Jimmi BUSTS Speeding Driver With On-Bike Camera + Match Fixing In Cycling? - The Wild Ones Pod Ep.45
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00:00 Weird town names
03:04 The dumbest move a pro cyclist can make…
06:07 Is Pidcock a sore loser?
07:40 Jimmi busted a speeding driver with his bike cam!
10:35 The Paris-Roubaix cap thrower & potential match fixing in cycling
16:21 Stop stealing cobbles!
17:47 Jimmi’s getting a World Champs jersey
22:37 Overrated/Underrated: Black finishing kits
27:16 Overrated/Underrated: Thermal bib shorts
28:41 Overrated/Underrated: Cliff bars for cycling
30:20 Overrated/Underrated: Adidas Velosambas
33:38 Francis’ meeting mess up (FUOTW)
34:40 Protective tape to stop frame bags rubbing
35:20 Our European bike holiday recommendations
42:24 Are bike ‘laser lanes’ the key to safe car passing?
47:24 Is Lanterne Rouge really banned from the bookies? Here’s the answer!
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At 75 years young, I ride in a Giro best young riders jersey. People get a great laugh out of it
I also don't think it's equivalent to wearing a football jersey. In cycling, the kit is part of the trophy, you can't just decide that you can wear the colour. It's akin to being able to buy a replica gold Olympics medal. By all means, the team kits nobody should give a damn about, but I can see the point for the winners jerseys. Do I care enough to tell someone to their face? Absolutely no chance
@@dundeedideley1773 all sports apparel makes chamionship clothing for the public. the difference is its not worn in game by pros. but it still has the team name, player names and says champions of what year. hats, jerseys, jackets, t shirts, ect... even bigger than apparel is rider issued bikes, some collect and im sure ride them, i dont see the harm in that either.
Ok. I will cry now so you can say people cry about it as well. People don’t know what they want 😂
@@dundeedideley1773 Footballers don't choose what kit they wear, and get honorifics on their arms for winning x trophy, competing in y league, and Messi had the word Goat on his kit. They also produce "champions 20xx" shirts.
That's brilliant. Love it.
We have a town in Iowa called Cumming, which is a local bicycle hangout. They used to run an endurance gravel race called the 24 Hours of Cumming (solo and 2- and 4-person teams).
Sounds draining
Sounds like an engine
Interesting name....
Just down the road from Sandyballs is the Fighting Cocks Pub. The 1.1km Strava segment is unimaginatively called… Cock to Balls.
Great lol
That makes me SO happy to hear xD
Thank you for sharing this!
The world is a better place because of this.
I use those Velosambas with my folding bike and they work well, but I have an amusing story for when I tried them on my gravel bike. I had been riding for about 3 miles when I somehow realised that I couldn't unclip them. The soles were so flexible that no matter what I did I couldn't unclip. So a chilled out ride turned into a very boring and slow version of the film Speed, I had to keep moving whilst I figured out what to do. Fortunately I live in the countryside so there were no traffic lights to deal with. I had just decided that finding a grassy verge or hedge would be the best option, but figured out a better one. I took the left hand shoe off whilst riding and came to a stop. Job done.
I love thermal bib shorts! They're perfect for the time when it's too warm for thermal tights but you need a bit more warmth around your junk or changing temperatures in spring or autumn. For example you can combine them with leg warmers when you start in the morning while it's chilli outside, but you already know it's going to be warmer in 2 hours and too warm for tights but still cold enough to want to be warm downstairs. Totally underrated imo!
Agreed.
Basically every ride in the UK
@@mf0u3021 🤣
My thoughts exactly. If a thicker jersey and arm warmers is a thing, then thermal shorts and leg/knee warmers are a thing.
This. Also: thermal shorts usually have some sort of weather proofing so if you do get caught out by a bit of rain you're not immediately soaked and riding a soggy chamois.
Intercourse, Pennsylvania is a good one too, just down the road from Blue Balls, Pennsylvania.
This has to be mentioned...😅
As a PA native that's the first town that came to mind
Also Bird-In-Hand PA
Climax, Pennsylvania. There are a ton of funny town names in Central PA
@@jamescarlphotography4523 like Harrisburg hahaha
There's a town in Ireland called Muff....it also genuinely has a Diving School there.😮
Beat me to it lol
and a Liquor company
Funny story - I used to watch the TDF with my son when he was about 8 years old - and we used to ride a tandem bike together. One day - we happened to pass a cylist that was wearing a yellow jersey. My son - innocently sitting in the stoker seat - very casually asks the cyclist we are passing "Wow - did you win the TDF? that is awesome". We all had a good giggle.
