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Dave Larrington wrote: Bryan wrote: Another hat in the ring, what about Alexi Sayle? well know for cycling roiund London, never seen him wear a helmet, opinionated, well known, well informed and funny :-) He's also well-known for being a petrolhead, thobut. Used to write a column for "CAR" magazine. The two aren't necessarily mutually exclusive, although it sometimes seems that way. |
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burt wrote:
"Peter Fox" wrote in message ... Following on from burt's message. . . AHD is yet another helmet obsessive. He wears one on his recumbent and it's his trademark! Cycling needs brains not mouthpieces. Anyone who blindly accepts that helmets work doesn't have a brain, and can't be bothered with little things like evidence. Hold on! Speaking as a virulent /anti-compulsion/ and anti-assumption that Hs do any good /in accidents/ person, I object to that facile and silly statement. [Discussion continues ad infinitum....] Nice bit of cutting Peter, since I never said any of the above! Err, according to my newsreader, you did. -- Don Whybrow Sequi Bonum Non Time "To communicate with Mars, converse with spirits, To report the behaviour of the sea monster, Describe the horoscope, haruspicate or scry, Observe disease in signatures." (T.S.Eliot) |
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"Dan Joyce" wrote in message ... In article , "burt" wrote: And I've just responded: Your email accusing me of being pro-helmet arrived just days after correspondence accusing me (and the magazine) of being anti-helmetS Now I'm intrigued. Just how can any sane person accuse you and the mag of being anti-helmet? |
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"wafflycat" wrote in message ... The CTC has made an unwise move, I think. According to the copy of Cycle which arrived this morning, Jon Snow is the new CTC president, having been invited to take the role once Phil Liggett steps down. This will be Jon Snow, the newsreader, who back in February on 'Richard & Judy' (13th February 2006) admitted he tells people not to take up cycling as "it's too dangerous out there" [snip] Well, I've never watched Richard & Judy, but I have heard Jon Snow at a couple of London Cycling Campaign AGMs. I don't remember what he said, but I'm surprised at views like that. Is there an exact transcript, or a recording, or something? Anyway, I live in London, too. It's a pretty nice place to cycle round. There's too much boring suburb to get from the middle out to open countryside, but the trains still work here (more or less) to let you bypass that. The statistics are only averages, of both Jon Snow and me. If it's more dangerous for him, it must be less dangerous for me. Jeremy Parker |
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"Dan Joyce" wrote Your email accusing me of being pro-helmet arrived just days after correspondence accusing me (and the magazine) of being anti-helmetS I am answerable to CTC Coucil via the magazine editorial committee on this matter, as on all others. As for an article questioning the effectiveness of helmets, see Aug-Sep 03, p26-27. From that I gather that somebody has stirred the editorial committee up, so that it has a policy. Unfortunate, but inevitable, I suppose. What is that policy? Jeremy Parker |
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"Simon Brooke" wrote in message ... in message , Peter Fox l') wrote: $64,000 question for urc : Who /would be/ a better ambassador? The obvious candidate is Adam Hart-Davis who has the 'dirty knees' qualification but there must be alternatives which those of you with televisions and sporty knowledge would know about. Boris Jonstone? No, I am vaguely serious. He is a Tory, I know, but he is well known as a regular utility cyclist and is media-friendly in his own bizarre way. I would vote for Boris J. as well. Not for David Cameron, though, or Adam Hart-Davis. Both of them make cycling look too weird A few years ago there was a nice picture of Tony Blair riding a bike round Amsterdam. He might have more time to take it up again soon If we're thinking about cycling Tories, there's always Lord Salisbury, not the present one, but the one who was prime minister in the 19 century. He rode a tricycle, and didn't believe in democracy Jeremy Parker |
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"Don Whybrow" wrote in message ... burt wrote: "Peter Fox" wrote in message ... Following on from burt's message. . . AHD is yet another helmet obsessive. He wears one on his recumbent and it's his trademark! Cycling needs brains not mouthpieces. Anyone who blindly accepts that helmets work doesn't have a brain, and can't be bothered with little things like evidence. Hold on! Speaking as a virulent /anti-compulsion/ and anti-assumption that Hs do any good /in accidents/ person, I object to that facile and silly statement. [Discussion continues ad infinitum....] Nice bit of cutting Peter, since I never said any of the above! Err, according to my newsreader, you did. -- Don Whybrow something wrong with your newsreader then. |
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Simon Brooke wrote:
in message , Peter Fox l') wrote: $64,000 question for urc : Who /would be/ a better ambassador? The obvious candidate is Adam Hart-Davis who has the 'dirty knees' qualification but there must be alternatives which those of you with televisions and sporty knowledge would know about. Boris Jonstone? No, I am vaguely serious. He is a Tory, I know, but he is well known as a regular utility cyclist and is media-friendly in his own bizarre way. And Boris Johnson has no truck with stupid regulations - see his recent piece about booster seats. I'd guess he'd be the same with regard to the dreaded Hs. |
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David Martin wrote:
Whether he will ever have a 'Jon and his mates' ride like the Ph&F remains to be seen (dodging through city centres on the pavement?) You might find yourself having to ride the length of Italy with Jon. |
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Tony Raven wrote:
John Cauldwell (now he's sold Phones4U he will have time on his hands and has the cachet of being able to say he prefers cycling the 200 miles to London for a meeting over taking the helicopter) But his parsimonious streak is legendary. |
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