Japan has a system of designating certain people as living treasures.

I think it is for people who have excelled but with a wider scope, so for example not a conventional super achiever like Chris Hoy.

I nominate for the STW Living Treasures:

Guy Martin
Graeme Obree

A living legend…..

A God-like creative genius, who rides mountain bikes and also has interesting taste in dresses

I’m with Binners.

Ah yes Grayson, used to think he was a bit of an attention seeking knob in all honesty.

Then I listened to his Reith lectures as few years back and had my opinions drastically altered, genuinely impressed by his intellect and ideas.

Still have no pressing need in my life for some faintly pornographic ceramic goods, but I’m very glad he’s out there doing his thing.

I am not a bloke who is easily impressed….but this bloke is a true inspiration. keep on keeping on.

Jamie

Agree with Grayson Perry
Propose Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes

+lots for Martyn Ashton.

Martyn Ashton for sure, I don’t have heroes but he’s close.

I propose Sir David Attenborough

Martyn Ashton – good one, for what he has done since his accident.

Ranulph Fiennes – does he ride a bike? No, but on a national one, yes. 🙂

Attenborough – no. Very good at what he does, but it’s the bit extra we are looking for.

(That of course is just my opinion. I could be wrong, frequently am 🙂 )

TJ…

The Honours list does actually reflect on peoples achievements, things like honorary degree’s also reflect.

David Lloyd (Cricket)

Another +1 for Martyn Ashton. I don’t really do heroes either but I always think of him when I wake up looking forward to a day’s riding to find it’s raining. Forces me to go out as I’m lucky to have the choice.

mikewsmith – Member
The Honours list does actually reflect on peoples achievements, things like honorary degree’s also reflect.

Yes, but we are looking for the extra dimension over and above their main claim to fame. Otherwise Chris Hoy would be in it.

Rebecca Romero fits with a crossover from Olympic rower to cyclist.

Guy Martin? Nice bloke and exceptional racer, but…

Ranulph Fiennes – does he ride a bike?

yes, he does adventure racing which includes being on a bike

cynic-al – Member
Guy Martin? Nice bloke and exceptional racer, but…

Very much this.

If Fred Dibnah was alive…

Guy’s entertaing but not a national treasure for me – and neither is Fiennes.

Perry and Ashton yes.

And this is gonna be controversial but… Rob Warner.

Martyn Ashton.

Also, he may still be young but I want to nominate Ratboy.

No explanation needed.

“Living treasures” 🙄

I prefer living fossil.

OK so I nominate chewkw in the most incomprehensible shite cat – was that what the icon was for?

mikewsmith – Member
OK so I nominate chewkw in the most incomprehensible shite cat- was that what the icon was for?

😆

This fish will soon face extinction.

Let the extinction begins … “Fishing for living fossils”

“Villagers from the Rumao Island community carry part of their catch of arapaima or pirarucu, the largest freshwater fish species in South America and one of the largest in the world, after fishing in a branch of the Solimoes river, one of the main tributaries of the Amazon, in the Mamiraua nature reserve near Fonte Boa about 600 km (373 miles) west of Manaus, November 25, 2013.”