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10-06.-2008, 03:34 AM
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Cycling to the gym is a "stroke of genius"
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10-06.-2008, 03:53 AM
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Re: Cycling to the gym is a "stroke of genius"
On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:34:46 +0100, Tom Crispin wrote:
> http://www.johnballcycling.org.uk/news Congratulations! Maybe, just maybe some of the adult gym goers will pick up on this and follow suit! peter |
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10-06.-2008, 06:37 AM
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Re: Cycling to the gym is a "stroke of genius"
On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:34:46 +0100, Tom Crispin
<kije.remove@this.bit.freeuk.com.munge> said in <bstq44l7vm2e4mth596ic9lmq9q9rq98os@4ax.com>: >http://www.johnballcycling.org.uk/news "Let us have a moment of silence for all Americans who are now stuck in traffic on their way to a health club to ride a stationary bicycle." - Congressman Earl Blumenauer Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound |
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10-06.-2008, 07:21 AM
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Re: Cycling to the gym is a "stroke of genius"
On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:37:59 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
<uce@ftc.gov> wrote: >On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:34:46 +0100, Tom Crispin ><kije.remove@this.bit.freeuk.com.munge> said in ><bstq44l7vm2e4mth596ic9lmq9q9rq98os@4ax.com>: > >>http://www.johnballcycling.org.uk/news > > >"Let us have a moment of silence for all Americans who are now stuck >in traffic on their way to a health club to ride a stationary >bicycle." - Congressman Earl Blumenauer Indeed. When asked what inspired me to start cycling pupils to their swimming lessons I replied, "The thousands of heroic Londoners who day after day spend hours in their cars on the way to the gym to ride a stationary bicycle." That reply was inspired by the good congressman. Here I am collecting the award from Jenny Jones, the Green Party Representative on the London Assembly. http://www.johnballcycling.org.uk/photos/awards/cca-41 |
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10-06.-2008, 05:41 PM
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Re: Cycling to the gym is a "stroke of genius"
"Tom Crispin" <kije.remove@this.bit.freeuk.com.munge> wrote in message news:bstq44l7vm2e4mth596ic9lmq9q9rq98os@4ax.com... > http://www.johnballcycling.org.uk/news Did they ride their bikes back home or were the bikes nicked outside the gym?? Mine was... ;o) Lee.. |
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10-06.-2008, 07:38 PM
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Re: Cycling to the gym is a "stroke of genius"
Tom Crispin wrote:
> http://www.johnballcycling.org.uk/news I've clean up the scan for the sake of people's eyes http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f...o_tech/news.jpg BugBear |
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10-06.-2008, 08:39 PM
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Re: Cycling to the gym is a "stroke of genius"
Tom Crispin said the following on 09/06/2008 19:34:
> http://www.johnballcycling.org.uk/news It's nice to see something positive about children cycling, but it's a shame that the idea of cycling to a gym is seen as something so out of the ordinary in this country. It would take a brave person to design the layout for a new gym with car parking only for the disabled. BTW, you might want to look at the fit of Yetunde's helmet ;-) -- Paul Boyd http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ |
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10-06.-2008, 08:54 PM
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Re: Cycling to the gym is a "stroke of genius"
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:38:33 +0100, bugbear
<bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote: >Tom Crispin wrote: >> http://www.johnballcycling.org.uk/news > >I've clean up the scan for the sake >of people's eyes > >http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f...o_tech/news.jpg Thanks. There is also this: http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/green/...of_genius .php But the photo is rubbish. So there's this: www.johnballcycling.org.uk/photos/award/IMG_0253 |
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10-06.-2008, 08:55 PM
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Re: Cycling to the gym is a "stroke of genius"
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:39:11 +0100, Paul Boyd <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>BTW, you might want to look at the fit of Yetunde's helmet ;-) Yetti's helmet is a nightmare to fit. She has her hair in tight braids across her head. |
