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Forum » Topic: Post-Olympic bike sales increase see wheelchair manufacturers bracing themselves http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47211 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Sun, 26 May 2013 01:38:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php quango on "Post-Olympic bike sales increase see wheelchair manufacturers bracing themselves" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47211#post-135706 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:10:57 +0000 quango 135706@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ For coach you mean? Didn't know pissing on a ginger fifty times gets you a cup of tea. Must be the red-head equivalent of rubbing a lamp and a genie coming out (that last bit sounds really sordid now that I'm not 10...) Ironduke on "Post-Olympic bike sales increase see wheelchair manufacturers bracing themselves" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47211#post-135697 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:42:26 +0000 Ironduke 135697@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ you could have mixed team compositions for the ginger cricket and football teams. Five 'Ooh for a moment there with the light behind you I thought I saw a hint' Three 'Look at the freckles on that, you ginger ninja' Two 'Wow, have you got a license for those pubes?' and One 'Oh you poor thing, here, take my seat and have fifty pee for a cup of tea. Nature can be so cruel' Prince Harry for sub, naturally. Scroat on "Post-Olympic bike sales increase see wheelchair manufacturers bracing themselves" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47211#post-135693 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:17:30 +0000 Scroat 135693@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ FP. ***** medici2471 on "Post-Olympic bike sales increase see wheelchair manufacturers bracing themselves" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47211#post-135692 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:15:17 +0000 medici2471 135692@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Great stuff you sickos...and I hear that Halfords are almost out of jump leads ***** Perks on "Post-Olympic bike sales increase see wheelchair manufacturers bracing themselves" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47211#post-135690 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:55:49 +0000 Perks 135690@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ and those with the worst case of gingerness and are unable to compete provide security in g4s catagory. a misunderstanding sees 1 competitor disqualified 4 only suffering from gingervitis. Vertically Challenged Giant on "Post-Olympic bike sales increase see wheelchair manufacturers bracing themselves" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47211#post-135684 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:12:01 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 135684@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ There really should be a category for gingers in the Paralympics. You’d have to have a grading system for the severity of the gingerness like they have several versions of the same event for people with different levels of disability. So you’d have the 100m ginger category run in separate races; the G1 class for people who just have a bit of an auburn tint to their hair, right through to a G4 class for those unfortunate people whose heads look like they are actually on fire. dvo4fun on "Post-Olympic bike sales increase see wheelchair manufacturers bracing themselves" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47211#post-135640 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:12:40 +0000 dvo4fun 135640@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Yep. If it gets featured it was all Perks' work but if hawkeye calls it 'long' then I'm still duty scapegoat until the start of the autumn term. At least. Read through the headline twice and thought it was going the route of the post-lympics increase in bike use ... leading to more bike accidents ... leading to more wheelchair demand. If you see what I mean. Ironduke on "Post-Olympic bike sales increase see wheelchair manufacturers bracing themselves" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47211#post-135629 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:48:54 +0000 Ironduke 135629@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Is there a paralympic category for gingers? Vertically Challenged Giant on "Post-Olympic bike sales increase see wheelchair manufacturers bracing themselves" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47211#post-135622 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:24:04 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 135622@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Not content with taking the piss out of cripples you have to have a pop at gingers too eh? You're a disgrace dvo. HIGNFY on "Post-Olympic bike sales increase see wheelchair manufacturers bracing themselves" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47211#post-135615 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:57:33 +0000 HIGNFY 135615@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Fantastic! button on "Post-Olympic bike sales increase see wheelchair manufacturers bracing themselves" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47211#post-135614 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:54:43 +0000 button 135614@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Good stuff Perks, I would imagine the only people to take offence will be those looking to take offence. Perks on "Post-Olympic bike sales increase see wheelchair manufacturers bracing themselves" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47211#post-135612 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:49:55 +0000 Perks 135612@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ cheers Yikes. your right, mobility better Yikes on "Post-Olympic bike sales increase see wheelchair manufacturers bracing themselves" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47211#post-135611 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:48:00 +0000 Yikes 135611@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Nice sub! Should it be "mobility" in 2nd para?? Perks on "Post-Olympic bike sales increase see wheelchair manufacturers bracing themselves" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47211#post-135610 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:46:13 +0000 Perks 135610@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Not sure if this crosses a line or not? If it doesn't, enjoy. If it does, Dvo told me to do it Perks on "Post-Olympic bike sales increase see wheelchair manufacturers bracing themselves" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47211#post-135608 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:45:05 +0000 Perks 135608@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Following on from the large increase in bike sales instigated by Team GB’s Cycling success at the Olympics, wheelchair manufacturers are bracing themselves for increased production should British Wheelchair racers have a similar level of dominance at the Paralympics ‘We estimate an increase in sales of up to 400% if Team GB get a few Golds’ one industry expert told us. ‘and makers of mobility aids are not stopping at wheelchairs. Nike have announced a spike in orders for the ‘cheetah blades’ worn by Oscar Pistorious at the Olympics’ One lucky customer, Michael Daniels received his blades a week ago, and despite a few teething problems he says he is happy with his purchase. ‘Soon after getting them I realised I might have to amputate both my legs below the knee to get full use of them’ the wannabe blade runner told us. ‘I bottled out of that so now just wear them on my feet. Granted I don’t seem to be running any faster, by I can now see over even the tallest of crowds.’ Some people have been quick to call the expected ‘mimicking’ of disability sport tasteless and sick, but as a worldwide partner of the Olympics, burger giant McDonalds say this is what the legacy is all about. ‘Many of our ‘regular’ customers have told us being able to run sitting down is very appealing. One such ‘tenant’ has even said that as well as participating in sport for the first time in 25 years, she will also take the opportunity to become more environmentally friendly. She has committed to doing the 100 metres in an electric wheelchair.’ Lord Seb Coe has cautiously welcomed the uptake of disability sport by able bodied participants, but has stressed that there is a line that must not be crossed. ‘’Inspiring a generation’ is what London 2012 has been about, and I trust the British public not to take it too far by offending those with disabilities. Luckily since Greg Rutherford‘s long jump Gold, we have not seen an increase in sales of ginger hair dye.’