June 11, 201312 yr Apparently, so my wife tells me - The task tomorrow night is to sell stuff at the caravan and camping show. And one of the teams is selling electric bikes. Should be fun.
June 11, 201312 yr Apparently, so my wife tells me - The task tomorrow night is to sell stuff at the caravan and camping show. And one of the teams is selling electric bikes. Should be fun. Now this I have GOT to see, it will either have us all in stitches or pulling our hair out in frustration It would be nice though if they did some decent research on the bikes and managed to convince people they know what they are talking about, however, judging on previous tasks I wont hold my breath. Anyway, BBC 1 9pm.... and I cant wait to see which make of bike they are trying to sell........ Lynda
June 11, 201312 yr I will look forward to tomorrow evening to see what they think of electric bikes. It's been quite an entertaining series this year with the producers choosing a mixed bunch of comedy characters to throw into the ring so that they can fight each other. I'm quite excited about the forthcoming Episode 10. This is the one where Lord Sugar fights the evil Professor Insulin.
June 13, 201312 yr Well.......last night......."cycling for lazy people "..........what can I say........ Now if it had been , say, Hatti and I selling.......it would have been a different programme altogether Lynda
June 13, 201312 yr Should have asked me about my Batribike Folder . They didn`t have a clue and didn`t appear to know anything about them . When one potential Customer said he was happy with his ordinary pushbike , they could have countered that he would see a lot more, as his cycling range would be double or treble that of his bike . It does annoy me that the Batribike people appear at these Shows , but don`t appear to have anything to do with this Forum . If I live long enough to buy another Ebike it will be from a Supplier that contributes here . One thing ,I won`t be watching that programme again , all that strutting about , miserable demeanours and deference to Lord Sugar that I thought went out 40 years ago .
June 13, 201312 yr One thing ,I won`t be watching that programme again , all that strutting about , miserable demeanours and deference to Lord Sugar that I thought went out 40 years ago . I've never watched a single minute of it and never will, I can't stand Alan Sugar and his demeanour over the years.
June 13, 201312 yr Too right Lynda! We'd have sold hundreds (or would we? maybe we would rather have sold Tonaros and Wooshes!) I have to agree that they weren't clued up and although e bikes are complicated in some ways to sell they should perhaps have done a bit more homework. I loved the posh guy who said it was the first time he'd ever been to Bimingham...like it was somewhere in the depths of darkest Borneo. Hilarious. Wonder who'll win? Hatti
June 13, 201312 yr It does annoy me that the Batribike people appear at these Shows , but don`t appear to have anything to do with this Forum . If I live long enough to buy another Ebike it will be from a Supplier that contributes here .. What, exactly, annoys you about this? Plenty of ebike sellers don't post here - In fact the forum represents just a tiny minority of ebike enthusiasts. "The batribike people" are fine poeple, IMHO - Just don't have a lot to say...
June 13, 201312 yr Perhaps it`s the feeling of isolation , you never hear anything about them or from them . Contrast that with the sense of Community on here from the likes of Kudos , Woosh and many other Suppliers who contribute freely on this Forum . Perhaps if Lynda had bought a Batribike it might have been different , but no she had to buy a Tonaro where they have yet to unite !
June 13, 201312 yr I've never watched a single minute of it and never will, I can't stand Alan Sugar and his demeanour over the years. I can tell you can't stand him because you had clearly left out his title - "Lord" MS
June 13, 201312 yr Too right Lynda! We'd have sold hundreds (or would we? maybe we would rather have sold Tonaros and Wooshes!) I have to agree that they weren't clued up and although e bikes are complicated in some ways to sell they should perhaps have done a bit more homework. I loved the posh guy who said it was the first time he'd ever been to Bimingham...like it was somewhere in the depths of darkest Borneo. Hilarious. Wonder who'll win? Hatti Hatti, it goes without saying that we would have been selling woosh and Tonaros And can you imagine what that guy would have thought if we had been in South Shields ....or heaven forbid, Thirsk ( calm down any thirsk members, nothing derogatory, this is a private joke between the two of us plus kudos dave lol ) btw.....Court Barton any time soon ? Lynda
June 13, 201312 yr I can tell you can't stand him because you had clearly left out his title - "Lord" MS I do with all of them, these titles often being unearned and always unfairly distributed. The only real meaning they have is the false implication of superiority. It's all part of the class culture that still infects this country. I do use their titles when there's any negative factor in the attribution such as the criminality of some House of Lords members, thus highlighting how ridiculous such titles are.