Jimmi testing (teasing) Francis on wearing the rainbow jersey is just priceless
Sorry I did not get that. What is the price 😉
Keep sending in the video footage.y M8 had 8 successful convictions in 2 weekends through Northumbria police. Great content as always
Years ago, with a local cycling advocacy group, we did a "noodle" ride around town. Pool noodles were attached to our bike that extended 1.5m from the bike. These wouldn't be a long-term solutions but as an awareness, they were fine. However, I did find that cars didn't want to get "hit" by flimsy foam pool noodles so they kept a further ~1m away from the end of the noodle. That begs the idea that perhaps a .75m noodle may be sufficient to keep cars 1.5m away.
It might also suggest driver can only judge passing distance +-1m, which isn't so good.... :S
Most people don't know what a horizontal distance of 1.5m looks like. Nevermind, in a country with the imperial measuring system where most of my friends still use exclusively inches, feet, miles, pounds and stones. I grew up in a country with the metric system and wouldn't be able to tell exactly what that distance should look like from the inside of my car either lol. It would have to be practised on a some manoeuvre yard to get a hang of properly. Besides, at least in the UK, most drivers will exceed the speed limit in place by up to even 15 mph (in 30mph zones 100% of the time by my experience) if they think the conditions suit that speed, so the distance should automatically be much more than 1.5m. The whole "minimum passing distance" is nonsense.
@@82vitt The thing with 1.5m it i's pretty easy, because most traffic lanes will be 3-3.5m, so you just have to give half a lane of space, with no judgement needed.
In a lot of situations that is easiest achieved just by putting your left wheels across the centreline, which needs almost no judgement at all.
The fact that there's been no attempt to explain passing distance using anything even as basic as that is a whole different thing......
@@ColinSmith2001 How many people in the UK know that a lane is 3-3.5m wide? How many know how wide their car is? A Range Rover is 2.21m wide with mirrors out. Btw, their website provides all the measurements in inches. So in that case, giving half a lane will leave 1.5-1.8m space for the cyclist, which, with the right hand edge of the bicycle being approx. 1m from the nearside kerb, means the car will be passing the cyclist at 0.5-0.8m distance, which is already far less than the required 1.5m. Your last point is exactly what I was on about. Impractical.
@@82vitt if you are a government looking to spread the information nationally, then describing things in lane widths or car widths would seem to be the easier route than focusing on what 1.5m is........
The "across the centreline" ends up near enough the same thing in an even easier approach, and is what WMP were using for enforcement in the early days of the close pass work, even before the HWC change
Great episode guys , really entertaining , love the atmos !!
Your group dynamics are mad 👍. You guys are so smooth (or the editing is so good) that you don’t speak over each other as you debate a topic. Soooo funny too 😂.. excellent stuff, very enjoyable 👏👏👏
As for wearing the rainbow jersey, yellow jersey, etc. Here's a perspective to consider... Would you wear a Super Bowl ring you didn't win, or an Olympic Gold medal that you didn't win? There are certain articles that are, in and of themselves, the winner's "trophy". Generally speaking it would be widely scorned to wear these items without having earned them. While I admit that there is a parallel between wearing replica jerseys of your favorite NBA star or Soccer player or NFL team, cycling team kit is more considered an earned right of passage. I think there is a case to be made, (and probably some financial benefit to teams and riders), for the UCI to start allowing rider names on the kits and encouraging the marketing of officially licensed team/rider apparel. However, I still think the rainbow bands, maillot jaune, etc should be reserved for the actual winners.
I see no prob with wearing replica team kit. Go to any park and scores of kids are playing footy with their favourite teams colours on. Even when I played football folks turned up for training in Wolves, Albion and Villa gear (guess where I am from!) Go to a footy match and there are thousands of them (unless you support Walsall LOL).
Another great episode! Thanks as always for all the amazing content. Regarding the viewer question about the best touring locations. This is my preferred type of riding so I put a lot of time and planning into destinations. My criteria and non-negotiables are riding quality/weather, nature, car traffic, food/drink, culture, and cost. My typical tours are 1-3 weeks. My top in Europe have been Andalucia. Seville - Constantina - Cordoba - Zuheros - Alacala la Real - Granada - Antequera - Ronda - Malaga. Have done Tuscany twice and it's absolutely glorious (many natural hot springs), and Corsica last spring break. Started in Bastia and counterclockwise to Bonifacio along the west coast then went into the central part of the island to Corte - back to Bastia. Any of these options are incredible but always check the weather forecast and trends when you're thinking about riding. In the Americas, Colombia is total VIP. Lived in Medellin for five years and it will always be my second home. Cycling is their national sport so you're welcomed in every village and town. Thanks again for all your hard work Emily, Jimmy, and Francis! Love the show.
