impressive huh? Okay, there’s a bit of final spit ‘n’ polish but it makes you proud to be British doesn’t it.
Work on 2012 BMX track completed years ahead of schedule
Thu, Mar 26, 2009 23:44
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Liam Mercer 34 minutes ago
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Rendel Harris 44 minutes ago
I swear you guys are just baiting Surreyrider for shits and giggles now!
Podc 2 hours ago
It is for this exact reason I never purchased any Canal+ branded jerseys. Only saw it once but it was enough.
Rendel Harris 3 hours ago
@mitsky To be fair (through gritted teeth), hasn't the main damage to Hammersmith Bridge been from IRA bombings and boat strikes, though obviously exacerbated by heavy traffic in the subsequent years?
Rendel Harris 3 hours ago
@Andrewbanshee Yes, and at every age, not just at our distinguished and noble years (I'm 57). I've known several people who have been a bit vain about having to start wearing glasses and so put it off for years even when it was quite obvious that they wouldn't pass the driving test "read a numberplate at twenty metres" requirement (which is itself inadequate, in my opinion). As I understand it, in the USA driver licences to be renewed every four to eight years, depending on the state (apart from Arizona and Massachusetts which are twelve years, for some reason), and an eye test is a compulsory element of renewal. High time that was introduced here.
mdavidford 4 hours ago
In fairness, at the time they came out Rapha was also constantly offering deep discounts - it's only more recently they've done away with that - so they were basically just following the Rapha model.
mdavidford 4 hours ago
Likewise - I've got heaps of their stuff, and been happy with almost all of it. The only thing I've ever had a problem with was a pair of winter gloves that was a shape that no hand ever was.
Bezzard74 4 hours ago
The bibs were always decent for me, obviously everyone has a different fit/needs, so they won't be for everybody! I'm still a massive fan of their Merino tees, great for bikepacking!
BroomBroomBroom 4 hours ago
@Krislord Yeah this is a pre-pack job by the looks of it. One of those things that seems like it shouldn't be legal, but somehow manages to be. Like all ubiquitous brands Le Col gets up people's noses. Cycling fashion has moved on a bit in the last couple of years too and you see more PNS and Universal Colours in Richmond Park these days. I feel a bit old for some of that stuff and I still like Le Col because they offer plenty of understated kit.
3 thoughts on “Work on 2012 BMX track completed years ahead of schedule”
I remember when all this was,
I remember when all this was, er, a cycle track :O
On a slightly different
On a slightly different Olympic vibe I heard on the news today that the IoC are going to scrap the Olympic Torch relay after 2016. So that’ll be for the 2020 Olympics in 12 years time – on security grounds. And I thought the world of protest, espionage, terrorism and security must be fast paced. Obviously not if they need a 12 year run up.
Shame too cos the torch relay was my favourite event at the last Olympics – we won that didn’t we? 😕
Err, where’s the BMX track
Err, where’s the BMX track then? That looked remarkably like a few temporary ramps with a novice wobbling around and only one decent trick rider. If a temporary ramp is all we can put up for a track then we’ll look remarkably amateur as a nation.