Bob W wrote: > I switch between sneering at my younger self, and horror at > what I've become! Mark!
Bob W wrote: >> The costume certainly has; spandex & aerodynamic helmets, and >> > bicycle > >> engineering has made incredible improvements. >> >> > > I'm not so sure about that. I don't wear spandex or a helmet. My > bicycle is a steel one and wouldn't look particularly out of place in > that film (except for the 21 indexed gears perhaps). I have a Brooks > saddle and a Carradice saddle bag, same as them. > > British cycle touring is a bit of a time warp. > > When I was in my 20s I used to sneer at the sort of middle-aged man > who was a member of the CTC, carried an old camera and was in the RPS. > > > Now I'm almost 50 and a member of the CTC and the RPS and have a Leica > of my own I switch between sneering at my younger self, and horror at > what I've become! > > -- > Bob > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of John Sessoms >> Sent: 17 May 2007 15:59 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: OT: 2-wheeled journey of hell into the heart of >> > darkness > >>> From: >>> graywolf >>> Somehow, me thinks, the world has changed a bit since that >>> >> film was made. >> >> The costume certainly has; spandex & aerodynamic helmets, and >> > bicycle > >> engineering has made incredible improvements. >> >> OTOH ... Google gives you "Results *1* - *10* of about >> *1,550,000* for >> *cycle >> <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.c >> om/cycle%26r%3D67&usg=AFrqEzcv2Z_7P7NcTkwUmKuK2GHqWtK6Mg> >> tour >> <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.c >> om/tour%26r%3D67&usg=AFrqEzeQXm0slbiP7yfhwStIy-3s122qqg> >> of england >> <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.c >> om/england%26r%3D67&usg=AFrqEzfHbzIiSufUNaHh4P3xfK8JrGauAQ>*. >> (*0.12* seconds) ", so some things have remained. >> >> >> >>> Bob W wrote: >>> >>>> Many of you may remember this video of New York bike messengers >>>> cycling through the city: >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au0Zjn3eB9k >>>> >>>> Well you ain't seen nuthin' yet. >>>> Here's how London cyclists do it: >>>> >>>> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyz5d3entBw&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecou > >>>> ntrybicycle%2Ecom%2F >>>> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/23ltzj >>>> >>>> We even get the Queen to do the station announcements. >>>> >>>> Bob >>>> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> > > > -- All dogs have four legs; my cat has four legs. Therefore, my cat is a dog. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