I have a great picture of a friend looking very unhappy beside the “pity me” sign. It was our first bikepacking trip and we all took FAR too much stuff with us - we needed that laugh!
Currently trying to figure out what I need to an don’t need to take on my 3 days trip, anything you suggest definitely bringing/leaving?
as a bike messenger i can say that velosambas are arguably the best cycling shoes for the work we do. they are great for short walks and going up and down the stairs as well. pretty decent rain protection up to a certain point. all of my bike messenger friends love them and we all actually ordered a second pair because we thought they might get discontinued. in the last edition of ecmc (european cycle messenger championships) majority were wearing either velosambas or shimano spd sandals :) they are definetely great for some of us. love ur content, keep up!
Really enjoyed this week. Have you guys taken laughing gas?😂 really upbeat. Made a good day even better. Many thanks.
Thermal shorts are great for cold starts in spring/autumn! Start the ride with legwarmers/kneewarmers, remove them if/when it warms up. It's a good compromise, they're not _that_ warm. Full length winter bibs are great, but only if it stays cold. My summer shorts are freezing on cold mornings, even with legwarmers.
A great area for rides I did on a family holiday was the Sorrento Peninsular.
You've got the Amalfi coast, Pompeii/Herculaneum and Vesuvius.
Plenty to see and do while off the bike.
A big thumps up for Calpe 😊 amazing place to go in winter, smooth roads, nice steady climbs and decent coffee stops
Town names in Arkansas. Smackover. Toad Suck. Fifty-Six. Standard Umpsted. Bald Knob. Booger Hollow. Oil Trough. Greasy Corner. Love the podcast!
We have a town in Denmark called Snave. French kiss is probably the best translation. It's a small city with 200 people but got famous after a movie. Since 2001 they have had around 100 signs stolen every year. So now they write the name on the road instead.
Oh man the nature valley bar is so accurate...not to mention the dust that gets left at the bottom and goes everywhere!
There are the trilogy of giggle worthy villages in the Huddersfield/Holmfirth area of Upperthong, Netherthong and Thongsbridge.
Not a road bike, but I have a ball-burnished GT Zaskar re-issue with silver Thomson stem & seatpost. Did I mention how happy I am?
I would endorse what others have said about reporting drivers, I used to work for the biggest NE police force and I know that a lot of drivers are prosecuted for close passes and other road related offences based on submitted camera footage, its definitely not a waste of time.
As soon as you said "almost as bad as...", I was like Nature valley bars!! haha
Yesterday, cycling through the Shropshire Hill’s I completed a segment named after a lake the road ran adjacent to. It was called “Black D*** Lake”….and is clearly marked on Google maps. Only in the UK.
Great to hear the shout out for Woods Cyclery, I visited there only a day before watching this episode. (Though I was almost asked to leave for handling too much goods without the means to purchase. 😂
I like thermal bib shorts. I don't use thermal tights but do use leg warmers. I can swap between lighter and thicker bib shorts depending on the temperature to be more comfy.
Good to see Francis back in the chair, his humour is always entertaining.
That story of the customised velosamba shoes has me in stitches
I use the lezyne laser light, I think it's more for safe passing from other cyclists, not cars. Also only visible at nighttime.
Thermal bibs shorts rock - ideal for commuting to work when we have chilly mornings & slightly warmer evenings, with leg warmers there's at least 6 weeks at the start and and of the winter when these are ideal
About the silver finishing kit. I have bars and stem form zipp (service course) in silver and it looks super cool on my metallic orange commuter. That being said, the nice bike has full black finishing kit.
I have a Fairlight Secan on order that I plan on adding silver finishing kit too. I think it looks incredible and really makes a bike stand out in a classy way.
There used to be a 'Poor Hole Lane' in Broadstairs that someone would amend to 'Poo Hole lane'. The council would then dutifully come and change it back. It became a family tradition to see who was winning whenever we went past- The phantom amender or the council...
Funny enough, I’m doing my indoor session watching the podcast while eating those Nature Valley bars on rest segments 😂
Shimano 105 7000 is still available in silver. I just rebuilt my Ritchey Break Away road bike in silver with Ritchey silver wheels. Love it!
My girlfriend and I both wear Velosambas for commuting and we're very happy with them. Yes, they're not the best shoes for walking long distances in but for a bike mechanic and barista they have enough support to not be uncomfortable while being on your feet all day.
