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Ready for the Rally?
This coming weekend sees the 60th York Cycle Show - also known as the CTC York Rally. Velo Vision will be there - along with 10,000 or so other cyclists...
The York Cycle Show is a UK cycling institution - and a good place to see plenty of interesting bikes (and one or two rather strange cyclists, too!). Lots going on including plenty of bargains to be had in trade tents, table-top sale and auction.
Full programme at the event website.
As usual Velo Vision will have the classic 'Punch and Judy' stand in the exhibition tent, where you can pick up bargain back issues and subscribe at a small discount :-)
I'll have the GoBike on the stand with me if anyone wants a closer look. Incidentally I just heard from the manufacturers - still no details of European distribution fixed, but they're still working on it, and will complete a factory move in the next week or so - after which matters should progress a bit faster.
Back to the Rally, and I've just been putting together a 'goody bag' of cycling-related books, mags, catalogues etc which I don't need, but are too good to throw away. These will be on hand to give away at the show, in an effort to reduce office clutter. Subscribers (I'll take your word for it!) are very welcome to ask me (or whoever's on the stand) nicely and you can have a rummage and take ONE item each!
Also, reader Andy Scaife is semi-organising a 'Velo Visionaries' cycle ride to a local pub after the show on Saturday - no doubt full details will be posted below in the comments very shortly.
Posted on 22 June 2004
Your comments ...| From: Peter Eland (Just testing) on 24 June 2004 |
| Mmmm, after a poke at the database, where will this go? |
| From: Peter Eland (Just testing) on 24 June 2004 |
| Mmmm, after a poke at the database, where will this go? |
| From: S (etc) on 23 June 2004 |
Odd things search engines.....
1. go to google
2. type in York Rally
3. read 2nd or 3rd entry |
| From: Leicester's most handsome (cycling historian) on 23 June 2004 |
| I ain't going because there's a two-day vintage vehicle rally at Leicester's Abbey Pumping Station museum with FREE BEER at the BBQ on the saturday night. |
| From: Ann Onymoustopolis (no) on 23 June 2004 |
| Roger's got one of those tag thingys on his leg where if he tries to leave Liecester city limits the police go and fetch him back |
| From: RtH (@ cyclemagic) on 23 June 2004 |
And good fun it is too!
Anyway, why would I want to leave the cycling AND curry capital of the UK?
Apart from going to see a certain someone in Ipswich. |
| From: Leicester's etc etc (hiding from the rain at home) on 23 June 2004 |
On July 1st Leicester's most handsome cycling historian reaches the unlikely milestone of being 42 years old. Due to an administrative error - ok, not reading the project details properly - he'll be spending much of his birthday in a van on the bloody M5 travelling down to work in Cornwall.
In an attempt to nullify the extreme boredom of this journey he hopes to have a head full of jokes, memories and witty repartee from a previous evening.
So, on the evening of Tuesday 29th he'll be visiting the Criterion on Millstone Lane - home of the best beer, pizza and juke box in town - and hopes you'll join him. This will be much easier and kinder to your ears than the alternative - him calling around to see you clutching his Showaddywaddy back catalogue for a sing-a-long.
He will be in the Criterion from around 6.30pm and please note they stop serving pizza at 8.15pm.
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| From: Antony (again) on 24 June 2004 |
That's clever, how did that happen?
I posted my comment (above) (or maybe below!) AFTER Seamus's rendition of Happy Birthday (above) (or possibly below), by some minutes if not hours.
But my comment appears first. I wonder if this one will do the same? |
| From: Antony (Again!) on 24 June 2004 |
Ooh yes, this thread is now appearing in reverse order. Only from June 24th though...
Peter! Summat's broken! |
| From: Antony (4th post) on 24 June 2004 |
Ah, OK, not entirely in reverse order.
More like, random. |
| From: Peter Eland ([email protected]) on 24 June 2004 |
| Must be 'cos I deleted some comments in one of the stories below - things getting out of order. Wonder where this one will go? |
| From: Antony (at pedalcars dot info) on 24 June 2004 |
Seconded - I wont be there, sorry, so Happy Birthday Roger.
Keep dodging those hills... |
| From: Seamus (etc) on 24 June 2004 |
In case I forget, here's a BIRTHDAY-O-GRAM....
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Roger
Happy Birthday to you.
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| From: Seamus (etc) on 24 June 2004 |
Just back from the dentist in time to go home.
Two fillings and a molar extracted, 33 quid. No pain yet but that's 'cos it's still all numb. Feel a bit nauseous though. Not allowed any hot food or drink or alcohol for next 24 hours and mustn't do any exercise. Could put my visit to York in jeopardy. |
| From: Peter Eland ([email protected]) on 25 June 2004 |
You have to come to York Seamus - wouldn't be the same without you!
