British Cycling being embarassing, obsequious idiots ...

A different whatabout view

There's still time trialling (assuming CTT doesn't implode).

The ctt might not be taking blood money from shell but there’s still some fucking morons in the organisation.

This article is terrible, find whoever wrote it and slap some clown makeup on them.

https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/has-guy-kesteven-hit-peak-bikejourno/

Is here a word or phrase for the people spouting stuff like..

HSBC was bad so this is OK
people ride carbon bikes so this is OK
you need grease for your chain so this is OK
but they are giving a few £ to help disabled cyclists so this is OK

Someone having a carbon bicycle != being comlicit in atrocities (and the rest).
I'd like to be more constructive than telling them to get in the fucking sea. /rant

There's a meme for every occaison

For British Cycling in particular, they're accepting sponsorship from a company that contributes to things it campaigns against. It's like when WWF started promoting NFTs (before an embarrassing 'it was just an experiment'), or when the anti-fracking Green Party cosied up to friend of the fracking industry, Jo Swinson.

What a shitshow. Do you think it's worth renaming the thread to be reflect the new subject matter a bit better? Seems a wasted opportunity to have it pinned on the front page without it being obvious to any casual glances what it's about.

I beg to differ.

BC is cycle sports governing body. It oversees all , well almost all, cycle sport in the UK

Email sent, DD will be cancelled

Well, yes? It's also a campaigning organisation.

Edit- although I suspect those pages are going to be scrapped as they still reference HSBC. I'll look forward to BC's new campaigning, sponsored by Shell.

My problems with BC, and I am not a member , are with their performance as a governing body for cycle sport in the UK. Too much time and resources are spent on the Olympic cycle, not enough is spent on supporting clubs, regions, and the less medal worthy disciplines.

Having Shell as a sponsor for BC is not a natural or even a good fit , but I struggle with some of the objections being made to the deal.

We all rely on the petro chemical industry and it's products . We will continue to so for some time to come: to believe otherwise is naive.

Some very high horses are being ridden. Perhaps it's time to climb off them.

My point was that it's primary role is as a governing body for the sport. It's not set up to be a campaigning body about climate change.

I mean let’s not even do a close reading and see what we can pull out that is obviously farcical

Yeah Shell, the petro chemical giant with a very checkered history of involvement in countries they’ve been pumping oil and other resources out of

“Very checkered history” is a startling euphemism for “have been complicit in state sanctioned murder”, anyone who deals in mealy bullshit like this gets a clown nose. Also, it’s ‘chequered’ FFS.

they’ve signed up to the Paris climate change agreement…they’re still planning to increase their oil production by up to 40 percent by 2030

Anyone with less than 100% clown DNA would stop here to note that these two are completely incompatible, this guy does not, for that he gets the clown wig

I gave up riding in larger groups on the road years ago after being appalled how entitled, arrogant and ignorant some people around me were being to other road users.

Lol, wat? This is sub-Jeremy Clarkson. Get this man some clown shoes.

my mate Kieran on Facebook, “given that about 90 percent of BC adult members also drive a car…isn’t all this outrage just a wee bit sanctimonious?” … I think Kieran has a very valid point about many cyclists being sanctimonious hypocrites.

HONK HONK here’s the clown car and this dude is driving

I could go on, but I’m all clowned out

Lol

Spot on

We're sorry that you want to leave British Cycling. We have made the necessary changes to your membership account by removing the Direct Debit instruction and ensuring that no money will be collected for your next renewal.

@pjay and other people who got this in their message back from the membership team - does this mean you don't have to return your card by post? I got the pathetic response bit, but not the final paragraph above. Then in a separate email I was told:

We’re sorry that you want to leave British Cycling. If you would like us to process cancellation of your British Cycling membership, please return your card along with a covering note to British Cycling, National Cycling Centre, Stuart Street, Manchester, M11 4DQ. We will process your refund on receipt of your card. Please Note: A cancellation fee of £10 will deducted from any refund issued.

I'll do it today but it feels like they're trying to make it harder to cancel memberships?

If you cancel via the bank then they cannot take any more money . Fortunately mine is just running out but 1o quid plus postage smarts.

@pjay and other people who got this in their message back from the membership team - does this mean you don't have to return your card by post?

I asked them to cancel the auto-renew which is due in January, hence not having to return my card.

From my understanding speaking over the phone to the nice chap your membership is cancelled regardless, but if you want a refund for your remaining membership period they require the returned card and will take a £10 admin fee.

On yer bike, Shell!

🚴‍♀️🛢️🚴 Demo against Shell's Greenwashing Sponsorship of British Cycling 🚴‍♀️🛢️🚴

📆 Saturday, 15 October 2022, 12.00pm

📍 Shell Centre, Waterloo, London SE1 7PE (Next to the London Eye)

📢 Optional: Bring you bicycle or hire a bike, as we may do some angry cycling around the Shell HQ. (There's a big Boris Bike stand right next to it.)

✨ British Cycling announced a major 8-year partnership with fossil fuel giant Shell. It has already faced widespread condemnation from cycling and environmental groups. Join us for our demo to tell Shell that we see through their shameful Greenwashing attempt and to pull out from the sponsorship.

Action Network: https://actionnetwork.org/events/on-yer-bike-shell-demo-against-shells-greenwashing-sponsorship-of-british-cycling

And almost all of those attending will be using various products: bikes, clothes, phones , which are products of the petro chemical industry.

Cognitive dissonance?

And that's false equivalence.

I agree that something needs to be done about this Shell business, but I don't think abandoning club riders is it.
The track league I am racing in started this autumn, and ends next spring. LFGSS CC not renewing its BC affiliation could leave me and similar riders somewhat in the lurch, having to figure out which other club to join, pay the membership fees, and fork out for new kit-assuming any is available-and money still ends up going towards BC anyway.
It strikes me that what would be a dictatorial decision for LFGSS CC not to renew its BC affiliation flies in the face of the club's stated aims of enabling riders to compete without having to join other clubs.
Not renewing would be like flouncing out of a meeting because you don't like what is being said, and in the process removing your chance to have any further say or hear more.
It would be at least decent if a workable alternative was presented to riders rather than just abandoning them.
Not renewing weakens the club's position, and removes the possibility of dissent from within.
I propose renewing affiliation so club riders can still compete under LFGSS, AND getting the club jerseys reprinted with (with permission) Darren Cullen's hell logo on the sleeves in place of the shell logo GB riders have on their sleeves.
I don't want to get worked up and argue about this, I'm just trying to stay calm and concentrate on winning races.

Depending on the club's rules then any decision about leaving BC needs at the minimum to be taken by the club's management committee. A decision of such significance ought to be made by
members at either the AGM or an EGM.

lol