Cwispin bottles - again.

Cwispin yet again bottles out of a commuter challenge. No surprise
there then.

First thing he does, standard bottling Cwispin tactic he has tried
before - change the challenge to suit himself.

Then he arranges to meet up at 3pm - and doesn't show.

No bottle whatsoever.


--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University

QUOTE:
Nine riders left Greenwich Park in South London yesterday morning to
embark on the debut edition of the World Cycle Racing Grand Tour, the
race originally devised as the Great Bike Ride by Vin Cox, the former
world record holder for the quickest circumnavigation of the globe by
bike. Whether any of the contestants in the race, who will be
unsupported on the ride, will themselves get into the record books is
debatable – the current Guinness World Record holder, Alan Bate, was
supported for much of his record-shattering journey.

Bate, from the UK but based in Thailand, arrived back at his start
point in Bangkok on 4 August 2010, his time of 106 days, 10 hours and
33 minutes shattering the new world record of 163 days, 6 hours and 58
minutes that another Briton, Vin Cox, had set just three days earlier
when he finished his ride in Greenwich Park.

The new benchmark set by Bate was not ratified until last month by
Guinness, which perhaps surprisingly does not distinguish between
supported and unsupported rides in ratifying world records for round-
the-world rides. The current criteria are that the ride must start and
finish at the same location, travel in one direction, be a minimum of
18,000 miles and pass through two antipodal points on the globe.

It had been Cox himself who first devised plans to introduce a direct
competitive element into round-the-world rides. However, in what
appears to be far from the first case of mutiny relating to a
circumnavigation of the world, the riders signed up to his Global
Bicycle Race project reportedly decided to take matters into their own
hands and set up the World Cycle Racing Tour, apparently due to
concerns over the scale of the task he had set himself.

Besides the nine riders who set off from Greenwich yesterday, each of
whom will follow different routes on their way back to the start
point, three others will be departing from other start points,
including one from the Isle of Man and one from New Zealand.

One of the riders taking part, Mike Hall (pictured above), whose bike
has been handbuilt by Upgrade Bikes using Reynolds Thirty Two carbon
rims and durable DMR disc hubs, says on his blog that he believes
“that there is significant room for improvement upon 163 days and a
chance of getting near Alan Bate’s new record of 106 days.

According to Trackleaders.com, which is being used by the World Cycle
Racing Grand Tour to enable tracking of all participants in the race,
Hall, whose backers include nutrition brand Quick Energy, is currently
heading towards the River Loire somewhere between Blois and Orleans,
having crossed the English Channel via the Newhaven-Dieppe ferry.

While the lure of exploring the world on two wheels transcends
national boundaries – one of the more notable exponents, Alvaro Neil,
nicknamed the Biciclown who for the past seven years or so has been
stopping off at various points of the globe to perform, hails from
Spain – hammering around it in the shortest time possible is a
decidedly British phenomenon. Perhaps it’s all those Boy’s Own Paper-
style stories of Victorian explorers?

Since current Guinness World Records rules were drawn up in 2003, the
record has been held by Steve Strange, who set a time of 276 days and
19 hours in 2005, which stood until 2008 when it was beaten by Mark
Beaumont, whose record of 194 days and 17 hours stood until it was
eclipsed by Cox.

Two other Britons, James Bowthrope and London courier Julian Sayarer,
completed their circumnavigations in a shorter time than Beaumont, but
neither of those attempts were recognised by Guinness World Records.

http://road.cc/content/news/52806-ri...ing-grand-tour

--
Simon Mason

On Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:20:09 +0000, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:

Cwispin yet again bottles out of a commuter challenge. No surprise
there then.

I wasn't the bottler...

First thing he does, standard bottling Cwispin tactic he has tried
before - change the challenge to suit himself.

No, I left the challenge intact. Bicycle verses motor vehicle.

Then he arranges to meet up at 3pm - and doesn't show.

No, I asked if 3pm would suit you. Instead you decided that you, as
challenger, would not allow me to choose vehicle, thereby breaking the
duelists code of honour: my honour, in contrast to yours is satisfied.

I believe Otto von Bismarck employed a similar tactic to yours back in
the 1860s after he challenged Rudolf Virchow to a duel.

No bottle whatsoever.

It's sad to say that you are right, you have no bottle whatsoever.

On 19/02/2012 18:36, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:20:09 +0000, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:

Cwispin yet again bottles out of a commuter challenge. No surprise
there then.

I wasn't the bottler...

Just the one who [a] tried to change the rules and [b] didn't turn up.
So you bottled pure & simple.


First thing he does, standard bottling Cwispin tactic he has tried
before - change the challenge to suit himself.

No, I left the challenge intact. Bicycle verses motor vehicle.

Apart from wanting a driver to cycle and a cyclist to drive.

Then he arranges to meet up at 3pm - and doesn't show.

No, I asked if 3pm would suit you.

You said "Shall we say 3pm tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon?"

I replied "Bring your bike". And "Don't forget our date Cwispin, meet
you by reception. Its a big car park, I don't want you wriggling about
not finding me. No bottling now".

You didn't turn up did you bottler? No amount of waffling will change that.

Instead you decided that you, as
challenger, would not allow me to choose vehicle, thereby breaking the
duelists code of honour: my honour, in contrast to yours is satisfied.

What a load of wriggling bollox.

I believe Otto von Bismarck employed a similar tactic to yours back in
the 1860s after he challenged Rudolf Virchow to a duel.

Do you now? How interesting. How irrelevant.

No bottle whatsoever.

It's sad to say that you are right, you have no bottle whatsoever.

