The end of the long day pounding the halls at Eurobike and a man needs to unwind and relax a little and the Endura party is just the place… beer… women’s clothing… lots of people with cameras what could possibly go wrong? Oh, hang on…
Of course tha’s not how it really was Dave was just going that extra mile stress testing Endura’s zips for them, or was he? Tell us what you think was happening here and the wittiest caption wins a prize.
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I'll counter that by saying the Bryton 750se I have drives me nuts at times. Inconsistantly picks up on routes created on Komoot and the app re-syncs every few seconds when trying to set up the device and sends me back to the home screen. The most infuriating one is that I turned live track on. Once. It now won't turn off and repeatedly flags up the live track is starting, and then disconnecting every few seconds whilst riding. I haven't timed it but it wouldn't suprise me if 10-20% of the time the the screen is covered with an error message. That's been about 6 weeks now. Other than that it's great :/
RE: Police launch road safety operation... by clamping down on cyclists using footbridge Meanwhile in Glasgow, Police Scotland are riding their motorbikes over the pedestrian and cyclists only bridge. https://x.com/FietserGlasgow/status/2065106152917012523?s=20
@Paul J Van Schip certainly seems a bit of a dick, but he's a European and multiple World Champion on the track, pretty sure you don't get there without having some talent in your legs.
Poor Vincent cannot get over the simple fact that given the choice people prefer dedicated cycling spaces, rather than pretending to be cars like vehicular cyclists.
What is the point of the fancy air sensor if it can't account for changing weather conditions?? If all you care about is a delayed approximation of aerodynamic watts in steady conditions, you don't need any special sensors for that. Just your speed on a decently flat course is enough to approximate rolling resistance and drivetrain losses. And the rest must be aero. If you assume a less aero body position at the same watts, your speed will drop while rolling resistance also drops, which means approximated aero watts goes up. And that's enough to demonstrate what you've shown in your testing protocol ("I sat upright and the number went up a little while later").
Your correction is accurate - it's almost always been "the (lack of) thought that (doesn't) count". "Massive" - less than a billion a year spent on active travel (trying to catch up / building a network across the entire country) Not massive - 6 billion every year (2026-2030) spent on road *maintenance* of existing "already built, goes everywhere, very convenient" road network for inactive travel Ultimately the reason "cycle infra" is *needed* is those unbelievably colossal amounts spent every year (and for more than a century now) on making mass motoring not just viable but apparently the "best choice" for most journeys. As the Dutch and others have shown, the majority of people *are* prepared to cycle and even mix with very light, slow local motor traffic *if* cycling is also made safe and convenient for the whole of their journey (including secure parking at both ends). (The history of the financial drivers of the current situation are a complex topic but note that while people complain about "crumbling roads" and underfunded motor infra - with some reason - by us continuing the fuel duty escalator freeze (for example) we're actually helping motorists pay *even less* for that activity / subsidising more of the cost of driving than ever.)
yes, but people will still object - which was my point.
So ' Priority of Road Users' and 1.5 metre clearance at 30mph has been been reduced to 'sharing'? NCN route 2 here in South Hams is an absolute scream with white vans, tractors and total idiots who refuse,or are totally incapable,to reverse on high Devon banked lanes ...means you have to get off and pedal back to a passing place....could be at that all day...so I don't bother...
@MaxiMinimalist Agreed. The big problem I see now is today's parents grew up being driven to their schools, and therefore, see private motor vehicles as the only viable form of transport. The vast majority of UK infant and primary schools have a catchment area that is within easy walking distance from home to school. Yet, the traffic caused by pupils being driven to/from school is astonishing. Banishing the "School Run" should be a priority for all schools.
When I was a kid (that was during the previous millenium when phones were connected to a plug in the wall), I rode my bicycle to school, music academy, sport grounds, parties even during the winter. The government didn't have to spend, correct that, didn't have to think of spending massive amounts of money to build cycling specific infrastructures. Over the past 3 or 4 decades, cars have grown bigger, taller, safer (for their drivers) and faster. Meanwhile, motorists have become abusive, aggressive, hypersensitive to people moving on two wheels, aka cyclists. Spending billions upon billions on new infrastructure won't address the crux of the matter. Sadly.
79 thoughts on “Eurobike 2011 – caption competition 2”
“From that side, don’t you
“From that side, don’t you think I look a bit like Pippa Middleton?”
“Do you think I should get
“Do you think I should get them done?”
All of Germany will be
All of Germany will be wearing thiis next year
I’m a little tea pot!
I’m a little tea pot!
“if it was from Rapha I’d buy
“if it was from Rapha I’d buy it….”
I think this fits just right,
I think this fits just right, Aqua Marine is so 2011, the pie diet is really showing results!
Are you Novak Djokovic in
Are you Novak Djokovic in disguise?
have you got this in pink as
have you got this in pink as I’m not sure blue is my colour!
does my fat look bum in this?
does my fat look bum in this?
If Greg Henderson can get in
If Greg Henderson can get in one this tight, so can I…
“I bought the optional
“I bought the optional support pack with the Stringbike, but I’m having difficulty adjusting the neck line …”
Endura’s new skin suit was
Endura’s new skin suit was proving it would benefit even the most horizontally challenged of riders!
“You want me. Yes you do.
“You want me. Yes you do. Oooh, you’re so naughty…”
If you really want me and you
If you really want me and you think I’m sexy c’mon baby let me know
Dave plans his new wardrobe
Dave plans his new wardrobe in anticipation of the “op”
Women’s cycling suffers blow
Women’s cycling suffers blow from steroid scandal.
does my bum look big in this?
does my bum look big in this?
