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Subject: I love cars, but actually I think it might be bicycles": James May
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 by: swldx...@gmail.com - Fri, 7 Jul 2023 12:56 UTC

In the month where attention for everything else is competing for the tiny percentage of my brain not overrun with a sporting event across the Channel, things can easily slip through the net... such as this clip from Wednesday night's One Show with James May as guest...

Favourite vehicle? "That's a slightly awkward question because obviously I should say it's cars, I love cars, but actually I think it might be bicycles," the former Top Gear presenter admitted.

"Only because... no I'm not going to try to justify it... the bicycle was the first thing I had, the bicycle was the first thing that truly liberated me as a means of transport and that's an incredibly precious thing. Partly because it connects you with childhood and because they are free at the point of use, they almost feel like beating the system for nothing, which doesn't really happen in physics....

"You're always connected with that joy of A) being young B) being healthy and being given the keys to the world."

You won't get any arguments from us, Mr May...

https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-live-blog-7-july-2023-302397#live-blog-item-47149

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Subject: Re: I love cars, but actually I think it might be chav bicycles":
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 by: JNugent - Fri, 7 Jul 2023 18:22 UTC

On 07/07/2023 01:56 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

> In the month where attention for everything else is competing for the tiny percentage of my brain not overrun with a sporting event across the Channel, things can easily slip through the net... such as this clip from Wednesday night's One Show with James May as guest...
> Favourite vehicle? "That's a slightly awkward question because obviously I should say it's cars, I love cars, but actually I think it might be bicycles," the former Top Gear presenter admitted.
> "Only because... no I'm not going to try to justify it... the bicycle was the first thing I had, the bicycle was the first thing that truly liberated me as a means of transport and that's an incredibly precious thing. Partly because it connects you with childhood and because they are free at the point of use, they almost feel like beating the system for nothing, which doesn't really happen in physics....
> "You're always connected with that joy of A) being young B) being healthy and being given the keys to the world."
> You won't get any arguments from us, Mr May...

And none from me.

As he says: "...it connects you with childhood...".

A good description. And one we all know is very important to
chav-cyclists, who have, after all, never grown up.

> https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-live-blog-7-july-2023-302397#live-blog-item-47149

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 by: swldx...@gmail.com - Fri, 7 Jul 2023 18:51 UTC

The only depressing thing in that clip is the response to him saying he's done 25 miles today (gasps and "That's amazing"). We really shouldn't see that as amazing - it's perfectly do-able by a normal, healthy, middle-aged person.

We shouldn't see it as amazing, but I only have to think back a couple of years to know I would have seen 25 miles as amazing.

A lot of people wouldn't consider walking a mile, so I think that if they see a "normal" person doing "amazing" distances, they might be more inclined to think "hey - I could give that a go"

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 by: Peter Keller - Fri, 7 Jul 2023 19:49 UTC

On 7. 7. 2023 20:22, JNugent wrote:
> A good description. And one we all know is very important to
> chav-cyclists, who have, after all, never grown up.

I know the feeling.

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 by: JNugent - Fri, 7 Jul 2023 22:47 UTC

On 07/07/2023 08:49 pm, Peter Keller wrote:

> On 7. 7. 2023 20:22, JNugent wrote:

>> A good description. And one we all know is very important to
>> chav-cyclists, who have, after all, never grown up.
>
> I know the feeling.

;-)

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 by: swldx...@gmail.com - Sat, 8 Jul 2023 06:34 UTC

It's far from the first time we've seen James May pop up on road.cc, back in 2022 we spoke to him about all things bikes.

That came after we'd spotted the presenter's claims that he is now "well buff" having racked up the miles during lockdown, and wanted then-PM Boris Johnson to "bomb us with bicycles".

In January, May made the case for 20mph speed limits, saying the limit in urban and residential areas is "plenty fast enough". Our sister site, e-bike tips, in March, reported on May's statement that electric bikes "really could change the world".

We won't dig out our coverage of a certain former Top Gear colleague of May, otherwise we might be here all day...

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