I turned up, you didn't. Bottler.

This is the 4th time you have bottled out of a simple commuter challenge.


--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University

On Feb 19, 4:21*pm, Simon Mason wrote:


Since current Guinness World Records rules were drawn up in 2003, the
record has been held by Steve Strange, who set a time of 276 days and
19 hours in 2005, which stood until 2008 when it was beaten by Mark
Beaumont, whose record of 194 days and 17 hours stood until it was
eclipsed by Cox.

Two other Britons, James Bowthrope and London courier Julian Sayarer,
completed their circumnavigations in a shorter time than Beaumont, but
neither of those attempts were recognised by Guinness World Records.

http://road.cc/content/news/52806-ri...ich-world-cycl...

I can actually take a year long holiday (unpaid) from work to go on
one of these jolly japes and get my job back when I return.
It is a little known perk of the job welll hidden in our terms and
conditions, but I enjoy working and walking too much to take that time
off.
And Mrs M's weight loss regime would go to pot if I was not on hand
day by day.

--
Simon Mason

On Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:29:51 +0000, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:

Apart from wanting a driver to cycle and a cyclist to drive.

I am a driver.

I had no idea your resentment of cylists was caused by your inability
to ride a bike. It's not too late to learn - even a three year old can
ride a bike.

On 20/02/2012 07:07, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:29:51 +0000, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:

Apart from wanting a driver to cycle and a cyclist to drive.

Which would have made no difference - the car would have won - being a
viable form of transport.

I am a driver.

And a cyclist. A rabid one.

I had no idea your resentment of cylists was caused by your inability
to ride a bike. It's not too late to learn - even a three year old can
ride a bike.

You are quite right, all children ride bikes & play with other toys.
Most of them grow up & realise that toys are just toys.

Those who never reach maturity try to use them as a form of transport.

There's a worm at the bottom of the garden
And his name is Tom Cwispin
There's a worm at the bottom of the garden
And all that he can do
Is wriggle all night
And wriggle all day
Whatever else the people do say
There's a worm at the bottom of the garden
And his name is Tom Cwispin.



--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

Debate due later this week.
QUOTE:

People in Yorkshire and The Humber are less likely than average to
view the roads as too dangerous to ride on, at 50 per cent

Sustrans says that more than half of the UK’s adults believe that the
country’s roads in built-up areas are too unsafe to cycle on, while
seven in ten want speed limits in residential areas to be reduced to
20mph. The sustainable transport charity’s chief executive, Malcolm
Shepherd, has described the findings as “yet another wake-up call to
politicians.”

The results, contained in a nationally representative poll of 1,002
people aged 16+ conducted earlier this month on behalf of Sustrans by
consumer research firm GfK NOP, have been released ahead of this
Thursday's parliamentary debate on cycle safety, itself inspired by
The Times newspaper’s Cities Fit For Cyclists campaign.

Since the questions focus exclusively on cycling in built-up areas,
there may be an element of subjectivity in response levels – clearly,
someone in London is likely to have a different experience and opinion
than those living in more sparsely populated regions of the UK that
have a significant rural population.

Indeed, there are some significant regional variations in the survey’s
findings regarding the safety of the roads. Northern Ireland shows the
highest proportion of those who believe they are unsafe, at 75 per
cent, compared to a national average of 56 per cent.
Scotland at 62 per cent, Wales at 61 per cent and the North West at
60 per cent all also show response rates significantly higher than
average.
People in Yorkshire and The Humber are less likely than average to
view the roads as too dangerous to ride on, at 50 per cent

QUOTE:

http://road.cc/content/news/52829-mo...s-cycling-says

--
Simon Mason

On Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:02:31 +0000, The Medway Handyman
wrote:

On 20/02/2012 07:07, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:29:51 +0000, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:

Apart from wanting a driver to cycle and a cyclist to drive.

Which would have made no difference - the car would have won - being a
viable form of transport.

I am a driver.

And a cyclist. A rabid one.

I had no idea your resentment of cylists was caused by your inability
to ride a bike. It's not too late to learn - even a three year old can
ride a bike.

You are quite right, all children ride bikes & play with other toys.
Most of them grow up & realise that toys are just toys.

Those who never reach maturity try to use them as a form of transport.

http://www.quotegarden.com/bicycling.html

There's a worm at the bottom of the garden
And his name is Tom Cwispin
There's a worm at the bottom of the garden
And all that he can do
Is wriggle all night
And wriggle all day
Whatever else the people do say
There's a worm at the bottom of the garden
And his name is Tom Cwispin.

On 20/02/2012 17:23, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:02:31 +0000, The Medway Handyman
wrote:

On 20/02/2012 07:07, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:29:51 +0000, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:

Apart from wanting a driver to cycle and a cyclist to drive.

Which would have made no difference - the car would have won - being a
viable form of transport.

I am a driver.

And a cyclist. A rabid one.

I had no idea your resentment of cylists was caused by your inability
to ride a bike. It's not too late to learn - even a three year old can
ride a bike.

You are quite right, all children ride bikes& play with other toys.
Most of them grow up& realise that toys are just toys.

Those who never reach maturity try to use them as a form of transport.

http://www.quotegarden.com/bicycling.html

Unable to admit he bottled and having run out of ideas, Cwispin resorts
to a site with cute quotations about push bikes...

There's a worm at the bottom of the garden
And his name is Tom Cwispin
There's a worm at the bottom of the garden
And all that he can do
Is wriggle all night
And wriggle all day
Whatever else the people do say
There's a worm at the bottom of the garden
And his name is Tom Cwispin.


--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University