The Great Cyclechat Jersey Relay - Discussion

[Arch]

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

Might be an idea to liaise with User76 - might have to be a postal job I guess. The Northern jersey is due (as it stands, I think) to arrive with me late April and be collected by the Leeds posse mid may, so I guess that could also be posted to you, if you were able to post it back in time.

I think I like the idea of the jerseys going off on trips like this, even if it doesn't absolutely fit in with the relay. After all, there's no time limit, and it's all just a bit of fun...

 

[GrahamG]

Well the Cheddar-Bristol leg is being sorted. Where should it go after that?

 

[Smeggers]

Bit late in the game - but if you need someone for a South Cheshire leg then gis a shout.

 

[Shaun]

Just to confirm, I'll be delivering the second (Northern) jersey to Arch next Tuesday.

Combining it with my first 100 miler, so let's hope it's not too windy!!!

 

[Arch]

Just to confirm, I'll be delivering the second (Northern) jersey to Arch next Tuesday.

Combining it with my first 100 miler, so let's hope it's not too windy!!!

Well, ideally you want "Easterly 4 or 5, backing Westerly 5 or 6 later...."

 

[punkypossum]

I missed most of this thread and could not be bothered to read through all 30-odd pages, however, if there is still space/time could I take part? I could get it from Preston to York (by cheating and taking the train) or from York to Holland if we have any members there... Or any SMALL leg round here I suppose, but taking it abroad would be more fun!!!

 

[Arch]

I missed most of this thread and could not be bothered to read through all 30-odd pages, however, if there is still space/time could I take part? I could get it from Preston to York (by cheating and taking the train) or from York to Holland if we have any members there... Or any SMALL leg round here I suppose, but taking it abroad would be more fun!!!

I'm sure you can get a turn. There's no defined 'end' to this enterprise - I'd be happy to see it go on and on and round and round until everyone who wanted to had taken part, or for ever, whichever was sooner! It's mainly a way for folk to meet up to swap, or perhaps to get a pic of the jersey somewhere cool...

 

[simonali]

Graham, I'm in Westbury, Wilts and could meet you in Bath if you like?

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

Is there some place we/someone can keep a vague track of where/when the jersey(s) will be such that others can jump in between dates and/or join with others on already set dates to aid the transfer process?

I'm unsure exactly how this could be done other than starting a thread and adding/amending to it as people join in...

Example:

York -> Leeds on May 12th.
Arch + A.N.Other meeting at 6.30am by the Cathedral followed by some removal of roof lead to sell/swap for ice-cream and cake part way on the journey. Cycling via somewhere to meet with CarbonFetish before continuing to point Y to hand over to ForksAlmighty, RideMeBaby and MinesAGranny.


The only problem I can see is that a single person would likely have to maintain this manually after people have PM'd details once they've been agreed between the relevant members.

Just a rambling thought. I'd like to join in but have no idea what's already been agreed, what dates, where etc. in the 392 page thread so far (ish).

Any thoughts from people on this?

 

[Arch]

it's a good idea... I suppose the actual relay thread is a record of where the jerseys are at any one point (although maybe not, if they move about after handover..) Hmmm, but we maybe want to avoid bogging forum down with too many threads. But it's a good idea.

*flails helplessly for a solution*


Anyone?

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

The relay thread (this is it isn't it?) seems to be people trying to organise where it will be and who will handover to whom (I'm opening myself up for all kinds of grammatical interpretations of that sentence, I'm sure!) but it really needs a 'summary' of what has been agreed thus far such that others can join/add to the journey.

For instance, if I see that there's a handover in X at a point in time and then another in Y at another point in time I can either choose to join in on one of those dates or maybe add an extra date in there (obviously in agreement with those already involved in the handovers) and thus another leg of the relay.

I'm sure it'll be a nightmare, but I think it does need some form of overview so people can see what has already been agreed.

*joins in arm flailing*

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

Just a thought (as I've only just noticed its existence) would the calendar functionality be any use in this respect?

Someone involved in a handover could enter an event (the handover) detailing who's involved and where the handover will take place...

If the event has RELAY as the start of its title then people can see the progression and add/amend as required (PM the event 'owner') thus it's not just one person maintaining the whole relay overview.

This would allow others to join and/or add new dates after PMing people to see date suitability etc.

Would this work?

 

[bonj2]

surely a MAP would be better than a calendar?
Is there any continuity being maintained here at all?, or is it just a case of
"I'd like to take a picture of myself with a jersey at X town in Y country at Z date with fellow members P, Q and R, so please can somebody send me one "
?
Not trying to have a nark at it, it's a great thing to do - but there's really only a certain amount of artistic license that can be applied before it descends into a complete free-for-all and thus drains interest in the original intention of the idea.

What it's MEANT to be, is the jersey follows a relay, i.e. relaying from one person to another, before they travel on with it. Hence the name, 'jersey relay'. For me, the interest is seeing the journey of the jersey. It seems however to have surrendered to temptation though. It seems that people want to just take pictures of themselves on bike rides and of weird and wonderful / famous / faraway places, or both, and post them on the forum.
That's partly why I started this thread, but it seems to have died of death.
The common theme seems to be the want to have a long-running, 'project' type thread, and to recount experiences, and indeed to promote HAVING experiences in order to recount. However if it's going to have any value and actually get DONE rather than just talked about is to ask ourselves what do people actually WANT TO DO for such a project and how to set up a thread that makes it easy for doing that to form good, appropriate participation in such a thread.

 

[Arch]

Just a thought (as I've only just noticed its existence) would the calendar functionality be any use in this respect?

Someone involved in a handover could enter an event (the handover) detailing who's involved and where the handover will take place...

If the event has RELAY as the start of its title then people can see the progression and add/amend as required (PM the event 'owner') thus it's not just one person maintaining the whole relay overview.

This would allow others to join and/or add new dates after PMing people to see date suitability etc.

Would this work?

oh, I've hardly ever looked at the calendar, but that might work...?

Bonj, I think so far one jersey has made a hand to hand handover (and then had to come back by post, or it'd still be stuck in Switzerland and a bit out of reach), and the other starts next week with Admin bringing it to me. Yes, a few people have mentioned taking one to places (and I don't mind that at all), but so far I think it is still a relay - ok, it's taking time to get going, but that's probably because we all have busy and interesting lives to fit round. Well, some of you do...

 

[Chris James]

I agree with Bonj (I never thought I woudl type that!)

I think the jersey should be passed on to others on a bike ride. It can't be that difficult to organise, after all we are all supposed to be cyclists. A few pictures of it passing landmarks en route will be nice, but as part of the relay.

Otherwise we run the risk of just posting it to various people so they can wear it on their holidays. That is a totally separate idea. There have now been two opportunities to buy CC jerseys so anyone who wants to take a photo of themselves in front of the Brandenburg Gate or whatever in a CC jersey can just buy a jersey, take it on holiday with them and then post it on here. We could even have a (seprarate) thread for it. But it wouldn't be part of the relay.