Inside Britains Biggest Bike Factory (BBC2)

[booze and cake]

I lol'd at the 'some commuters do upwards of 1300 miles a year' Even if you have loads of holidays and only worked say 40 weeks a year, that's still less than 4 miles each way, hardly TCR levels of epic.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Gregg Wallace is a Grade A anus IMHO. The blonde lady didn't really add value, but I have a warm feeling for Ruth Goodman, she always seems to exude enthusiasm and knows her stuff.

 

[Tim Hall]

Was Greg Wallace's helmet on back to front in the opening sequence?

 

[booze and cake]

A lot of Bromptons are used by people who ride to a station, catch a train, then ride to their final destination.

Obviously this is true, but they seemed to be implying 1300 miles a year to some epic commuter distance, which it isnt at all. And if they are counting the miles they spend on the train towards their commuting cycle miles then they definitely cheating.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Early this year I had a cycling commute of about 6km each way, while living about 150 miles from my place of work.

 

[RedRider]

I enjoyed it and it portrayed cycling in an unremittingly good light. Even the feature on hgv's and lorries managed to place the major responsibility for safety with the driver/vehicle.

 

[mickle]

It was painful to watch. He's a berk. She's inane.

 

[KneesUp]

I found this when channel hopping. It was the bit where the woman was at the velodrome on her commuter bike. I honestly thought it was a poor copy of Philomena Cunk.

 

[cycle_bug]

Gregg Wallace is a Grade A anus IMHO. The blonde lady didn't really add value, but I have a warm feeling for Ruth Goodman, she always seems to exude enthusiasm and knows her stuff.

Poor Ruth ain't got much else going for her..

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Poor Ruth ain't got much else going for her..

??????

 

[Dirk]

Poor Ruth ain't got much else going for her..

I like her.

 

[Julia9054]

Poor Ruth ain't got much else going for her..

Crap thing to say. A TV presenter doesn't have to fit into society's idea of conventionally attractive to be interesting, watchable and good at their job.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I think she looks kind of Tudor. I can imagine Henry VIII chasing her around a rose garden.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I thought it was very good, the quality of the brazing on the frames were amazing, never heard of Greg Wallace before but he did have enthusiasm for the piece even if his knowledge was clearly limited.

 

[ian turner]

Poor Ruth ain't got much else going for her..

For that remark there's a position of bike tester at the Apollo bike factory waiting for you.
Having just watched it I'd say it comes across as a cbeebies show put on later for adults who have necked half a bottle of wine after a hard day at work and have reduced attention and reasoning levels. The whole thing takes a massive IQ jump when Ruths on or the people being interviewed are imagining they are responding to a more intelligent question.