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The Spin Doctor wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 9:21 pm

Bigyin wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:18 pm The photo or the actual jacket ? ...... i have a couple of other pics of the jacket if thats what you want and i have the actual jacket at the ATB to try and convince the yoofs i teach to wear protective kit and not rely on the usual grey Nike tracksuit of invincibility

Photos would be good - be interesting to get comments on the failure mode which can be cross-referenced to the crash.

Jody wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:20 am

The Spin Doctor wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 9:21 pm

Bigyin wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:18 pm The photo or the actual jacket ? ...... i have a couple of other pics of the jacket if thats what you want and i have the actual jacket at the ATB to try and convince the yoofs i teach to wear protective kit and not rely on the usual grey Nike tracksuit of invincibility

Photos would be good - be interesting to get comments on the failure mode which can be cross-referenced to the crash.

Wrong thread !

The Spin Doctor wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 9:21 pm

Bigyin wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:18 pm The photo or the actual jacket ? ...... i have a couple of other pics of the jacket if thats what you want and i have the actual jacket at the ATB to try and convince the yoofs i teach to wear protective kit and not rely on the usual grey Nike tracksuit of invincibility

Photos would be good - be interesting to get comments on the failure mode which can be cross-referenced to the crash.

Jody wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:20 am

The Spin Doctor wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 9:21 pm

Bigyin wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:18 pm The photo or the actual jacket ? ...... i have a couple of other pics of the jacket if thats what you want and i have the actual jacket at the ATB to try and convince the yoofs i teach to wear protective kit and not rely on the usual grey Nike tracksuit of invincibility

Photos would be good - be interesting to get comments on the failure mode which can be cross-referenced to the crash.

Wrong thread !

The Spin Doctor wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 3:07 pm

Jody wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:20 am

The Spin Doctor wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 9:21 pm

Photos would be good - be interesting to get comments on the failure mode which can be cross-referenced to the crash.

Wrong thread !

You're right! How did it end up here?

Bigyin wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:26 pm
Wasnt the wrong thread Spin, you replied to a post on page 2 of this thread. It was just a sideline discussion that didnt relate to Ewan and Charley on leccy bikes.

I'll sort some more photos of the jacket and send them to you on an email

Bigyin wrote: Fri Sep 18, 2020 11:28 pm I have Apple TV as a freebie on my phone but dont fancy watching it on an iphone7 teeny screen

Taipan wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2020 1:09 pm 4 episodes in but its losing me now. The technical problems are more interesting than the dialogue tbh, but there's only so much meat on that bone. I'm also finding the scenery boring, which isn't helping. Snowy hills and landscapes and one horse towns repeated, just don't float my boat. Be glad to see some sun and civilisation, assuming I watch it again.

IOU0 wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2020 1:18 pm

Taipan wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2020 1:09 pm 4 episodes in but its losing me now. The technical problems are more interesting than the dialogue tbh, but there's only so much meat on that bone. I'm also finding the scenery boring, which isn't helping. Snowy hills and landscapes and one horse towns repeated, just don't float my boat. Be glad to see some sun and civilisation, assuming I watch it again.

Ep5 is going to be a disappointment then
To be fair, what did you expect from S America?
Doubt you'll see much civilisation until Columbia (unless they visit Machu Pichu)

Dodgy knees wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2020 1:49 pm Don't know why they needed electric trucks aswel, bikes are enough trouble. Proper trucks with fuel and gennies. Hoping ep 6 gets better.

Bigyin wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:25 pm The fact it took them 5 weeks to travel from the south to the north of Argentina when the Dakar guys do North to South over far harder terrain in 6 days then back down again in 5.

Bigyin wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:25 pm Ok Episode 5

I love the scenery and would love to ride all over that area but maybe avoid the tourist traps they went to. Again its not the route that bugs me but the leccy bikes. I keep watching it and every onboard clip shows the speedo and its always maxed at about 45-47 mph. The fact it took them 5 weeks to travel from the south to the north of Argentina when the Dakar guys do North to South over far harder terrain in 6 days then back down again in 5.

I also wonder how much money Harley spent on installing all their "Juice Boxes" on the route at pre designated points to charge the bikes up as it must have been tens of thousands or even more as the crew manage to try and discreetly miss them when filming but they appear in the background here and there

I think i would have enjoyed it loads more if they did it on normal bikes .....even KTM's <shudder>

Ed March on his C90 travels in South America will do the same speed, have less issues with refuelling and probably have more of a laugh and end up on far more interesting routes

<shameless unpaid for plug> If you havent seen it already ....watch this bloke (and top bird Rachel) go from Alaska to Argentina (eventually) on a pair of crunchies

Rockburner wrote: Thu Oct 08, 2020 11:12 am

Bigyin wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:25 pm The fact it took them 5 weeks to travel from the south to the north of Argentina when the Dakar guys do North to South over far harder terrain in 6 days then back down again in 5.

Has to be said it's not quite the same thing... you're comparing a no-holds-barred, ultra-competitive race on specifically custom built machinery to pootling along, stopping to look at the scenery, on bikes that aren't really fully suitable (despite customisations).