Kudo Ambassador..a lighter story.

[Jimod]

The other thread has put the Ambassador scheme in most of our minds and today I was out playing on my bike. As I climbed the hill to the main road I spotted a chap dressed in lycra and on a road bike passing by the junction I was heading to. When I reached the top he had about 100 yards on me but I caught him up on the hills. He kept looking around at me gaining on him, (by about 1.5 mph) Anyway I caught him and as I passed he looked surprised but also impressed so I told him it as electric and not to worry he'd catch me on the flats with his 3 kilo bike. He made a couple of jokes as I got away from him and on the flat I got to about 21mph, looked round and he was coming. Anyway he caught me and we slowed and travelled side by side for the next 3 miles or so at 15/16 mph. (ideal e bike speed) and chatted about my bike. He was very impressed with it and how it just looked like a normal bike.

Now with all the posts about the Kudos Ambassador scheme and a picture in my mind of Dave Kudos waving a £100 note in front of me I was all ready to give it my best e-bike salesman talk so I asked him if he cycled much. "Not as much now as when I was younger" he said "but back in the day I was semi-pro and took part in the Commonwealth games" He then laughed and said " that's why I was surprised to see someone on a big tourer with full panniers catching me and passing me on a hil with you not even working hard" "Ahhh" says I "not much point in trying to sell you one then" " Not just now but in a few years, who knows"

Now the moral of this story is: Pick your target carefully if you want to be a salesman.

 

[jazper53]

Now the moral of this story is: Pick your target carefully if you want to be a salesman.

I was wondering if one should declare ones affiliation as a regional commissioned Agent, or not ?

 

[Jimod]

Probably not if you're talking to a semi pro commonwealth games rider. I haven't signed up for it yet, it was just going through my mind when I passed the man.

 

[jazper53]

Probably not if you're talking to a semi pro commonwealth games rider. I haven't signed up for it yet, it was just going through my mind when I passed the man.

I was referring to those who are members who have signed up should they declare there commercial affiliation, like Traders have to do on site ?

 

[Jimod]

I was referring to those who are members who have signed up should they declare there commercial affiliation, like Traders have to do ?

Don't let this thread go he same way as the other. It was just a wee thing that I did today.

 

[jazper53]

Don't let this thread go he same way as the other. It was just a wee thing that I did today.

I thought it was a valid question, and I was not referring to your venture today.

 

[hech]

Well done Jim I like your style. Hanging around road junctions, waiting on unsuspecting "bicyclists" is not everyones idea of a fun night out, but someones got to do it eh? The sheer exhilaration of swooping down by these lycra clad body fascists an blowing them of the road in yer slipsteam just gets the old beat up heart pumping, the adrenaline coursing through yer narrowed arteries - you gotta love it! We dont need to dress up in a fancy hat to run down to the offie on the ebike, you are a rum fellow Jim and we like your run em of the road attitude! For your courageous actions today you are hereby pre-qualified as a member of the Pedelecs Forum ' Panzer Division', well done that man Jim.

 

[Jimod]

Hech, the problem with overtaking a fit cyclist while you're going up a hill is, the hill WILL come to an end then he/she is bearing down on you along the flat road. When that happens you just know there isn't going to be a turn off for miles.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Well done Jim I like your style. Hanging around road junctions, waiting on unsuspecting "bicyclists" is not everyones idea of a fun night out, but someones got to do it eh? The sheer exhilaration of swooping down by these lycra clad body fascists an blowing them of the road in yer slipsteam just gets the old beat up heart pumping, the adrenaline coursing through yer narrowed arteries - you gotta love it! We dont need to dress up in a fancy hat to run down to the offie on the ebike, you are a rum fellow Jim and we like your run em of the road attitude! For your courageous actions today you are hereby pre-qualified as a member of the Pedelecs Forum ' Panzer Division', well done that man Jim.

I found out that it's much more fun to stay behind them. You need a creaking crank (Octalinks are good) or just leave your chain un-oiled for a bit. If you don't like a noisy bike, make sure you take a friend with you also on an electric bike so that you can talk in a relaxed manner loud enough for him/them to hear:

You ride about at a speed of about 12mph, waiting for unsuspecting lycra/s to overtake you. Then you increase your speed to match theirs keeping about 10 meters behind so that they can hear you. Make normal conversation without panting if you have a friend. Now watch them speed up in an attempt to shake you off. Stay behind them for a couple of miles until they're knackered or have given up and slowed back down again. Then you wait for a nice hill, when you can come along side, say a few polite words and then cruise off into the distance making sure that you turn off before there's any significant down-hills. It seems to work best when there's more than one of them.
p.s. You need a bike capable of about 24mph and a controller with 25 amps or more otherwise it might backfire on you.

 

[103Alex1]

I found out that it's much more fun to stay behind them. You need a creaking crank (Octalinks are good) or just leave your chain un-oiled for a bit. If you don't like a noisy bike, make sure you take a friend with you also on an electric bike so that you can talk in a relaxed manner loud enough for him/them to hear:

You ride about at a speed of about 12mph, waiting for unsuspecting lycra/s to overtake you. Then you increase your speed to match theirs keeping about 10 meters behind so that they can hear you. Make normal conversation without panting if you have a friend. Now watch them speed up in an attempt to shake you off. Stay behind them for a couple of miles until they're knackered or have given up and slowed back down again. Then you wait for a nice hill, when you can come along side, say a few polite words and then cruise off into the distance making sure that you turn off before there's any significant down-hills. It seems to work best when there's more than one of them.
p.s. You need a bike capable of about 24mph and a controller with 25 amps or more otherwise it might backfire on you.

I'm looking forward to having some fun when the coast is clear and my brakes are working again ... having blatently knobbly tyres on when overtaking lycras is fun enough ....

 

[jackhandy]

Disfortunately, the stretch of road on which I normally encounter lycras is the old A30, downgraded when the new dual-carriageway was built:

This is used by the local wheelers club for time trials, so the ones I encounter are going for it.

My road/trail bike is a mtb with a 250w 8fun kit, so I've as much chance of catching 'em as a very rare thing indeed.

On the other hand, on the occasions when the lycra is a fit young person of the female persuasion, a bit more effort to keep up, a few yards back, for a mile or so has its rewards for an ageing lothario