It saves having to take a spare pair of shoes with us whenever we ride our road bikes into work. It's also handy if my destination is quite a distance, and I've got to ride back. Flats are awesome, but sometimes it's just better to be clipped in, especially when there are a few climbs in between or it's raining. I ran MTB flats for better grip, but they just chew up normal shoes quickly.
I had the Chrome shoes before, which died on me and therefore bought the Velosambas to replace them. A niche product for a niche use case.
About the jerseys, I think they shouldn't sell winners or world champion jerseys at all, because they're essentially medals of the cycling world in my eyes...but as they sell them people can do what they want. Team kit is fine though.
45:30 I had a similar light (no lezyne, off brand) and while it was sort of nice to have there were many issues with it. One was the lane width it projects. Another issue that I had was the it is not very visible to drivers, especially if you are driving in a city or in an area that is well lit. I also had a bid issue with thing crossing the projection, in my case it was my legs and/or pedals.
I think that the ideal product would bring the visibility to the driver direct line of sight, or at least high enough that it can be easily seen. Maybe no shine a laser onto drivers, but perhaps the right product would increase lateral visibility or maybe even make cyclists look much larger than they are.
On the other hand, I remember that there was a product a while ago that would project a laser grid IN FRONT of the rider. This was not aimed as a visibility aid but to actually allow for quick and easy identification of debris or obstacles on the road. Not sure why it was discontinued, I would have loved to give it a try.
Some great riding in the mountains behind Nice. Been to Tenerife a few times. Amazing, but you need to be very fit before you go. Even the flatter coastal rides are very lumpy.
My hometown in Mississippi has a street named Aiken St. Well close by is another street named D*ck St. The signs were stolen so much, the city replaced the sign post with a 10ft post.
I grew up in Darmstadt which consists of the suburb Wixhausen.
There's Minge Lane in Upton, and I visted a place in Switzerland called Cunter.
My team has been promoting a road bike race in a town called Sequim (Washington state in the US) for years. The race course passes through an intersection of two streets: Woodcock and Kitchen Dick.
Lickey Hills and Lickey End near Bromsgrove are personal favourites
I appreciate the edit of the intro for Fluff Up with Emily on the word week
There is a road near Dudley, West Midlands called "Bell end" and there USED to be a pub right by it called the Cock inn!!
Ive had two pairs of velosambas and honestly as a commuter who wants to have fun when not on ur race bike theyre awesome while still looking normal
Don't forget Wankdorf in Bern Switzerland
Not sure if it’s been mentioned but there is a Fingeringhoe in Essex. The main road into my village is Fiddlers hill 👀
Between Bedlington and east Cramlington in Northumberland there's a street called bog houses, it's in a village called shankhouse.
The Shimano PD-EH500 pedal has SPD on one side, and flat on the other. I use similar, and it's good for those times I'm just heading to the shops.
Bikepacking and gravel in Europe, 2 destinations: Denmark and the Netherlands guys! Brilliant riding along the coast in both.
In the Netherlands dedicated cycle paths all along the coast from Zealand in the south to den Helder in the north all along the dunes, the dune slacks and the woods and heathland behind. all the time never far from a beach side coffee stop! Should be on everyone's bucket list.
In Denmark the route along the west coast of Jutland is brilliant with loads of gravel in it - many of the small village roads even are gravel here too. The islands too have some great picturesque riding as well.
I'm a big fan on thermal bib shorts. I have three pairs.
On the one hand I hate having stuff covering my knees. It always seems to give me knee problems.
And they tend to be a bit water resistant, which is great in changing conditions.
I live SE of Boulder and have a flatish 100km Gravel route that takes me North to Hygiene and then South back home. It's great for Z2 rides when you want to be away from cars and have a nice view of the Rockies. It's also quite clean up there.
Thermal bib shorts are just a slightly heavier fabric - they’re excellent for spring and autumn when the weather changes quickly (as it does in the U.K. every 5 minutes) or for chilly starts - they are good for gravel rides if you don’t want to spend £160 for bib shorts with a pocket…
In South Africa in a town called Klerksdorp in the North West province there is a street called Fanny Road.
One of my favorite jerseys I have is an anniversary replica of the Maglia Nera, feels appropriate.
Several years ago, Watts Dixon of Revolution Cycles in Greensboro, North Carolina, put on a century ride focused on hitting the towns of Erect, Whynot, and Climax.
Hockey tape / cloth tape works amazingly well for bartape ends too.
