RN "If you can fix a bike..." ad.

graymee · Post by **graymee** » 12 Aug 2018, 11:28am

I've just seen a post on Facebook with a still from the Royal Navy "If you can fix a bike.." advert. Did a search, found the ad on YouTube and it appears to be genuine and not photoshopped. I am left wondering "How the hell did they manage to do this?"

Post by **Mick F** » 12 Aug 2018, 11:33am

I reckon the cranks don't match.
One is diamond, the other square, so they are 45degs out.

Brucey · Post by **Brucey** » 12 Aug 2018, 11:34am

odd cranks; one with a 'square' orientation, and one with a 'diamond'. Good spot! One for the 'daft TV ads' thread this.
(like Mick says, x-posted)
cheers

Valbrona · Post by **Valbrona** » 12 Aug 2018, 12:55pm

These are attempts of the advertisers to create viral talking points. I think if one cares to look at the whole advert in detail there will be perhaps others.

Cyril Haearn · Post by **Cyril Haearn** » 12 Aug 2018, 5:12pm

Offset cranks are the new oval chainwheels for people with two different legs

Post by **Mick F** » 12 Aug 2018, 5:19pm

Two different legs?

I have two legs, and they are mirror images of each other.
Does that make them different? :wink:

Cyril Haearn · Post by **Cyril Haearn** » 12 Aug 2018, 5:53pm

Mick F wrote:Two different legs?

I have two legs, and they are mirror images of each other.
Does that make them different?

Yes, scientists suspect that left and right legs are different, one may be stronger or shorter than the other, you do not realise this yet but you need special expensive €€€ offset cranks to get the best performance :wink:

rjb · Post by **rjb** » 12 Aug 2018, 5:55pm

It's a bike for "Jake the peg" just awaits the fitting of the Third crank. :lol:

drossall · Post by **drossall** » 12 Aug 2018, 6:11pm

The question is though, if you can't fix a bike, what will happen when you get your hands on a destroyer?

Cunobelin · Post by **Cunobelin** » 12 Aug 2018, 8:34pm

At least it shows modernisation.

This is a "Blue Plaque from Gosport

Cyril Haearn · Post by **Cyril Haearn** » 12 Aug 2018, 8:59pm

Maybe Witherspoons would be a good place to seek people who can fix bikes, offer them the Queens shilling (5 pence) :wink:

Cunobelin · Post by **Cunobelin** » 12 Aug 2018, 9:10pm

Cyril Haearn wrote:Maybe Witherspoons would be a good place to seek people who can fix bikes, offer them the Queens shilling (5 pence)

andrew_s · Post by **andrew_s** » 12 Aug 2018, 10:17pm

You would have thought they would have managed to correct it after a year
https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=103760.0

gregoryoftours · Post by **gregoryoftours** » 12 Aug 2018, 11:22pm

Could be matching crank arms but octalink too.

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