The Great Cyclechat Jersey Relay - Discussion

[gezza]

Just beware of the washing - I think the plan is to get everyone to sign it as they go, so we don't want to risk washing all the signatures off. We should all try to use permenent marker to sign though, in case of calamity...

tis true !!!

i'll just make do with the Air Canada Stewardess then

can i claim a prize for having the jersey at the highest altitude??? 40000ft should win it !!!!

 

[Noodley]

I thought it was a relay rather than "take a jersey on holiday with you"

 

[gezza]

I thought it was a relay rather than "take a jersey on holiday with you"

got to occupy myself for a 8 hour flight somehow

 

[bonj2]

I thought it was a relay rather than "take a jersey on holiday with you"

yeah... *suspicious*

maybe we should start a separate "take a photo of yourself and your bike in a famous place" challenge...
or maybe not necessarily even famous, just interesting.
One of the car forums i was once on (for toyota celicas) had an extremely successful long running thread which basically went along the lines of someone sets a challenge, such as take a photo of your celica in the vicinity of a nominated famous building, then the first person to do it got to set the next challenge. It obviously degenerated to not just famous buildings but anything, like football club/statue/fountain/particular old or rare car/ etc, but still very successful.

 

[mcd]

can i claim a prize for having the jersey at the highest altitude???

Highest altitude (in the with-proof-but-without-a-bike sub category) currently stands at 3,842m - or 12,602 in old money:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41052152@N00/2347877403/

I thought it was a relay rather than "take a jersey on holiday with you"

Aguille du Midi is near Mont Blanc - which is near Geneva. I wasn't on holiday. No really, I wasn't. Just a wee detour on my way to meet up with Will. Honest guv!!!

Is there a map to mark where the jersey has been?

 

[bonj2]

Is there a map to mark where the jersey has been?

If you want to take charge of creating one please feel free to...I will if you want tho', tell me where it's been (i.e. grid coords/google map links/something) enough of them to give an unambiguous route and I'll plot it on.

 

[Noodley]

I wasn't on holiday. No really, I wasn't. Just a wee detour on my way to meet up with Will. Honest guv!!!

That's different as you were planning on meeting up with will. Not just taking it to add to your baggage costs

 

[Aperitif]

If you want to take charge of creating one please feel free to...I will if you want tho', tell me where it's been (i.e. grid coords/google map links/something) enough of them to give an unambiguous route and I'll plot it on.

I vote for bonj - good on you! Well done mcd.

 

[buggi]

Well that's no excuse. You can take it to Amsterdam with you.

Actually, it'll be my charity bike ride to Paris... and i suppose i could take it with me and get a piccy under the Eiffel tower. but it needs to be with me by 21st July. then when i return me and Caz will take it to the next person (i have roped Caz in, because she lives about 4 miles from me and we will ride together to the next person)

 

[caz]

What? Did I hear my name being banded about? How can I keep a low profile :?:? So long as I'm around at the time and don't have to cycle too far, I'm happy to keep Buggi company!

 

[Rab]

Assuming the jersey goes north from Admin to Scotland, how is it getting back south again?

I would be willing to meet Rab Somewhere in Galloway (say Kirkconnel) and then move it southwards through long w/e rides to Mondobongo or Punkypossum in the Preston area...

Just got back to this thread

Frustruck - happy to meet you anywhere in Galloway, will travel further than Kirkconnel if necessary. Happy to knock in a 100 mile+ ride if that helps out

 

[longers]

Postman - sounds good, I can't make the last weekend in May though as I'm going to the Company of Cyclists show in Nottingham.
If you and Bonj are going off-road will your mate (Dave?) fancy a ride up Winnats Pass and then round by Edale and we could all meet up in the Woodbine Cafe in Hope?

I like Bonj's idea about challenges though. Very good.

 

[mcd]

Phew! That's a relief! I sent it by recorded delivery, but the tracking web site wasn't giving away much about it's progress. I was a bit worried that I was going to have to phone up and speak french murder the French language to some poor sod to try and find out what was happening to it!

Welcome to anyone who has just joined up from ACF. If you want to take part, check the map for CCers in your area, and this thread for what is as close as you'll get to a plan of where it's going next.

 

[simonali]

Has it been decided where it's going next yet?

 

[TheDoctor]

Can I repeat a plea to have one of the jerseys by May 2nd, so I can cycle up Mont Ventoux with it?