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11-06.-2008, 01:41 AM
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Re: Cycling to the gym is a "stroke of genius"
Tom Crispin wrote:
>On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:38:33 +0100, bugbear ><bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote: > >>Tom Crispin wrote: >>> http://www.johnballcycling.org.uk/news >But the photo is rubbish. > >So there's this: >www.johnballcycling.org.uk/photos/award/IMG_0253 Which is far better than the one used in the paper. The one they used makes them all look like sullen yoofs being forced to ride IMO. -- Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks" |
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11-06.-2008, 02:28 AM
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Re: Cycling to the gym is a "stroke of genius"
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:41:54 +0100, Phil Cook
<phil@p-t-cook.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: >Tom Crispin wrote: > >>On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:38:33 +0100, bugbear >><bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote: >> >>>Tom Crispin wrote: >>>> http://www.johnballcycling.org.uk/news > >>But the photo is rubbish. >> >>So there's this: >>www.johnballcycling.org.uk/photos/award/IMG_0253 > >Which is far better than the one used in the paper. The one they used >makes them all look like sullen yoofs being forced to ride IMO. Here's the full set. They were taken by TfL's press office. http://www.johnballcycling.org.uk/p...ssofficephotos/ |
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11-06.-2008, 02:30 AM
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Re: Cycling to the gym is a "stroke of genius"
"Tom Crispin" <kije.remove@this.bit.freeuk.com.munge> wrote in message news:erqs44hn03nb33hk10gqgsd7kn6gfdtcn3@4ax.com... > On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:39:11 +0100, Paul Boyd <me@privacy.net> wrote: > >>BTW, you might want to look at the fit of Yetunde's helmet ;-) > > Yetti's helmet is a nightmare to fit. She has her hair in tight > braids across her head. But just why are they wearing flotation aids on their heads when they cycle? |
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11-06.-2008, 03:10 AM
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Re: Cycling to the gym is a "stroke of genius"
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:30:37 +0100, "burtthebike"
<burtthebike@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > >"Tom Crispin" <kije.remove@this.bit.freeuk.com.munge> wrote in message >news:erqs44hn03nb33hk10gqgsd7kn6gfdtcn3@4ax.com... >> On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:39:11 +0100, Paul Boyd <me@privacy.net> wrote: >> >>>BTW, you might want to look at the fit of Yetunde's helmet ;-) >> >> Yetti's helmet is a nightmare to fit. She has her hair in tight >> braids across her head. > >But just why are they wearing flotation aids on their heads when they cycle? In case they try to barge their way to the front of the line to be at the front on the return trip towards the camera. http://www.johnballcycling.org.uk/p...photos/IMG_0247 |
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11-06.-2008, 03:36 AM
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Re: Cycling to the gym is a "stroke of genius"
On 10/06/2008 18:30, burtthebike said,
> But just why are they wearing flotation aids on their heads when they > cycle? Think about it for just a second. Clues? Children, school, insurers, blame culture. -- Paul Boyd http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ |
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11-06.-2008, 06:04 AM
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Re: Cycling to the gym is a "stroke of genius"
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:36:31 +0100, Paul Boyd <usenet@abcd.invalid>
wrote: >On 10/06/2008 18:30, burtthebike said, > >> But just why are they wearing flotation aids on their heads when they >> cycle? > >Think about it for just a second. Clues? Children, school, insurers, >blame culture. I took a class of children to Wales last week. In the mountain centre where we stay, near Cadair Idris, the children have always washed up after meals. Imagine my surprise when told that children were no longer allowed to wash up. Apparantly it's a health a safety matter. The precious dears may get a fork prong under their fingernail or something! Anyway - helmet use is nothing to do with insurers. The liklihood of a low speed fall directly onto a flat surface or kerb is greater with children cycling in convoy, pairs or groups as collisions between cyclists are more likely. I set a good example by not wearing one: the feeling of the wind in the hair is something they can aspire to... |
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