Looks like weather is set to be the usual - sunshine most of the time during the day, and rain Saturday night. |
| From: Peter Eland ([email protected]) on 25 June 2004 |
| Oh, and any comments from now on should be OK and appear at the end, just like this one! |
| From: Wobbly John ([email protected]) on 25 June 2004 |
| So what time is the VV pub crawl/family ride leaving and where from? |
| From: Peter Eland ([email protected]) on 25 June 2004 |
| Not sure - just tried phoning Andy to get some details but no reply - I left a message. I'll stick a notice up on the stand if/when he gets in touch, or just wander by and ask. |
| From: Peter Eland ([email protected]) on 25 June 2004 |
Andy says: leave 18:45 from outside the washrooms - the ones in the building on the left as you come through (on foot/bike) to the Rally proper. It's where the CTC rides leave from, too.
Families welcome. Tootle out to a nearby riverside pub in good company (Ship Inn at Acaster Malbis) where food is available. |
| From: Tom ([email protected]) on 25 June 2004 |
I've got it, I've got it! The most inappropriate vehicle for the VV ride! THE MCGURN RENAULT!! Can I, can I??!
Do beg your pardon; quite overexcited... |
| From: Ann Onymoustopolis (no) on 25 June 2004 |
| A snow plough'd be good. Certainly put those smelly cyclists in their place |
| From: Simon Ward ([email protected]) on 26 June 2004 |
>Looks like weather is set to be the usual - >sunshine most of the time during the day, and
>rain Saturday night.
Surely you mean "rain most of the time during the day and rain Saturday night"?
(just ridden the 3 miles home from the racecourse and I'm soaked ...) |
| From: Seamus (etc) on 28 June 2004 |
Well that was fun. Nice to meet virtually everyone I know who rides a bicycle.
The Byke Kultuur Barbeque on Saturday night was well recieved by all particpants.
John Jermy's Spincycle is a right laugh. |
| From: Wobbly John ([email protected]) on 28 June 2004 |
I have video footage of Seamus riding the Spincycle..... I might try to put it on the website tonight. I've got to try to work out how to video edit first!
Wobbly John
http://xntrick.co.uk
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| From: Wobbly John (john j@xntricetera) on 28 June 2004 |
| The highlight for me was riding up to the cyclists service on Sunday morning. I was late getting ready and rode up on the wobblebike with the ICE crew (about 10 trice variations including tandems), various other hangers-on and the Police Cyclists - who stopped the traffic at every junction so that we could sail through the red traffic lights! My comment to a new recumbent owner who was with us - "now you've got a recumbent you'll have to get used to being treated as a celebrity" |
| From: Leicester'smost handsome (cycling historian) on 28 June 2004 |
| Is that the same Wobbly John as pictured in this months Boat Mart magazine? Page 132 I think. |
| From: Leicester's etc (on my fancy laptop) on 28 June 2004 |
| This months Boat Mart has a feature on unusual craft and they featured both my water cycle and our Nauticraft boats. They chose a bloody horrible picture of me and the one of you in the Sprite on King Lears Lake back in 02. |
| From: Wobbly John ([email protected]) on 28 June 2004 |
| They should have used the one of Seamus IN King Lear's lake in 02 |
| From: RtH laughing all the way (to my bday party) on 29 June 2004 |
| I'd forgotten all about Seamus falling of the Surf Bike. He's gonna hate you for bringing the subject up again. |
| From: Seamus (etc) on 29 June 2004 |
Nah. Quite pleased to make so many people smile and it got me into Velovision (again).
It was an astonishingly hot day so it was really quite pleasant to cool off a bit.
At the time I thought to myself, "well at least I'll not be this wet again this summer," but was regularly proved wrong a few weeks later touring in the Netherlands though neither lakes nor boats were involved. |
| From: Wobbly John ([email protected]) on 29 June 2004 |
Seamus is now appearing on the spincycle page of the XnTRICK Cycles website. He's not in the video but it is still worth watching (if you can get it to work):http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~talizmar/xntrick/spincycle.htm
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| From: S (etc) on 29 June 2004 |
nice pictures. Thanks John:-)
Liked the video too. It very clearly puts over what the Spincycle is about; big grin. |
| From: Wobbly John ([email protected]) on 29 June 2004 |
| As seen in the photos, since Spokesfest 02, Seamus wears a life-jacket to all cycling events 'just incase':) |
| From: I'm not slim (either) on 29 June 2004 |
| I thought it was for aerodynamic advantage... |
| From: Antony (at pedalcars dot info) on 30 June 2004 |
Love the spin cycle video.
It's about time you started racing them though. I'm thinking, short tarmac oval, four cycles at a time, three or four laps per race, speedway-style.
:) |
| From: Wobbly John ([email protected]) on 30 June 2004 |
Troy Way and Brad Graham (the inventors of the Spincycle) play 'chicken' on theirs - They ride straight towards each other to see who chickens out first. Considering that you spin out of control if you turn sharply, this is quite a game!
The Spincycle will be at Cyclefest! |
| From: Seamus (etc) on 30 June 2004 |
| you should make a couple more (I'd do it meself but my talents lie elsewhere) then we could play dodgems at Cyclefest. |
| From: anndy scaife (dizzy@thoughtofit) on 30 June 2004 |
The spin cycle was definitely the hit of the rally. It managed to sort out the people WITH a sense of humour and a life, from the 'carradice giffers' who clearly did not approve at all! Sofa-Cycle next year for deff!
