Glossy photos of girls on bikes!

that was dire.

ffs!

Oh come on, we're supposed to be brothers in arms.

sorry, I'll just get back to the kitchen, then.

And sisters.

Oh christ... it's the "strait" vs "straight" and the word play link to "dire straits" and from there to "brothers in arms".

The sexist shit is just sexist shit... but the punnery should be fun.

You guys (and gals)... way too serious.

sorry, I'll just get back to the kitchen, then.

about time too, woman

Much as I'd like to join in, I'm pleased to say that I've managed to blank out the Dire Straits ouevre...

Is this an american vs UK spelling issue or a mis-spelling issue?

I'm not used to the way new posts just appear when youre looking at a page on this forum. It scares me!

Oh christ... it's the "strait" vs "straight" and the word play link to "dire straits" and from there to "brothers in arms".

Never explain...
;-

Looks like Boris...

Never explain...
;-

Clearly.

That cat - it is judging me!

Is this an american vs UK spelling issue or a mis-spelling issue?

The latter. A strait is a geographical term - a narrow passage of water. Hence the derivatives such as 'straitened' meaning squeezed; similarly, 'straitjacket'.
EDIT: Oops. Just explained...

That was dire.

Danny Dire?

is a cunt

The real thing is, RP, that nearly everything out there that has to do with women and cycling, at least in mainstream media, is about how hot they look on their bike. I'm tired of seeing loads and loads of the attitude that women are only there to look good, not to ride hard.

There is a difference between meeting and talking to real people, and the over all attitude there is in society about women. I'm not exactly a man hating femi-bike natzi, but I prefer seeing other female cyclists doing something more interesting then getting their kit off on or near a bike.

Hi Nat, you said it yourself 'in mainstream media'. I personally believe the general public have little idea how hard it is to ride a bike fast or well. Much of the interest in cyclesport on the continent is generated by the fact that the public DO ride bikes and can therefore understand. On that basis the mainstream media would have an impossible task explaining heroic cycling stories. What they are doing is riding the wave that is a cycling rennaisance by the only means they can find, the use of glamour. This isn't isolated to cycling or women...

........why isn't there a massive groundswell of negative opinion to Paul Sackey promoting rugby?

this outdoor is amazing!

If he keeps playing naked he is going to get grass stains all over his willy. I hope there ain't any gravel on the pitch.

joker

Hi Nat, you said it yourself 'in mainstream media'. I personally believe the general public have little idea how hard it is to ride a bike fast or well. Much of the interest in cyclesport on the continent is generated by the fact that the public DO ride bikes and can therefore understand. On that basis the mainstream media would have an impossible task explaining heroic cycling stories. What they are doing is riding the wave that is a cycling rennaisance by the only means they can find, the use of glamour. This isn't isolated to cycling or women...

........why isn't there a massive groundswell of negative opinion to Paul Sackey promoting rugby?

Or any other naked sportsman photos for that matter?

Maybe its cos men are still the dominant sex after all these years and women are still subjected to sexism, objectification and inequality, even if not as bad as 50 or 100 years ago.

Back on topic, Marianne Vos
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Best tags ever... :D