I really should read all posts before I respond 🤣
Fully support this. The Tinys are fun, random winners and as painful as hell
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I really should read all posts before I respond 🤣
Fully support this. The Tinys are fun, random winners and as painful as hell
berty bassett
Legendary Member
- Location
- I'boro
I’ll be up for hilly courses , be fun to race against people same as me
I will give anything flat a miss though as I won’t win so it’s dull
I will give anything flat a miss though as I won’t win so it’s dull
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
If anyone’s interested my daughters school are doing a sports day this April.
You might have to dress up in a school uniform to compete. But I know some of you like dress up. And you’ll be virtually guaranteed a winners medal if you use your ‘race craft’ correctly (And don’t get nicked / beaten up)
You might have to dress up in a school uniform to compete. But I know some of you like dress up. And you’ll be virtually guaranteed a winners medal if you use your ‘race craft’ correctly (And don’t get nicked / beaten up)
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
For what it’s worth I’d probably support a variety of races as it’s more fun for everyone rather than just making a case for the ones that suit me best. In current form I don’t think I’ll be at the front of any of them.
But thats never stopped me racing in the past
But thats never stopped me racing in the past
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
Lee and Whorty
What ever happened to racing your mates for fun rather than to win?
What ever happened to racing your mates for fun rather than to win?
I get what you're saying Lee, but races with hills for such a wide range of abilities as CC are pointless. We know who will win before the start ... in fact, with very little effort you could predict every position in the race.
I personally have no interest in that type of race. Too dull to be just turning the pedals over at a constant cadence for 20 minutes.
There is a reason why series like ZRL and the Tinys are so popular. It's because no one knows who will win until the finish line, most racers have a chance, and therfore it's fun for everyone and not just the minority half way up the hill
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
Think it died with bkool unfortunately and the growth of the cat system… (no offence Randy)
It’s boring beating the same drum. But it just seemed so much simpler when we picked a variety of races and everyone just got on with it.
Isn't that what I'm proposing? Racing for fun?
If we know who's going to win before the race starts, how is that fun?
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
Because it can be fun even when you don’t win? And plenty of people could win every variety of race in this group.
The challenge is in the variety. Not some fantasy perception of online game glory…
You try your hardest to stay in a catergory lower than your power numbers suggest you should be, and race very specific races where you think you have the best chance of winning. So the concept is no doubt lost on you.
Seriously Tommy, feck off you dullard
Randyberlin
Guru
- Location
- Sitka, Alaska
You're always welcomed back. No bkool trainers being used now, accurate watts, great videos and augmented reality rides as well as free puppies, pony rides and all the ice cream you can eat.
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
Insulting me doesn’t make anything I said untrue.
Peter Salt
Bittersweet
- Location
- Yorkshire, UK
Tommy, with all do respect mate. Did a sprinter stole your girlfriend once or something?
I for one am really annoyed that each and every single time Carl posts anything you take a dig at him. Not in a friendly, banter way but in a badly mannered and vile way - like a school bully that found a vulnerable target.
It's really unpleasant to read and, once again, is smashing a constructive conversation apart.
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
Peter with all due respect for you…
Yeah I don’t like the fact people intentionally stay and race in cats lower than their own for the sake of ‘glory’.
And then claim other people just want to do the races they do for the sake of winning.
I also don’t like the fact he gloats about it post race. It doesn’t make me angry. I just don’t like it. I think it’s disrespectful to other people and isn’t the way I was brought up.
I comment on it because I’m allowed to give my opinion. When Carl makes justifications for it and try’s to insult me it turns into aback and fourth…
I realise the way it looks. I would suggest it takes two to tango. I don’t look for arguments but I’m not sitting silent when someones always looking out for what suits them and floats at beating people he’s clearly got more power then. I think it’s tragic really. That’s all.
And so long as people sand bag and then gloat about it I will call them up. It’s nothing personal. It doesn’t even make me angry. For the record I’ve been attacked various times by Carl and I just laugh it off.
For the record before you joined this group we went through this already. A few of us called Carl up on his behaviour. He cried about it. Then went up into B cat and his numbers magically went up by a massive margin….
It’s up to you to see things how you want. But I’m an honest person. And I call people up on their BS. If they don’t like that then they can play victim if they want.
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
I’ve said multiple times I don’t want to argue with him. But it’ll keep happening so long as he pokes the bear.
