Originally Posted by
Dudelsack
Having said that, there is a je ne sais pas quality about being at a stoplight turning green and hearing a dozen feet clip in all together. It's just cool.
Even better is SEEING about 10 roadies on an organised ride pull up in a row at a red light and all unclipping and putting the left foot down except the last one to arrive and he pulled up on the left of the line and entered Club Tombay by not unclipping-Falling right and knocking the whole row of riders over.
Club Tombay took a bit of thought to get the name right but it was agreed that there should be something for these ELITE riders that have excelled themselves by falling over due to failing to unclip when coming to rest or a stop. At this time "Club Med" was still in fashion but was not "American" enough. The French verb "Tomber" means to fall but still not right but near sounding and American is Tombay. It just sounded and looked right for what is an American based forum so Club Tombay finally had a name.
Certain rules for entry but the main one being that you have a fall by being unable to put a foot down when coming to a stop and having the inevitable meeting with the ground. Doesn't have to only be clipless pedals as clip and straps can also be a problem and due to the excellent qualities of some riders- it can also be done with platform pedals.
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Last edited by stapfam; 05-21-13 at 12:33 AM.