Endplugs

[racyrich]

Has anyone else noticed how many riders turn up with no bar end plugs? Drives me mad. Not like they're too expensive now, is it!

BCF Technical regulation:

3.2.3 Handlebar ends shall be plugged, not merely covered by tape, and other projections shall be protected as far as possible.

Shame the old bike check was abandoned. I don't fancy having a 26mm biopsy taken of my leg in a crash.

[ChrisB]

But I don't miss the 16-stone monkey appling said 16-stone to my bars and stem...

[racyrich]

I miss hording Eastway bike check tokens and always avoiding the check :P

[Bianchiben]

cor yeah - them were the days - bike checks - you had to get to races extra early, so you could get everything done in time...

I heard that the reason they abandoned it was that someone sued the club doing the bike check, as it had been checked, passed, but something had failed during the race??

Is this correct??

[Capsicum Zucchini]

Yeah, I think the rise of the compensation culture led to bike checks being removed from the pre-race ritual, responsibility is now completely with the rider and his trusty steed.

I agree with Racy Rich, I soil my shorts every time I?m behind a rider without bar end plugs. The thought of crashing is bad enough, but crashing with no plugs in ???.

Perhaps the Eastway bike check tokens can be used as substitute beer tokens at the Ghent six.

Rich. ? Did you not ride the ?Stephen Roche? ?
:D

[racyrich]

They cheated at Ghent last year. I had a couple of tokens left over from the previous year but they'd actually changed their vouchers. And the beer. Light or dark beer now, but different prices, so 2 colours of vouchers.
And no, didn't do the Stephen Roche, whatever that is/was! A randonee thing?
Surely you know my true identity Brett?

[Bianchiben]

Why should you worry about crashes Mr Zucchini?, all the crashes you see are behind you :wink: :wink: :wink:

- and I don't get your cryptic name - can you enlighten me?

[Capsicum Zucchini]

Racy Rich,

I would have thought the link between Eastway beer tokens and Ghent six may have been a hint that I knew your identity. Now if I had mentioned the long black SS style coat from 2 years ago it may have given the game away. The VR thread you contributed to re. ?gutter riding? in Herts with the dark dry humor was the give away.

Stephen Roche Randonee (Sportif) sounds like old bearded men on bikes, quite the opposite.

Anyway, catch you soon, I?m off to cross train - a bit of breast stroke in a local Islington Pool

[Capsicum Zucchini]

BianchBen,

Must must go, I'm getting a horrible vision of a radio mast, in Herts I think, now a horse ................

Hope you and (more importantly) the wife are well, best wishes for Nov.

Cheers,

CZ

[Alan Lawrence]

Why should you worry about crashes Mr Zucchini?, all the crashes you see are behind you :wink: :wink: :wink:

- and I don't get your cryptic name - can you enlighten me?

21 forum posts Ben and almost a 3rd Cat ranked forum poster ! I'm posting this one to catch up with ya ! :wink:

[Alan Lawrence]

..one up on ya now and who will be a 3rd Cat forum poster the quickest !? :lol: :wink:

[Alan Lawrence]

..can see the finish line in view, that's 23 in the bag and 7 to go, looking behind for ya ! :lol: :wink:

[Alan Lawrence]

..it's getting easy now and pulling away with 6 to go for that 3rd Cat upgrade ! :lol: :wink:

[Alan Lawrence]

..OK it's only fair to sit up and wait so I'm going now and hopefully ya catch up soon !? :lol: :wink:

[racyrich]

Look, just cos you found your sprint this year doesn't mean you can always get easy results. A long break will get you up too. Steady....

[Alan Lawrence]

Look, just cos you found your sprint this year doesn't mean you can always get easy results. A long break will get you up too. Steady....

...working on that at the moment Rich and next year the legs will do the talking, hopefully !? :lol:

[racyrich]

And the first prize of the year for a missing end plug goes to....
Joel Stewart. At the Wadley on Sunday.
All those sponsors and can't afford a 50p bit of plastic