From behind the camera:
From behind the camera: “Darling honestly, your bum doesn’t look big in that… Can we go now?”
…And you shake it all
…And you shake it all about!
You do the Hokey Cokey & you turn around!
does my bum look big in this?
does my bum look big in this?
Dave was a little put out
Dave was a little put out when the mirror confirmed he wasn’t the loveliest of them all.
“pass the lube”
“pass the lube”
“….And now when Dave,The
“….And now when Dave,The Hulk :& , grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs. The creature is driven by rage and pursued by a cycling reporter.
Dave :”Mr.Farrelly, don’t make me angry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.” :&
i said Hackney extra small
i said Hackney extra small sizing not italian…
Italian sizing strikes again:
Italian sizing strikes again: “It said it was XXL!”
I just cant seem to get this
I just cant seem to get this Gilet to zip up over my new Camelfront !
Think it would look better in
Think it would look better in BLACK!
” I told you that it will
” I told you that it will fit…….btw do you think its my colour?”
From the pic looks like he
From the pic looks like he has a wet patch on his leg???
Unzip it quick, everything’s
Unzip it quick, everything’s going grey!
‘I think it’s the lanyard
‘I think it’s the lanyard that makes the outfit, don’t you?’
Camper than a row of tents
Camper than a row of tents 😀
Derren Brown stoops to a new
Derren Brown stoops to a new low for his latest illusion jape
This is not what i understood
This is not what i understood was meant by “Ride Camp”.
I assure you Sir, it will fit
I assure you Sir, it will fit perfectly once you adopt the correct riding position.
“…well this size fitted me
“…well this size fitted me last year”.
(What’s the betting that this turns up as swag. XXL need not apply)
HIYA boys, we going for a
HIYA boys, we going for a ride 😀
I think I look like my hero
I think I look like my hero Jens Voight!!
“Oh, suit you sir!” “Were you
“Oh, suit you sir!” “Were you out with a lady last night sir?” “Did she want it, sir?”
Gillet, the best a man can
Gillet, the best a man can get!
Call me Bubbles, daahling,
Call me Bubbles, daahling, everybody does
It said “one size fits all”
It said “one size fits all”
Yes – I know that skinsuits
Yes – I know that skinsuits are supposed to be close-fitting, but tearing off the bottom to get it on…???
..and now for my mankini…
..and now for my mankini…
If I hold this pose no one
If I hold this pose no one will notice how tight it is
“I’m telling you – it goes
“I’m telling you – it goes ‘…and a step to the riiight. Put your hands on your hips! And draw your fleece skin-tiiight….’ ”
Doubt we’ll have many
Doubt we’ll have many entrants for the next Schwag Grab when they see the prize…
Daves distraction was working
Daves distraction was working well…he had already smuggled out 9 pumps down his trousers by this point…atleast I hope that’s a pump! :O
Dave took the sales advice to
Dave took the sales advice to get into the mind set of the user a little too far……..
Where’s me washboard?
Where’s me washboard?
Do you think my moobs look
Do you think my moobs look big in this?
This used to fit. Better lay
This used to fit. Better lay off the Human Growth Hormones.
large, my arse!
large, my arse!
This is windproof,
This is windproof, waterproof, and will make me faster in a 10 mile TT? I’ll have several in pink!
oooh i say!
oooh i say!
A perfect fit sir, would you
A perfect fit sir, would you like to try on the shorts?
I think the top is pushing
I think the top is pushing the fat down, does it make my bum look big?? 😕
“It’s the euro fit Sir, it
“It’s the euro fit Sir, it fits perfectly.”
Dave the well known budgie
Dave the well known budgie smuggler caught as he tried to get through airport security…the ‘diva look’ didn’t fool anyone.
“This top makes me feel like
“This top makes me feel like a woman…
no, really, get me a woman”
I am the only gay in the
I am the only gay in the Eurobike village.
Borat designs the new Astana
Borat designs the new Astana top.
you should see what his
you should see what his partners wearing…..
after dave got over the
after dave got over the “boonen bollock” injury, he was never the same ….
The new road.cc cycling
The new road.cc cycling waterproof for 2012 was unveiled at Eurobike
Eurobike was so exciting that
Eurobike was so exciting that Dave couldn’t wait to find a phone box before turning into Cycleman.
Testing out a gilet – Dave’s
Testing out a gilet – Dave’s so concerned he might lose those razor-sharp bicep tan lines, he’s gone the extra mile to squeeze a “technical” base layer (t-shirt) underneath.
Check out my new “Ero
Check out my new “Ero look”.
Misspell, should be “Euro”
“Dave, are you sure your
“Dave, are you sure your gastric band is working”?
“Ok, very funny guys….who’s
“Ok, very funny guys….who’s nicked my roll of wallpaper?”
“Like a rash darling, I
“Like a rash darling, I spread myself everywhere.”
Well, you see, cycling and
Well, you see, cycling and ballet, they… how should I say… there’s not much telling them apart, really…
.. It was the Clenbuterol
.. It was the Clenbuterol what did it, honest!!!
here’s dave modelling the
here’s dave modelling the prize for the caption competition.
I say! Ding-dong!!
I say! Ding-dong!!
The launch of Endura’s unisex
The launch of Endura’s unisex range for 2012, was proving to be a massive hit with the chaps from Road cc.
“Finally, a green shirt that
“Finally, a green shirt that compliments my sprinting prowess” 😉
Super hero, the Green Lantern
Super hero, the Green Lantern comes out of retirement only to find he may have put on a few pounds.
dave prepared well for big
dave prepared well for big night out in a German town by taking several viagra. On hindsight he shouldn’t have had the redbull and strepsils so quickly after the blue tablets :O