Enda Kenny the roadie?

fat bloke

Taken from another thread - is it for real or a photoshop or what?

Anyone car to confirm or deny? Let me know. There might be in an extra vote in it for him


Edit. Hmmm, I just saw the livestrong bracelet.... that could send me the other way. -What kind of bike was he riding? If it's a frickin trek 1.2 then I'm voting labour, but if it's a tasty yoke he could still swing it

niceonetom

Look at that visor.

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DirkVoodoo

It's been mentioned before.

That photo makes me want to hang myself with an 11 speed chain.

fat bloke

Yeah, I just found the pic from in google there, it's an irish times photo from last years Ring of Kerry apparently.

I say fair feckin' play to him.

So we could have a roadie for Taoiseach in a couple of months!!!??!!

We could do a lot worse!!

If there were more of us in the councils we might spend less of our Sunday mornings shouting "HOLE"

DirkVoodoo

Enda Kenny could ride the RAS and I still wouldn't vote for him. Clown.

gmoorewest

If anybody has a picture of Brian Cowan or Mary Harney in cycling gear, I don't want to see it. eeerrrrhhhhh

Lumen

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=70064491&postcount=6718

Lumen

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Enda Kenny could ride the RAS and I still wouldn't vote for him. Clown.

Dirk, slagging the man who is probably going to be our next Taoiseach and who might do something good for the sport in Ireland is the sort of attitude that is dragging this country down towards a moral and economic abyss, the depths of which can only be imagined.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

papac

gmoorewest wrote: »

If anybody has a picture of Brian Cowan or Mary Harney in cycling gear, I don't want to see it. eeerrrrhhhhh

I'm trying to have my dinner ffs.

fat bloke

Lumen wrote: »

Dirk, slagging the man who is probably going to be our next Taoiseach and who might do something good for the sport in Ireland is the sort of attitude that is dragging this country down towards a moral and economic abyss, the depths of which can only be imagined.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

I must say, everything I've ever heard about cycling officialdom, right down to club committee level, smacked only of division and disagreement.

I don't know that we'd make much of a coherent lobby group.

Paul Kiernan

There was a lovely photo of Enda with his support team, but I can't find it - I'm sure it was on this forum.

Chips Lovell

It'd take a lot more than him grinning like an eejit in a photo op to convince me that Fine Gael has the interests of cyclists at heart.

As far as I recall, it didn't support the National Cycling Policy Framework. In Dublin at least, its councillors have been pretty hostile about cyclists.

Policy, not photos, gets my vote.

Chips Lovell

I should probably add the caveat that a party's policy on cycling would be fairly low down on my list of priorities in a general election.

Quigs Snr

+1 El Tonto, the Greens gave us the bike scheme, but a whole load of other crap too that negated all of that, so cycling policy would be pretty low on my list of desired qualities in a party for the election.

Of course I cannot get excited about any of the parties and in particular the candidates in my area. I wouldn't vote for any of them if the polling booth was in my bathroom and I was dying for a sh*t..

... and Enda... MTB helmet on a road bike... tut tut what would his Italian counterpart think ?

barrabus

Just had a quick glance at the ring of kerry photos on http://www.killarneycameraclub.ie/index.php . Everyone else wearing sunnies to filter the bright light not our Enda...
The US got Barack Obama, looks like we are getting Forrest Gump

michael196

anyone get the kind of tiger look he has going on ???? or is that just my imagination ??


what would mary harney ride anyhow ?

ahem.



maybe Giant ? ; Felt ? ; high nelly? hybrid ? any suggestions ?

what frame size would mary be ? do you think ?

seriously ...

Icyseanfitz

michael196 wrote: »

anyone get the kind of tiger look he has going on ???? or is that just my imagination ??


what would mary harney ride anyhow ?

ahem.



maybe Giant ? ; Felt ? ; high nelly? hybrid ? any suggestions ?

what frame size would mary be ? do you think ?

seriously ...

a big wheel tricycle

Bunnyhopper

Quigs Snr wrote: »

what would his Italian counterpart think ?

If you mean Silvio then he'd probably think, "I wonder how much it would cost to ride that." That seems to be the default thought.

petethedrummer

He used to post here as Blorg.

lukester

Quigs Snr wrote: »

... and Enda... MTB helmet on a road bike...

tut tut what would his Italian counterpart think ?

Pier Luigi Bersani: Kenny? È certamente un Fred.

Jawgap

Inda ain't exactly Putin.

Putin wears cycling gloves, wonder if he goes out for the odd spin......

Dizraeligears

C'mon folks-does he look any less of a gimp than the rest of us do when we're clobbered up for the road?
Might be a long shot here,but maybe the man is enjoying himself when he goes out,getting away from it all.Same as the rest of us...

langdang

Dizraeligears wrote: »

Might be a long shot here,but maybe the man is enjoying himself when he goes out,getting away from it all.Same as the rest of us...

I agree, tis hardly the most lucrative vote getter is it? I'd rather see a potential leader take time out for a some exercise than attending every funeral,christening and letter opening in the country

Lumen

langdang wrote: »

I agree, tis hardly the most lucrative vote getter is it? I'd rather see a potential leader take time out for a some exercise than attending every funeral,christening and letter opening in the country

Yeah, but you need to look at the big picture. He's wearing a visor and his helmet straps are fastened on the outside of his glasses.