BTW, the spin cycle handles exactly like a rear-wheel-drive rally car on hard-packed snow. So now yer know. Brought it all back it did, and nope, I don't miss it! |
| From: Roger it's my birthday (the Hilldodger) on 01 July 2004 |
| Cyclemagic will have a Spincycle very soon to go with our new Tall Bike and the Vomit Comet. Hope to take some sily stuff to CFx. |
| From: Arch (@herdeskforanothermonthonly) on 01 July 2004 |
| Spincycle dodgems! Sounds fun. You'd need some sort of cushion around the edge to avoid injury and Spincycle damage. And I reckon with enough force you could fall straight into the lap of whoever you hit... |
| From: Arch (@work) on 01 July 2004 |
| After the Spincycle dodgems, how about a round of the game invented by the Garston Tryout show crew last week in Liverpool during our lunchbreak: Hoopcycle (pronounced Hoopsicle). Players in two teams, each player carrying a 3 foot light plastic pole (blunt ended for safety)and mounted on a suitable bike (shortish wheelbase, nippy, a bit BMXish). In the centre of the arena, a target pole. An old tyre (20" is good) is thrown into the arena, and players try to pick it up on their poles and drop it over the target. Players without the tyre try to intercept the player with it, jousting style, and hook it onto their own poles. Putting a foot down while in possession forfeits the hoop, so tactics include sandwiching the player in possession and forcing them to a standstill. Adding a referee on a tricycle just makes the chaos even funnier. |
| From: Antony (again) on 01 July 2004 |
There's just so much fun to be had out there, if only we didn't all have to go to work.
What we *really* need is a multi-millionaire (anyone got Elton's number?) who can pay us to do daft things all day. |
| From: Seamus (etc) on 01 July 2004 |
At York Luke Stephenson told me abot a recent trike trip to the Netherlands which he attended on the vehicle previously known as Pete's Extremely Long Tandem....
Anyway, his game involved much hilarity with Super-Soaker waterpistols, even better when some fool tried to join in using his water-bottle and got verrily wetted for his impertinence. |
| From: Arch (still@work) on 01 July 2004 |
| With a few more games like this, we could have a Cycling Fun Olympics. A combination of out and out races, skill, gymnastics and funny bikes. First ever meeting at Cyclefest this year maybe. Susequent meetings to be opened by Jason Patient, holding aloft his Flashing Bike Light Beacon of World Peace. |
| From: Antony (again) on 01 July 2004 |
Sounds like a brilliant idea Sue.
Conference bike racing, Spincycle racing, Hoopcycle tournament, er...
Wobble-bike jousting, maybe? (ride a wobble-bike one handed whilst holding a lance - or possibly a super-soaker - in the other)
Synchronised Spincycles? (forced grins compulsory at all times, naturally!)
And of course, Wobble-bike rythmic gymnastics, complete with silly ribbon on each handlebar end. |
| From: Antony (once more) on 01 July 2004 |
Not forgetting large numbers of KMX's and a pedal car race or two, of course, as they're both lots of fun!
:) |
| From: Arch (STILL@work) on 01 July 2004 |
How about a cycle version of Pony Club Gymkhana - picking cups of the end of poles, limbo-ing, even small jumps for those who can bunny hop (not me...), throwing a bean bag onto a target from a moving bike... I like the idea of synchronised Spincycling - could be a lot of practice involved. Would you have to wear noseclips as well?
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| From: Antony (again) on 02 July 2004 |
| Good idea on the nose clips, but in the spirit of the events we should use bicycle trouser clips for these. |
| From: Antony (back@work) on 02 July 2004 |
As an extension to wobble-bike jousting, for anyone not keen on going head-to-head, we could include 1-up jousting against a quintain (the "hit it wrong and it smacks you round the back of the head" thing), or riding at the rings.
All to the "Kinght's Tale" soundtrack, of course... |
| From: Arch (@workallalone) on 02 July 2004 |
| This idea is getting way too much thought. BTW, I recently discovered in Liverpool, the number of people who have either never seen bicycle clips, or think you can't get them any more. |
| From: Wobbly John ([email protected]) on 02 July 2004 |
| Synchronised Spincycles - The grins would not need to be forced! |
| From: Antony (again) on 02 July 2004 |
| I think this needs its own website... |
| From: Arch (almost@lunch) on 02 July 2004 |
| I suggest those of us who are at Cyclefest put our heads together on this one... I can't wait for Cyclefest, despite the fact that by then I'll be unemployed. The rally was so nice, mainly because although I feel like a bit of a newbie to cycling, I met up with so many nice people I know. OK, soppy bit over, how about competitive underwater puncture repair? At least finding the hole would be easy! |
| From: John Turvey (Jt @makeitmoredifficult.co.uk) on 02 July 2004 |
| For underwater puncture repairs, the pump should, of course, be filled with water and be kept underwater at all times - the repaired tire would act as a handicap for the race afterwards |
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