British Cycling Membership

Or do you know, like the rest of us, that it’s pretty much impossible to fulfill your demands so what you are really trying to say is, ‘Sit down and shut the **** up.’

Because if that’s what you really mean then just come out and say it instead of this farce you are trying to play out to look more reasonable.

I’m sat here eating my vegetarian food, out of a paper container, having cycled to work and only used the car once this week*, the thermostat in the house has been set at 17.5C** which combined with the cavity walls being insulated a few years ago and some clever opening of the conservatory door means the heating’s not been on since February.  I’d go solar + heat pump but the roof doesn’t have a big enough south facing surface to make it really viable but I’m looking at hot water panels which would mean the boiler would be off completely in summer.

Like Nerd said, some people actually do things to try and put Oil and Gas out of the energy business.

*which TBH was as usual a shitty experience that’s got me looking for ways to tow the track bike to the velodrome next week.

** sounds cold, but slightly unexpectedly doesn’t feel it. I guess it’s the decent insulation that means it now doesn’t vary so much whereas before it would have been warm in the evening and contrastingly cold overnight.

So, in your opinion, have you done enough non-virtue signaling stuff to be allowed to boycott British Cycling or are you still not pure enough?

This is where is problem is.

I personally try to have a green outlook on the decisions that I can control. I’m not virtue signalling them here however 😀.

But we live in a world dominated by large corporations that are damaging the eco system for profit.  As a society we need to demand better from them not nit pick who has the smallest carbon footprint as an individual. Yet again a tool of big industry to make the individual feel like they are the issue as opposed to their greed.

BC chose unwisely, it was bad enough when they were sponsored by the drug cartels favoured bank 😀

So, in your opinion, have you done enough non-virtue signaling stuff to be allowed to boycott British Cycling or are you still not pure enough?

I’m not boycotting them.

Because actually doing something is better than virtue signaling.

But we live in a world dominated by large corporations that are damaging the eco system for profit.  As a society we need to demand better from them not nit pick who has the smallest carbon footprint as an individual. Yet again a tool of big industry to make the individual feel like they are the issue as opposed to their greed.

Those business aren’t going out of business however loudly you tut.

Like I said, Shell’s consumers carbon footprint will be roughly 20x that of Shell itself.

Boycotting them (or more specifically quitting or not renewing) is not virtue signalling – it has a real practical direct effect on the person you’re annoyed at.

Virtue signalling is posting a green ribbon on Facebook to show everyone how much you care about renewable energy but not actually doing anything

“Shell’s consumers carbon footprint will be roughly 20x that of Shell itself.”

Of course it bloody will, they sell hydrocarbons for other people to burn!

When people criticise crack dealers, it’s not because anyone’s worried that the dealers are smoking too much crack…

It’s similar in other bodies too.

England Athletics just jacked their club affiliation up from £150 to £200. That’s a 33% increase.  (And it was jacked up from 100 to 150 only a couple of years ago too).

Taking the pish.  They need to cut down their foreign jollies instead- wonder how many unnecessary visits to Paris by senior spinging wasters  will occur during the Olympics ?

I feel like cancelling anyhow.

I have had Silver membership for a while as used to race CX.I got the email with the slight price increase.

Haven’t raced for a few years but have thought about doing the odd one but haven’t yet.

Thing is I can’t see an advantage in having it now.

I work in the trade so most of the discounts are not really much good for me and the accident help wasn’t really much good to me a year or two ago.

Had a bad crash in which the driver was at fault.The legal team needed more evidence and the police were not much good!

Ended up paying for a lot of stuff myself with a lot of injury!

What exactly am I paying for here?

Was thinking of joining cycling UK?

Regards,

Max.

I joined Cycling UK, more for their campaigning and lobbying – as I cycle commuter I want low-traffic and traffic free routes, and they do campaigns around this and other cycling issues.

The magazine is very cycle tourist and commuter oriented, which suits me fine as it’s 10 years since I last did a race, and I’m more into Audax and cycle touring nowadays.

Whether the extra benefits are worth it, I’m not sure.  I hope I never need the legal representation or 3rd party insurance, but it is useful if you do an organised Audax (you don’t have to pay the extra fee) or club ride (some clubs require you to be a member of CUK, BC or AUK).

As for am I pure enough – probably not, I still eat meat twice a week and fish once or twice.  British Cycling isn’t sponsored by big-agri, though!

Boycotting them (or more specifically quitting or not renewing) is not virtue signalling – it has a real practical direct effect on the person you’re annoyed at.

I agree, but in this case, what reduction in carbon footprint does boycotting BC have?

They might have to turn the thermostat down a bit in Manchester?

Of course it bloody will, they sell hydrocarbons for other people to burn!

When people criticise crack dealers, it’s not because anyone’s worried that the dealers are smoking too much crack…

I think you’re overselling the addictive properties of FuelSave Unleaded.

Telling someone to stop smoking crack is futile, they can’t (without significant help).

You can however make individual moves to stop using significant amounts of fossil fuels.

What top down action’s are you waiting for to stop you? Prohibition of petrol and re-classifying V-Power as a class-A?

If this boycott is successful, then what? What will actually be better for the planet when BC is sponsored by Tesco*.

*I’ve no idea if Tesco are interested, but the colors match and there’s a synergy between marginal gains and every little helps at least

If this boycott is successful, then what? What will actually be better for the planet when BC is sponsored by Tesco*.

It’s a good question.

It seems like every elite level sport now has some company or regime looking to get it’s claws in to wash whatever stench they have off them.

However, just because I don’t know what comes next doesn’t mean I’m going to try to stop making sure my money doesn’t go towards companies or regimes that are actively harming the planet or people.  Even if that money might be supporting these things indirectly, it’s still supporting them.

I doubt they’ll turn the heating down…it will cause issues for the track!