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  • 18-05-2011 03:20PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48


    Stumbled across this, and thought WOW! I would be in to this. It's Silly Commute Racing. I reckon with the added amount of people now cycling to work everyday something like this would be a lot of fun. It works on a points system, depending on the bike you ride and the bike to pass on the way to work/school/or whatever. The rules are the rules and they do encourage safety as it is mostly done during rush hour.


    The Game:
    Dropping / Pulling anyone higher in the Food Chain Number makes you stronger and more attractive to burds*. Getting dropped / trying to keep up with anyone lower means your soul hires a kudos remover to lower your self worth. If you scalp someone you have to maintain or extend your lead for such a time as to have the dude you passed admit to themself "I was done". Nipping by, then running into a side road / hiding in traffic won't wash, Be honest with yourself. *Not strictly true

    Rules:
    1/ No Dangerous Manoeuvres (Don’t be a danger to any other road users or yourself) Falling off causes pain to you and others around you, don’t do it! (oh and you loose yer points)
    2/ Don’t ride like a c0ck, we’re all just trying to get somewhere!
    3/ No passing at Lights/Junction/Crossings, if you do, it doesn’t count
    4/ All passing on open road ONLY. Filtering in traffic is null and void (you know whether you’ve dropped someone fairly, and haven’t turned off straight afterwards)
    5/ Pavement passes, either you or the target is void
    6/ Show no pain, unless, like me your face is just like that

    FOOD CHAIN NUMBERS:
    1. Scooters
    2. Roadies with shaved legs - like girls *
    3. Proper rapid Single speed (real men, messengers, tarty shiny fixies) *
    4. Roadies with hairy legs - like men *
    5. Faux Single Speeds (fakengers, dirty/functional bikes, silly egg beater gear) *
    6. Touring Bikes (Mud Guards) *
    7. "Fast Hybrids" *
    8. MTBs on Skinnies *
    9. MTBs on Nobbies
    10. Bromptons / collapsing bikes
    11. MTB full sus on Nobbies
    12. Shoppers
    13. Shoppers wicker baskets
    14. Electric bikes
    * Pedal Adjustment +1
    • ONLY FCN 2-5 gain points for overtaking the same FCN and Higher Chainers
    • Recumbents, Tandems and Segways are worth +2 points as a rare bonus
    • Sinclair C5 +20 points as a hens teeth bonus

    FCN Adjusters:

    CLOTHING:
    None:+3
    Non-Cycling: +2
    Baggies: +1
    Lycra: 0
    Team Kit: -1
    TDF Jersey: -2

    BAGGAGE:
    Panniers: +1
    Back Pack/Courier: 0
    Nothing: -1

    HEAD GEAR:
    Face Mask +1
    Helmets/Nothing/Sunglasses: 0
    Bike Caps / Wrap arounds: -1

    ACCESSORIES:
    Herman's Safety Wing" (orange plastic lolly-pop): +2
    Trailer:+2
    Beard: +1
    Child seat (each): +1
    Power meter: -1
    Aerobars: -1
    Coloured tyres -1

    PEDALS (If you can identify) FCN2-8 see note above:
    Flats: +1
    Toe Clips: 0
    Evidently Clipless/spds (cycling shoes): -1


    I don't want to claim this as my idea, it's not. I got it from http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12575770&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=silly+commuting+racing&start=0 So who's interested? I for one am going to start tomorrow morning :)

    If people are interested I'll start a new thread for it. Let me know :)

    Oh and if this is already being done here I didn't see it, so sorry.


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