Don't know a lot about Tony, being a man of few words.  But we are aware Temperate's a semi-retired Engineer, and one of the many Bike North members who've contributed to expanding Muggs rides.

 

BigGears crunches, you guessed it, "big gears", and keeps Whippet, Malvern Star 'n Navigator honest.  The longer the ride, the more often fellow Muggs catch, out of the corner of their right eye, usually at the base of an incline, that awkward, unique style of Temperate out-of-the-saddle blitzing past, with that wob-wob-wob familiar sound of crunching on his big chain-ring.  

 

Not a lot of style, even less finesse, but highly effective, particularly into the 2nd hundred clicks.