http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Gadget Show taxi - Recent Posts en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:16:59 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11600#post-132236 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:34:43 +0000 ianmb 132236@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Poor show from Channel 5 tonight (can apply that at many levels). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11600#post-132217 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 23:01:49 +0000 Focus 132217@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>And guess what they tested later in the show? Three road bikes! Helen Skelton on Honister pass with a Trek Domane 4.3WSD, a Genesis Day One Alfine 8 and a Ribble R872 Ultegra Di2. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11600#post-132174 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:43:18 +0000 Focus 132174@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just watching The Gadget Show. Now, putting aside the merits of watching a programme which does arbitrary testing on items of dubious value, they do often "test" bicycles of various types so should at lest give an impression of being keen on cycling as a positive thing.</p> <p>So, tonight they do a test of 3 mobile phones, asking members of the public to swap their phone for one of the test models during a taxi ride. So far, so good.</p> <p>But then up pops the mini profile of the taxi driver, Terry: "<em>Supports Arsenal, <strong>hates cyclists</strong></em>"</p> <p>Oh dear. Now, perhaps it might be a challenge to find a London cabbie who doesn't "hate cyclists" but was it really necessary to put that on the screen? Shame on you, Channel 5. </p>