"Give Quiche a chance"

prive for whoever can remember the quote.

RImmer, Arnold J

After the polymorph sucks out his anger..

I know now but only through google can't remember it.

I love Red Dwarf! :)

ditto

One of the bits of tv worth watching

I may do when I actually do a big ride

*rubs hands together*
mwuahahahahahaaaa!!
soon all fixers shall be clad in dupont fabric!
my plan to dominate the earth with an army of aerodynamic, wicking, fixed gear soldiers has begun
*more evil laughter*

Personally, I wear Lycra whenever I can. On the bike, off the bike, down the pub. Cycling's left me with a killer shapely ass & legs and I'm sure as hell not gonna hide em under some loose fitting MTB/Slipknot derived poly/cotton bushel.
So come on people, make an effort to get rid of the gut, tighten that flabby backside and firm up those legs and learn to make friends with your new lycra clad body. Shave some of that monkey hair off of them legs. You won't regret it, and as a bonus you might even find yourself getting more attention from courier women on pink bikes... Trust me - Rapha's had its day - Etxe Ondo and Assos are the new fakenger must have's for this season.

And at the risk of getting all 1980s about it I'm not sure about all the college frat boy 'gay-as-a-perjorative-term' thing. I reckon some people in here are in danger of protesting too much: Buddha, I sense a closet lycra wearer in there screaming to be outed. Go on, lose some flab and take the plunge ;)

mickster
badbean.com

GOL (that's 'grinning out loud'. Laughing with headphones on in this office is a recipe for disaster) :)

Oh that's right if everytime you want to go for a bike ride

if you don't indulge yourself in a full body wax

bathe your love-bits in hot grease

and then envelop yourself in wrinkle hugging fabric

together with 'gentleman's insert'

then you must be a lard arse....

Well I might be called 'The Buddha' but I don't look like him

My personal favourite from polymorph is Rimmer's proposal to call the action group the "Campaign for the Liberation and Integration of Terrifying Organisms and their Rehabilitation Into Society".

"Um, I think we're all beginning to lose sight of the real issue here, which is "What are we going to call ourselves?" um, and I think it comes down to a choice between `The League Against Salivating Monsters' or my own personal preference, which is `The Committee for the Liberation and Integration of Terrifying Organisms and their Rehabilitation Into Society'. Um, one drawback with that... the abbreviation is `CLITORIS'."
Red Dwarf Quotes

This was definitely one of the best episodes!!

Rimmer would wear lycra.

lister already dressed like a courier, nuff said.

I think you should wear what you want to wear, if you find jeans comfortable and don't want to pay out for cycling specific gear then who's to dictate? it all depends where you're going and how long you're riding for.

It's all cycling, it's all good.

I want to dress as a Furry.

With a cape.

Lister's undies shrunk.. lycra is therefore safer for keeping your goolies intact :D

I thought that was the poin of the interne? Hitler would have never risen to power if the internet was about in the 30s, he would have just gone round forums saying "wear lycra / don't wear lycra". I am not sure where Hitler would stand on the subject.

I'm sure The Cat would love your yellow bike velocity boy, It would go just perfectly with his suit

CAT: An orange whirly thing in space!
LISTER: It's a time hole. That's where they are. We're goin' in.
CAT: Are you crazy? You can't go in there!
LISTER: Why not?
CAT: Orange?! With this suit?!

Possibly my all time favourite scene from Red Dwarf is at the begining of backwards:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOb459bpVpY

And I love how the "time hole" is in fact just water going down a plughole

Wow looks like one of those TT skinsuits!

Awesome!! Have you ever listened to the 'backwards' dialog reversed? It's a pisser.. :D

Guess what I bought tonight?

GAZPACHO SOUP!!!!

No sh1t! I've never seen it before but there was some on special in Waitrose and given this RD revival I had to try it..

Served Cold!

Is eating Gazpacho a bit gay…?

Lycra all the way here. I did try wearing "normal" clothes when I rode a very short distance the other day. But I'm so used to wearing cycling gear when I ride, it just felt odd. It's just so comfortable and practical that's it's all part of the riding experience to me. I never feel gay even if I'm wandering through Leicester Square fully lycra'd up. The cycling shorts gay look was around in the 80's and I think they have moved on a bit now. For me, when I am in a restaurant or cinema or whatever where lycra could look a bit odd, I just think to myself, "I've come out as a cyclist."

slamm: Is eating Gazpacho a bit gay…?
Undoubtedly. It has to be done though.

I think you have hit the nail on the head. That is prob where the difference in attitude lies. Unless I am on a ride as in say this Southend ride (dam I hope I can get to that but I doute it) I tend just to be out at a pub / restaurant / whereever and just happend to cycle there rather than a cylist that has gone to the pub /restaurant / wherever..

just reread you post.

When you say come out as a cyclist do you mean like come out of the closet type thing.

Say it loud.

I'm a cyclist and proud!


Type of thing?

Yeah, I guess. Motorcyclists are wandering around in their leather outfits in between trips. If I travel anywhere by bike then more than likely I'll be wearing lycra. So if I'm visiting clients then I'm clad in lycra too. It's extremely rare that anyone ever makes a comment or bats an eyelid.

Some people are taken aback in a restaurant especially if it's a bit posh or middle class. I almost never go to pubs so don't know what reaction I'd get there. The only time would be when I was on a ride around the village of Mountfitchet near Stansted, but they were very welcoming.

I think the public in general are a bit scathing of "cyclists". So it's kind of a public awareness thing as well. Two big issues at the moment, Global Climate Change and Obesity. Both of these can be thwarted by getting on yer bike. I'm not saying that you have to dress like me. I'm saying, "Look, here's another person that rides their bike". You can do it too. Get out of your car and on your bike.

So yeah, I'm proud of riding my bike.

Wearing 'lycra' is one of the reason that the public is a bit scathing about 'cyclists' in the first place, lets face it the 'biker' look has been cool for half a century or more, immortalised by Marlon Brando, anything 'cool' about being a cyclist is immediately destroyed by being able to see the outline of ones TODGER.

"..dancing around and wearing tight leasure,
if you look real close you can see my pleasure.."

Work in Soho or Brighton.. the outline of one's todger will get you loads of appreciation! :P

since i missed red dwarf, haveing not grown up in the uk, one of the best days in my life was when some freinds sat me down and we watched every episode ever made back to back, non-stop.

I hope they didn't make you watch series 7 and 8 (maybe 6 also) as they were rubbish. But that does sound like a great day.

Is eating Gazpacho a bit gay…?

Only if it's piping hot