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OK, before it is shown on TV we need to get a few issues out of the way.
1) We, the STW massive, could do it better.
2) We wouldn’t fall off so much.
3) We wouldn’t moan like a bunch of tarts (probably).
4) We would do it without support vehicles.
5) We would do it without a load of shiny free kit.
6) We would raise about £3k between us.
The important thing is point 6... and they will raise millions.
So we all need to get over the fact that we think we are better than them an watch it for what it is… a fund raiser that will make the lives of numerous poor sods just a little bit less rubbish.
Well said
1) We, the STW massive, would all sign up and wimp out the day before.
2) We would fall off lots but blame our tyre choice.
3) We would moan like a bunch of tarts and blame rude fred.
4) Someone would need a large supply of fair trade organic coffee following in an A6 estate.
5) We would do it with a load of shiny unnecessary kit.
6) We would raise about £3k between but spend far more than that on niche bikes so we'd fit in on the day.
How do they stand on the waving front. Technically under STW rules they're roadies. I'd be inclined to let them off waving, and would also probably not punch them in the face should we have a come together.
I like the sound of that mrmw, where do I sign up?
1) We, the STW massive, would spend too long arguing to actually do it
2) We would fall off and have to count our broken bones
3) We would blame Fatcha
4) We would each do it on a different bike, depending on road surface
5) We would do it on singlespeeds that each cost more than a support car
6) We would raise about £3k between us and then complain that raising money for charity when doing something we like is morally reprehensible and tantamount to theft while at all times blaming Fatcha
I'm hoping that we witness an MTBer overtake the Comic Relief boys in a typical Monday morning STW 'I owned some roadies' report we so often get.
Listen lads lets face it even if we did get together and raise millions doing a STW comic relief ride. We would at the end of it kill each other to death arguing about our average speeds.
I think there is an idea in this. Anyone want to do Lands-end to JOG for said charity? All off road as far as poss?
That sounds great.. but I don't think I can get the time off 🙁
that sounds great, i can get the time off although it would have to be done in 10-12 days ( 80 miles a day).
I don't have the right tires 🙁
1, No one would be able to agree on a suitable start time/location
2, If you turned up on a non-uber-niche bike you'd be turned away
3, If your stem was too long for the ride, but too short for what you'd like it to be it'd be a non starter.
4, Tyre choice thread preceding actual event would use more energy and inevitably waste more paid man hours than the total amount of monies raised for the charities of many peoples choice 'cos we'd never agree that giving it all to one charity would be best.
5, God only knows if flats or SPD's would be best for the ride.
6, Some little kid will always raise more by cycling round a park a few times so whats the point 😆
I think it's a great idea if only it could get off the ground without the perennial STW bitching, fighting and arguments 🙂 40 mile relays - including night rides - could make it a fairly quick event too 🙂
Thats actually not a bad idea, what about 10 mile sprints to get plenty of participants. Sell it as Fastest ever LeJog.
[i]Sell it as Fastest ever LeJog.[/i]
There'd be a lot of people asking for their money back when they realised it wasn't going to be at the average speed of 26mph that all STWers seem to quote in their ride stats!
But what support car should we use?
Volvo V70, however what tyres for said support car?
Might it not have cost a bomb to set up?
Ah, but how would we all fit on the support/mobile home for a week bus?
Who'll make the cake?
A relay of local riders along the route and you wouldn't need support. Be good to have a flame baton to hand on too.
Could end up being a world record for a relay. Are there enough of us to do ten miles each say?
That's what I was thinking plop. There must be enough rider to stretch from one end to the other. The Scotch might have a problem but they're hardy folk and could probably manage it.
The coolest thing to do would be to do it organically 😕
Say for example some STWer set off from Lands End, with no planning or anything. Just got up and decided to head North'ish and the next rider just hooked up somewhere along the line, And using the power of mobiles,laptops and the grapevine the next rider or riders would hook up and so on. Am I making sense?
Yep. All we'd need is a GPS to hand on to each rider with the route (if there is one that can store that amount of info) with it recording the route at the same time for proof. (")
Why have they blanked Richard the pace makers Dolan logo out? Has it been modified to a naughty word or something?
It's hard to tell with the editing but for a non cyclist The Highlands and the Lakes are pretty hard going.
Thing is though, they are not actually riding LE to JoG are they. They are actually spending most of the time on a bus.
Reasonably entertaining though.
6) We would raise about £3k between us.
So that would be some of the beer budget sorted at least.
Dolans look nice
davina + me + fern + lycra = 😉
Don't think Jimmy Carr comes out of it looking too good ?
not as much moaning as i expected
would get on better if they werent impersinating uncle bens with those jackets on at ALL times
you can keep Davina RD but Fearne is all mine in her bendy ex ballerina tattooed loveliness
Have ben enjoying the prog.
Get Kielty a bike and get him doing some testing - I reckon he could be fairly handy.
Well done celebs - you've made cycling look enjoyable, tough but most of all worthwhile.
Nobody has claimed Miranda yet.
i'd not fancy icy roads at -15 though, so kudos for that
bit of blubbing going on though, and that's the blokes
walliams is a bit of a hard bloke, but in a camp way obviously
Patrick Kielty has gone up in my estimation.
Did you see his choice of beverages on the bus? Bottle of Old Pulteney,& cans of Guinness.Top man!
"never double dip"
valuable advice!
Kirkstone in the night at sub zero temperatures looked like a giggle.
Driving over it on a June afternoon is enough for me.
Really enjoyed that, kinda jealous of them - Oh and we've all fallen over clipped in
I've been poncing about this week, having not ridden since Sunday due to a cold.
I feel the need to MTFU right now. Saturday chaingang, Sunday 80 miles in the Peaks. And I shall be handing over some cash to Sport Relief.
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Thing is though, they are not actually riding LE to JoG are they. They are actually spending most of the time on a bus.
Reasonably entertaining though.
As we spend most of the time in a tent/munching burgers at mountain mayhem, rather than riding a bike. Still feels like bloody hard work when you're doing it though.
I liked it, and respect for riding in those snowy/icy bits. looks like bugger all fun.
Wonder how much longer the pacemakers had to go?
Just caught the end of it, I hope it'll pop up on IPlayer soon.
Looked like great fun, credit due to all of them for getting out of their comfort zone and doing something worthwhile.
Of course, if it wasn't for Fatcha....
We enjoyed it, they certainly worked hard up north.
After being initially cynical, found it weirdly inspiring. Patrick Kielty has also gone up in my estimation. Miranda Hart seemed to do OK too to say she was the least fit of the lot.
I thought exactly the same as you SJ - however the cynic in me says it was never going to be edited in a way that painted them in a bad light.
True, but to be fair, I think there were enough comedy dismounts to dent the biggest ego. It's bad enough when you forget you're clipped in and keel over at the lights in front of a Ginsters lorry, let alone a few million viewers.
I really enjoyed it, until Walliams came out with something along the lines of 'suffering whilst doing this brings you closer to the people you're trying to help'. David, chapeaux for helping to raise the money, but come on mate, you just fell off a pushbike - you are not starving, living in abject poverty or scraping an existence that most of us cant even comprehend. Get a grip, please.
you just fell off a pushbike - you are not starving, living in abject poverty or scraping an existence that most of us cant even comprehend. Get a grip, please.
Oh I think he's got a grip alright.
It was a great programme, thoroughly enjoyable and I'm not even a fan of anyone who was taking part.