June 13, 201312 yr I do with all of them, these titles often being unearned and always unfairly distributed. The only real meaning they have is the false implication of superiority. It's all part of the class culture that still infects this country. I do use their titles when there's any negative factor in the attribution such as the criminality of some House of Lords members, thus highlighting how ridiculous such titles are. Well that is your opinion, and are you sure that you are not having a personal dig at him as an individual? Remember also that you are entitled to voicing your own opinion at any given time, whether feasible or not . MS
June 13, 201312 yr Well that is your opinion, and are you sure that you are not having a personal dig at him as an individual? I am indeed having a dig at him as an individual in the sense that I posted, his demeanour which I find offensive, at times bullying and aggressive. It's unnecessary and undesirable.
June 13, 201312 yr I am indeed having a dig at him as an individual in the sense that I posted, his demeanour which I find offensive, at times bullying and aggressive. It's unnecessary and undesirable. He's not quite like that in real life. He just does that for television, but he is very straight-talking and pragmatic, which personally, I like.
June 13, 201312 yr I am indeed having a dig at him as an individual in the sense that I posted, his demeanour which I find offensive, at times bullying and aggressive. It's unnecessary and undesirable. It's the character that he has been given to play in the game show which is, The Apprentice.
June 13, 201312 yr It's the character that he has been given to play in the game show which is, The Apprentice. Actually, it's the character that he chose to play. No-one forced him to take part. Can I have my licence fee back?
June 13, 201312 yr Actually, it's the character that he chose to play. No-one forced him to take part Actually, he was forced to take part. If he didn't do it, Donald Trump said that he would tie Nick Hewer to a burning toboggan, coax a rabid squirrel to mount his face and catapult the whole sorry mess into an aeroplane propellor. So he didn't have much choice in the matter.
June 13, 201312 yr He's not quite like that in real life. He just does that for television, but he is very straight-talking and pragmatic, which personally, I like. As I remarked earlier, I haven't watched a minute of his TV show since I wouldn't want to. I'm speaking of earlier times.
June 13, 201312 yr There seemed to be a widespread presumption displayed by the passers-by touted in that Apprentice episode that an electric bike meant you wouldn't be pedaling so the perception was that it was basically a throttle-controlled moped to sit on and be propelled along. None of the "sales people" seemed to have a response to that so perhaps they thought so too. Does the batribike not have a PAS ? Somewhere to test ride them would have likely generated a load more sales. What was more staggering was the number of people willing to part with £10k+ for a trailer/tent at a show. As for the contestants - well, I thankfully haven't seen a bigger load of egotistical know-it-alls in a very long time (the eccentric guy who'd never been in a caravan or to Birmingham excepted, who actually had some manners, sense of humour and humility despite being mocked and having difficulty relating to the target market at first). My appreciation of Alan Sugar's straightforward manner is unfortunately crowded out by the love he has for himself and the fact his setup reminds me of a Tudor court with himself as Regent. It's actually pretty nauseating. I guess it must be tough suffering the ineptitude of aspiring lakkies when you know everything and are perfect in every way yourself. Ah well ...
June 13, 201312 yr I guess it must be tough suffering the ineptitude of aspiring lakkies when you know everything and are perfect in every way yourself. Oh, you wouldn't believe what I have to put up with...
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