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The Apprentice cycling episode

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  • Started 8 years ago by algo
  • Latest reply from Cyclingmollie

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  1. algo
    Member

    I realise this is a bit high-brow for this forum, but did anyone watch this?

    I really enjoyed the pitching of a new safety "gilet" to the cycling retailers, by telling a story of how if you don't wear it you will die and you'll only have yourself to blame. Not a pleasant insight into a random set of people's views about cycling and road safety.

    Also one of the eejits candidates had to ride a bike - he didn't look all that comfortable on his ill-fitting bike to me, as he cycled off the pavement onto a sideroad.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  2. chdot
    Admin

    "I realise this is a bit high-brow for this forum"

    RULE1(!)

    Posted 8 years ago #

  3. neddie
    Member

    We are big apprentice fans.

    Lord Sugar is famous for the "situational awareness" gaffe:
    http://road.cc/content/news/171914-lord-sugar-says-99-cent-cycling-accidents-london-could-be-avoided-more-

    So not really surprising he's promoting hi-viz.

    Haven't seen this episode yet, but will check back on this thread later (to avoid seeing any spoilers)

    Posted 8 years ago #

  4. algo
    Member

    argh edd1e_h - hope I haven't spoiled it for you.

    Sorry too chdot to offend, but it is a highly sophisticated and advanced study of extreme business acumen which takes a great deal of learning to understand.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  5. steveo
    Member

    Mr Sugar is a big cyclist probably give many on here a run for their money.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  6. steveo
    Member

    but it is a highly sophisticated and advanced study of extreme business acumen which takes a great deal of learning to understand.

    Sarcasm?

    Posted 8 years ago #

  7. algo
    Member

    The lowest form of wit

    Posted 8 years ago #

  8. steveo
    Member

    Can't say I was all that interested in either product, the muppets candidates did a terrible job promoting either but if you were trying to sell the gilet to the family of a cyclist thats the way to do it. The gilet actually wasn't a bad product though if you're like me a very allergic to high viz.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  9. steveo
    Member

    The lowest form of wit

    my favourite kind, though sometimes difficult to translate on the intertubes.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  10. Cyclingmollie
    Member

    I saw it. The projects were like watching slow-motion car-crashes so perhaps they did contribute in a small way towards making the roads safer.

    Highlights: Kickstarter campaign spelling gilets wrong. Multi-buy discounts for 12 units and 120 units set at the same rate. Oh and the creative dance depiction of a driver hitting a cyclist.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  11. dougal
    Member

    @Cyclingmollie Greggs on Gt Junction Street used to have a sign on their counter saying 25p for a doughnut or £1 for 4. Cunning ruse or fundamental arithmetic problems?

    Posted 8 years ago #

  12. gembo
    Member

    Watching it on catch up now. Usual tutt as the lord sugar says (pronounced toot)

    Posted 8 years ago #

  13. gembo
    Member

    Now watching the bit I prefer the programme that comes on afterwards and takes the piss. The apprentice you're fired

    Posted 8 years ago #

  14. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    Watched this modern Bedlam last night. Baffled as to why they spurned the monkey faces for scooters. I'd buy that, but I wouldn't buy a gilet with lights. Can't quite figure out what season and situation it's intended for.

    The mummers silently killing each other in slow motion on a station concourse was genius, just in the wrong programme.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  15. Ed1
    Member

    The cycling headphones did not seem that great an idea either, although I suppose if people are going to cycle with head phones better than normal ones.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  16. Cyclingmollie
    Member

    In last night's episode the team challenge to find ten items overnight in London led Team Nebula to a shop that, over the phone, claimed to stock both black soap and a tagine. These turned out to be tomato soup and tahini. Needless to say they lost.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  17. algo
    Member

    but I do love a bit of liquorice soup...

    Posted 8 years ago #

  18. Cyclingmollie
    Member

    Yum. In this episode the women seemed to be listened to a bit more. Not that it made any difference.

    Posted 8 years ago #

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