Strange dark-side encounter

[Mike Causer]

Today I saw a recumbent with an advertising hoarding on the back pedalling
round Newmarket and followed it (on foot) a short distance until it
stopped. It turned out to be a 4-wheeler, with USS, 4 disc brakes, lots of
dynamo lights, and a 1.5m x 1.5m billboard on the back. (That's about 5
feet square for those still using 14th century units based on the King's
anatomy.) It had a medium-sized glass-fibre nose fairing, wheel covers
and lots of adjustability.

When I said to the rider that I rode a recumbent too, he said "What is a
recumbent?". So I showed him my Speed Ross on t'other side of the
supermarket carp ark. "Oh yes" he said, "that looks comfortable." But
_he_ was riding a 'bent and didn't know that he was! Not really a
cyclist he said, he just got paid for riding around with the advertising,
and found it hard work.

Even more strangely, I couldn't work out what it was advertising, a
political message of some sort but not obviously a mainstream party,
and the name of the advertising company (Cyclopromo) doesn't turn up in
web searches.



Very strange all round.


Mike

 

[soup]

Mike Causer popped their head over the parapet saw what was going on
and said
> Today I saw a recumbent with an advertising hoarding on the back
> pedalling round Newmarket and followed it (on foot) a short distance
> until it stopped. It turned out to be a 4-wheeler, with USS, 4 disc
> brakes, lots of dynamo lights, and a 1.5m x 1.5m billboard on the
> back. It had a medium-sized
> glass-fibre nose fairing, wheel covers and lots of adjustability.
>
> When I said to the rider that I rode a recumbent too, he said "What
> is a recumbent?". So I showed him my Speed Ross on t'other side of
> the supermarket carp ark. "Oh yes" he said, "that looks
> comfortable." But _he_ was riding a 'bent and didn't know that he
> was! Not really a cyclist he said, he just got paid for riding
> around with the advertising, and found it hard work.
>
>
Seen similar in Edinburgh (around Princes' street) machines look
excellent but the people "riding" them made it look hard work.

--
yours S

Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione

 

[the.Mark]

Mike Causer wrote:
> Today I saw a recumbent with an advertising hoarding on the
> back pedalling round Newmarket and followed it (on foot) a
> short distance until it stopped. It turned out to be a
> 4-wheeler, with USS, 4 disc brakes, lots of dynamo lights, and
> a 1.5m x 1.5m billboard on the back. (That's about 5 feet
> square for those still using 14th century units based on the
> King's anatomy.) It had a medium-sized glass-fibre nose
> fairing, wheel covers and lots of adjustability.
>
> When I said to the rider that I rode a recumbent too, he said
> "What is a recumbent?". So I showed him my Speed Ross on
> t'other side of the supermarket carp ark. "Oh yes" he said,
> "that looks comfortable." But _he_ was riding a 'bent and
> didn't know that he was! Not really a cyclist he said, he
> just got paid for riding around with the advertising, and
> found it hard work.
>
> Even more strangely, I couldn't work out what it was
> advertising, a political message of some sort but not
> obviously a mainstream party,
> and the name of the advertising company (Cyclopromo) doesn't
> turn up in web searches.
>
>
>
> Very strange all round.
>
I saw 4 in a row in Edinburgh (near the bike coop) a few weeks ago. I was so
engrossed in the machines I didn't notice what the were advertising.
--
Mark

1x1 wheel, 3x2 wheels & 1x3 wheels.

 

[Arellcat]

Mark reckoned:

> I saw 4 in a row in Edinburgh (near the bike coop) a few weeks ago.
I was so
> engrossed in the machines I didn't notice what the were advertising.

Would these, and/or the one to which Mike referred, be a Brox or the
one that AVD used to make? I've seen very few recumbents in the city,
let alone ones with advertising boards on them.

Becky

 

[Danny Colyer]

Arellcat wondered:
> Would these, and/or the one to which Mike referred, be a Brox or the
> one that AVD used to make? I've seen very few recumbents in the city,
> let alone ones with advertising boards on them.

I believe the ones I've seen have all been Broxes. Surprisingly enough,
the mobile billboards don't seem to be mentioned at
<URL:http://www.brox.co.uk/>

--
Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/>
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine

 

[Jon Senior]

Arellcat [email protected] opined the following...
> Would these, and/or the one to which Mike referred, be a Brox or the
> one that AVD used to make? I've seen very few recumbents in the city,
> let alone ones with advertising boards on them.

The ones in Edinburgh were AVD. At least, if they weren't, they were so
close in design as to be candidates for a copyright case!

And the riders did appear to be making a meal of it, although while I
love cycling, hauling a flat sided tall four-wheeler up hills in sturdy
winds wouldn't be my idea of fun. Mind you, if the price was right...

Jon

 

[Dave Larrington]

Mike Causer wrote:
> Today I saw a recumbent with an advertising hoarding on the back
> pedalling round Newmarket and followed it (on foot) a short distance
> until it stopped. It turned out to be a 4-wheeler, with USS, 4 disc
> brakes, lots of dynamo lights, and a 1.5m x 1.5m billboard on the
> back. (That's about 5 feet square for those still using 14th century
> units based on the King's anatomy.) It had a medium-sized
> glass-fibre nose fairing, wheel covers and lots of adjustability.

Mike Causer wrote:
> Today I saw a recumbent with an advertising hoarding on the back
> pedalling round town and followed it (on foot) a short distance until
> it stopped. It turned out to be a 4-wheeler, with USS, 4 disc brakes,
> lots of dynamo lights, and a 1.5m x 1.5m billboard on the back.

I see quite a few of them around London - not sure whether they're Broxen or
Pickups thobut. Plus there was one on the cover of Issue 59 of the BHPC
Newsletter, <URL: http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/news/Issue59.htm>
photographed by Nigel Sleigh at the Edinburgh Festival. That one was
advertising the Perrier Award[1], which seems somehow appropriate.

1 - won that year by Al "Pub Landlord" Murray; other nominees included Ross
Noble and Simon "The League Against Tedium" Munnery

--

Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
World Domination?
Just find a world that's into that kind of thing, then chain to the
floor and walk up and down on it in high heels. (Mr. Sunshine)

 

[Paul - xxx]

Mike Causer vaguely muttered something like ...

> When I said to the rider that I rode a recumbent too, he said "What is a
> recumbent?". So I showed him my Speed Ross on t'other side of the
> supermarket carp ark. "Oh yes" he said, "that looks comfortable." But
> _he_ was riding a 'bent and didn't know that he was! Not really a
> cyclist he said, he just got paid for riding around with the advertising,
> and found it hard work.

> Very strange all round.

Why strange ?

He's only doing a job after all, which doesn't necessarily mean he's either
interested in it, or does it for the company vehicle


--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules !!!
"A ****** is a ******, no matter what mode of transport they're using."