@33:15 Shimano makes several pedals with an SPD clip one one side flat on the opposite side. I.e. PD-EH500
Listened to this at the office in Pity Me!
My intro for in-ride fueling were these discontinued SiS Rice like Banana Choclate bars. So light and easy to eat. Now I'm on Cliff Bars - specifically the Peanut Butter Banana ones with Cliff Gel cube assortments.
Luberon in France is stunningly beautiful to ride. Expensive region, but worth it. And Ventoux is close as well.
There's a place near Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire, called Slack Bottom.
In Switzerland we have the town Bitsch
Cambridgeshire has Grunty Fen near Ely
I raced in Sandyballs mountain bike race, back in the 80's 😂
In Minnesota, we have Nimrod, Climax, Embarrass, and Ball Club.
We’ve got Shitterton in bere Regis in Dorset the village sign got nicked so often it’s now a giant stone
Live near a village called Spooner Row, which contains a road called Slutshole Lane, who's Strava segment is "Rear Entry" makes me chuckle everytime 😂
Pratts Bottom in Kent is a village I’ve been through on more than one occasion. Must get in the top 20 surely!!
When I lived in Dorset I would regularly ride through Shitterton and occasionally Shag.
Jack!! Come ride the Katy Trail in Missouri, USA!! 237 miles of off road trails in the heart of America.
Velosamba shoes are an underrated for commuting ! I used to use SPD flat pedal platform on my gravel by XT pedals for commuting and it was was too dangerous, my foot got of the pedal so many times. Now i use those pedals for commuting or when i use my bike to go to town or things like that and they are brillant. Great look (at least here in france, no "1st minister" look issue), i can wear them all day long at work (confort is ok BTH) and they are rigid enought to stay efficient while pedaling. (sorry for my english, french guy here)
100% Agree with you
Thanks for the support 🤣 if I should make a comparaison, I would say velosamba are for casual / bike shoes what gravel is for road / mtb … the perfectly imperfect compromise
need the thermal bibshorts (with leg warmers) because bibtights rarely fit my skinny long legs, they are either too short or too loose.
"Land of Nod" down near Hull. A good one to bypass on a long night ride...
Cocking Lane just outside Ilkley in Yorkshire. Always gets a sly smile.
We have Nature Valley bars here in the US. I grew up with my mom always bringing them on outings. I agree they are too dry and crumbly for cycling. I find Cliff Bars too “heavy“ for cycling.
There is a „Slag Lane“ in Westbury, Wiltshire!
I'm a true fan of the VeloSamba, for mellow short milage commuter spinning and workwear (if your job isn't tooooo much walking).
We have Nature Valley bars in the us as well. So dry!
So canine opinion totally disregarded !
Sent you a virtual hug Bella
❤
In Switzerland there's one called Bitsch. Pronunced exatly the way you think it is.
Ringrash road in coleraine and semicock road in Ballymoney both in Northern Ireland
10:34 the worlds most lovable hated man in the world 😂
Three place names in Switzerland :
Bitsch in Canton Valais
Wankdorf in canton Bern
Cunter in canton Graubünden
I was on a ride this morning and really nearly got touched by a couple of cars , need to get a camera
Sometimes I am tempted to attach a pool noodle with a sharpie marker to my bike. Some car drivers are more concerned about their car's paint than they are about their neighbor's life.
I was blown away by how cool Girona was. IMO the cost was insanely low compared to where I live, which is San Francisco. However, I have to say that the riding out here in the Bay Area is nicer than Girona, but out there you have the benefit of the drivers treating like human beings. Not everyone is trying to kill you, so that is a plus for them as well :)
I never tried other cycling shoes, velosambas are my first clip in shoes, but they are not so bad as You say for non competitive riding :)
Thermal shorts rule! Here in the Northeast US, we have a lot of cold and rainy days that hover above freezing. I slather embro on my legs and wear thermal shorts to avoid soaked, cold knee warmers causing discomfort.
Pactimo makes a pair with a soft fleece lining and water resistant outer, and there's nothing else I'd rather slip into on a cold ride.
One up the world champs jersey: seeing regular people with Redbull helmets.
The first cycling kit jersey I purchased was a Tour de France King of the Mountains replica. At the time, I lived in one of the flattest places on the planet. I thought it was hilarious. I wish I still had it. I may get another one, just because.
From Maryland, hon! I don't live in Accident but there was a big accident with our Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore
2 near me...Happy Land Wiltshire and All Alone Northleach, Cheltenham.
Cavendish also doesn’t leave gaps to the side for anyone to squeeze through. I think more often than not, hasn’t he been the one squeezing through next to the barrier?