![]() ![]() I’ll be the first to admit that I couldn’t tell the difference between a Lyon accent and that of a Parisian.Ĭould you imagine trying to translate ‘wetter than an Otter’s pocket’ into French? Good luck with that one. “ He’s got a face like a bulldog licking piss off a nettle“įunny though how when we Brits are abroad, foreigners generally won’t notice the accent differences between one British city and the next. Whenever someone pulls a face for something they don’t like, pull this out of your personal vocabulary and it’ll have your audience is stitches. Having done a little more research however, it seems the Urban Dictionary can shed more light on the phrase.Īnd at number one a phrase that is used by many….and….well…is just superb. Not sure where it came from, never sure when to use it but still funny. I first heard this phrase during our Tignes ski trip, and it makes me chuckle each time I think about it. It was a close race for number two, but in the end it had to go to the quirky one. “ The only thing worse than being talked about, is not being talked about“ Best used for those who have a ‘lively’ persona. So – top three favourite phrases plucked from TV and good old fashioned banter.Īt 3 a nice one by Oscar Wilde used in the corporate world and even by posh toffs. I have heard some quality quirky phrases recently, and some certainly worth sharing in the public domain so they can be picked up and talked about in the local pub. For those who have lived in different locations around the UK you will notice the differences in not only how people talk, but the way they talk. Some music to your ears (how I love the Irish accent), and some not. Liverpool and Manchester, Yorkshire and Lancashire, Suffolk and London.Īnd with these accent and dialect changes comes a wealth of different phrases. Even travelling for as little as 30 minutes between one city and the next and you can notice the difference. Why telescopic forks weren’t made obsolete by this technology is anyone’s guess.The English language is fantastic isn’t it? There are so many dialects and so many accents. This means that you don’t waste energy in the spring and damper so more energy is left to propel you forwards. Because it has to move backwards before it can move up to compress the suspension it means that if you apply your weight to the handle bars you are trying to squeeze the wheel forwards, therefore you won’t compress the shock absorber. The front wheel has to move in a “J” shaped travel path. I’m hoping to ride on Thursday but haven’t planned anything yet. Today the justification for riding a modern bike was because of the better weather proofing of the bushes and bearings, which tend to be more vulnerable on older bikes. What’s the point in having anything else if it only holds you back? That’s my justification for having 2 of them. This is partly down to less tyre drag from narrower 26″ wheels and also due to the best front suspension of all time on my classic Whyte bikes. Last summers riding seemed to confirm what I’ve always suspected, that my 14 year old classic bikes are faster round a circuit than a modern trail bike. Not only by taking the shortcuts but also by choosing the best bike for the job. When I do make an attempt at a really fast time next summer I will have to make sure I give myself the best chance. ![]() I consider myself an honest person but since no one will ever know I cheated, well you know how it is. I’m hoping to get under 11 minutes in 2019 but the temptation is always to copy others and take short cuts. There’s no point in obsessing about times in these conditions and I was quite surprised that my lap took 15min 14 sec compared to my best time this summer of 11min 12sec. I enjoyed sliding around looking for the grippy bits. I covered 9.46 miles but only really did one full lap. I thought about a road ride but they don’t really appeal, so I rode Healey nab. It’s a shame because Friday was fairly dry but we’ve had a lot of rain since. I couldn’t ride on Friday so it’s been 5 days since my last ride.
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