Fatty and BSNYC Contest

April 16, 2009 · Comments

fc-approveI’m guessing that many of the people who follow this blog probably follow a few others.  If you haven’t discovered The Fat Cyclist and BSNYC yet, you should definitely walk on over and give them a look.  They sway on the “humor” side of things – something you don’t get much of here on this blog.  Both are American blogs – you Aussies and Poms may not quite appreciate their sense of humor, but check them out anyway (BTW, the American version of The Office is much better than the Brit version.)  I get a good laugh out of them every morning.

Anyway, onto the point of this post.   The Fat Cyclist’s wife is fighting cancer – something that many of us can identify very closely with.  He’s holding a competition to raise funds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.   In return for donating as little as $5, you will be entered in a draw be flown to NYC and meet the man behind BSNYC (his identity is not known to the public and many people are curious who this guy is).   There’s understandably a few restrictions to this contest, but if you’re in the US it’s well worth it.  If you live somewhere else, donating to cancer is well worth it anyway.

  • Gus
    not even in the money :-(
  • Aaron
    Damn...just outside of top 10
  • Katherine,
    I think the Aussies "get" the American sense of humour, but it's not nearly as subtle as the Pommie comedy. If you like the American version of "the office", try watching the UK version. Definitely not as funny - to me anyways!

    >>W
  • Mr T
    As always good stuff !! These are the 3 blogs I read daily. each great in his own way.
  • Thanks for the comments guys. I didn't mean it to be a "whose blog is better" thing...more of a "who can donate the most to the LA Foundation" thing. But there's some valuable feedback in there for me.

    Also, the photography up in the right corner is by Ben Ingham (http://www.beningham.net/) from some Rapha photo sessions. He gave me permission to display his photography (another passion of mine - especially cycling photography). The bike museum pics were mine from the Tour Down Under. I've taken those down for now. I have a few more photographers that want to display their cycling photos in this space which I'm keen to do.

    thanks for reading
  • I read those blogs daily, but yours is an invaluable resource!

    And why DON'T you guys get our American sense of humor ("humour") anyway?
    Probably because you drive on the wrong side of the road...If you really wanted to be part of the community, you all (y'all - I'm a Texan) would jump off that island and push it closer.

    And I have to ask, what's the story of the great photos that cycle through the upper right of the blog? Some look like Rapha ads, but others have your Web site stamped on them.
  • I have to admit I read Fatty everyday like you. He cracks me up. You've blog is a lot more informational though.
  • Mich
    Those are probably two of the most popular cycling blogs running today, but Cycling Tips is quickly making its way up there. The odd funny post always helps break it up, but for the most part I come here for the useful cycling information that I've never seen written anywhere else. Keep it up!
  • Rob
    No comparison Cycling Tips rules. They are like a decafe skinny latte with no sugar, why bother?
  • anthony
    I'll donate $5 to the cause, but chumming around with BSNYC? There's lots better to see in NYC.
  • Steve
    Hasn't anyone found out the identity of the Bikesnob yet?
  • Jon
    Yes, both Snobby and Fatty do good blogs, but I come to cyclingtips for what I can learn about cycling - not the humor. You sometimes do a funny one though! Keep up the great work
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