I'd question his competence to govern; he's clearly being ill-advised.

How's he supposed to untangle NAMA if he can't even get his headgear right?

:pac:

Captain Havoc

But he could look like less of one, I mean Sarko doesn't look all that bad on the vélo.


To be fair to Inda, it is great to see a politician on a bike out there with the rest of us proles. I know a lot of politicians wouldn't do it for fear of being harassed.

niceonetom

I suppose I should say "hey, it could be worse!" ^^^

but I'd still rate Obama above Edna in the statesmanship stakes, even with that mudguard.

langdang

Get yer quotes together biys, as welcome a change as Enda will be, there's a good tradition of high-priced external consultants advising the government- ye could be well in there!

Chips Lovell

Dizraeligears wrote: »

C'mon folks-does he look any less of a gimp than the rest of us do when we're clobbered up for the road?

Any more of gimp you mean?

And yes, he does:

cantalach

gmoorewest wrote: »

If anybody has a picture of Brian Cowan or Mary Harney in cycling gear, I don't want to see it. eeerrrrhhhhh

If, on the other hand, anyone has a photo of Miriam O'Callaghan in cycling gear, I would love to see it.

lukester

I just sicked up a little bit @ Enda.

Lumen

niceonetom wrote: »

Obama

O.M.G.W.T.F.

Commuter-racing Boris....

langdang

el tonto wrote: »

Any more of gimp you mean?

And yes, he does:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_opmicb_5CnE/SNln9Aqj3JI/AAAAAAAAADI/znzdbGF1UgY/s400/enda+bike.jpg

at least it's the same bike and helmet - they weren't just magicked up for a photoshoot on Coomakiste.

lukester

Lumen wrote: »

O.M.G.W.T.F.

Commuter-racing Boris....

That is the least offensive politico on a bike I've seen in this thread.

Lumen

lukester wrote: »

That is the least offensive politico on a bike I've seen in this thread.

Napoleon looks quite cool. He even manages to carry off the half-shorts with his general air of unhelmeted insouciance.

"Beeb shorts, aaaah pffft. I moost 'av full access to Little Sarko at all times; Carla is most demanding".

lukester

Lumen wrote: »

Napoleon looks quite cool. He even manages to carry off the half-shorts with his general air of unhelmeted insouciance.

"Beeb shorts, aaaah pffft. I moost 'av full access to Little Sarko at all times; Carla is most demanding".

I know, but I can't forgive him those white socks with those black shoes. I'd like to believe it's in hommage to Anquetil et al, but I fear it's just a Euro FAIL.

Jawgap

Dizraeligears wrote: »

C'mon folks-does he look any less of a gimp than the rest of us do when we're clobbered up for the road?
Might be a long shot here,but maybe the man is enjoying himself when he goes out,getting away from it all.Same as the rest of us...

Of course we are equal to him in the gimp stakes - but the difference is there's not many posting here who will be up in the Aras tellin the bould Mary that we're the new sherriff and that it's time to pass out the seals.

Inda's problem isn't that he looks like a gimp - it's that he looks like what he is - a failed primary school teacher who inherited his father's seat. Not exactly the credentials one would like to see in the next Taoiseach - the one who is supposed to get us out of this economic mess [/rant]

RoubX

I got "talking" to him once on twitter and at the end of a conversation suggested (definitely in a tounge-in-cheek way):

@EndaKennyTD excellent! Q: when do you find time for spins on the bike? Maybe a twitter "Ride with Enda" on the campaign in Feb, like Lance

He replied with a realistic:

@RouBx That not a bad idea! Thanks. Not sure how many would turn out!

#lametofame

johnam

niceonetom wrote: »

I suppose I should say "hey, it could be worse!" ^^^

but I'd still rate Obama above Edna in the statesmanship stakes, even with that mudguard.

Thats not a mud guard on Obama's bike, its a trailer bike for the kids....can be damn sure the secret service don't let him use that anymore

barrabus

You may well loathe him, but W looks like he knows how to bike..

Chips Lovell

You think so?

papac

michael196 wrote: »

what would mary harney ride anyhow ?

ahem.



maybe Giant ? ; Felt ? ; high nelly? hybrid ? any suggestions ?

what frame size would mary be ? do you think ?

seriously ...

Don't know what she rides but I know she can't compete pending the outcome of the wada investigation.(allegedly).

barrabus

michael196 wrote: »

what would mary harney ride anyhow ?

ahem.



maybe Giant ? ; Felt ? ; high nelly? hybrid ? any suggestions ?

what frame size would mary be ? do you think ?

seriously ...

would have to have tandem wheels

mloc123

petethedrummer wrote: »

He used to post here as Blorg.

What ever happened to Blorg? Still in the middle east area?

Jawgap

michael196 wrote: »

anyone get the kind of tiger look he has going on ???? or is that just my imagination ??


what would mary harney ride anyhow ?

ahem.



maybe Giant ? ; Felt ? ; high nelly? hybrid ? any suggestions ?

what frame size would mary be ? do you think ?

seriously ...