The A/R Off Topic Thread

Slogger Jogger

When I got my bike last year I envisaged having buckled wheels from the potholes, so seen as I already had an MTB I opted for a cyclo cross racer which has fatter tyres which can take more a beating on crappy roads but also can take to the trails too...

Peckham

Adnams: The Bitter

For anyone who thinks English beer tastes like the pee, then try this. It's absolutely fantastic!

Krusty_Clown

Peckham wrote: »

Adnams: The Bitter

For anyone who thinks English beer tastes like the pee, then try this. It's absolutely fantastic!

Linkey no workey. I'm a big fan of Shepard Neame beers, like Spitfire, and Bishop's Finger (€1.90 a bottle in Tescos), oh, and also Newcastle Brown Ale, when I'm roughing it. Right now, I'm afraid to say, I'm drinking Australian. Never send the OH out on a beer run (unless she's reading this!).

OI

Slogger Jogger wrote: »

When I got my bike last year I envisaged having buckled wheels from the potholes, so seen as I already had an MTB I opted for a cyclo cross racer which has fatter tyres which can take more a beating on crappy roads but also can take to the trails too...

+1 big time, and very glad made that decision now

RacoonQueen

Thing is I knew it was there I've cycled the same route every day for three years and I always avoid that spot. There was a car right up my backside though, even though it's a 24 hour bus lane....

The fact the road in that spot has been in such bad condition for at least 3 years annoys me immensely too. :mad: The amount of dodging and weaving I've to do on a 4 mile trip to work is unbelievable.

Peckham

Am I the only one here watching Eurovision?

Mrs P goes away on a hen weekend, and I take the opportunity to sit in and watch Eurovision. That doesn't seem right.

xebec

Shocking stuff, the voting takes so bloody long! Liked the German song though...

Oh hang on, we've just gone ahead of the UK, things are looking up

menoscemo

Peckham wrote: »

Am I the only one here watching Eurovision?

Mrs P goes away on a hen weekend, and I take the opportunity to sit in and watch Eurovision. That doesn't seem right.

Not at all; I thought Iceland and Armenia were ok, everything else was crap. I thought greece was he worst song but it got in the top 5 yet my two picks did dismally.

Rineanna

I think we'll be paying for sending Dustin for a long time! :pac:

menoscemo wrote: »

Not at all; I thought Iceland and Armenia were ok, everything else was crap. I thought greece was he worst song but it got in the top 5 yet my two picks did dismally.

The Apricot stone song? :eek:

menoscemo

Rineanna wrote: »

I think we'll be paying for sending Dustin for a long time! :pac:




The Apricot stone song? :eek:

well, she had nice apricots in fairness.

rainbow kirby

menoscemo wrote: »

Not at all; I thought Iceland and Armenia were ok, everything else was crap. I thought greece was he worst song but it got in the top 5 yet my two picks did dismally.

Armenia would have won if it was a contest for best boobs of Eurovision. Thought the winning song was awful, though I know quite a few people who liked it.

kennyb3

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

He took my wheel for two weeks, before returning it today untouched, telling me he doesn't do wheel rebuilds any more... Grrr.... :mad:

Very angry clown.

I dont blame you, thats a bit crap leaving you in the lurch for 2 weeks

Krusty_Clown

kennyb3 wrote: »

I dont blame you, thats a bit crap leaving you in the lurch for 2 weeks

He offered me a free service etc and was very apologetic, but it still irks. I got some solid advice from the cycling forum though, and have ordered replacement front and rear wheels at a great price, so I'll have a backup set / set for the trainer (if I ever get around to using it!).

Daithi BC

Slogger Jogger wrote: »

When I got my bike last year I envisaged having buckled wheels from the potholes, so seen as I already had an MTB I opted for a cyclo cross racer which has fatter tyres which can take more a beating on crappy roads but also can take to the trails too...

What one did you go for and where did you get it, SJ? I'm thinking about investing in a bike at some stage, and having been on other peoples' racers, I'm not convinced. And don't even start me on clipless pedals and shoes.

RacoonQueen

I was dragged to see SATC2 today. Dear Jesus that was bad and long. Did it REALLY have to be that long?

BeepBeep67

The school were having an open day this afternoon, had a snoop in the book stall and picked up:
The Winning Mind - Seb Coe
Staying the Distance - Ronnie Delany
The rebel who would be king - Cantona
The heart of the Game - Jimmy Greaves
Jack Charlton the Autobiography
The Wicklow Way - Rucksack Readers
All for the paltry sum of €2, in fact they were 20c each, but I would have been too embarrased to wait for change with my arms full - plenty of good reading over the coming months so!

RacoonQueen

If any of you were my brother, what would you want me to buy you for your 30th birthday?

ecoli

RacoonQueen wrote: »

If any of you were my brother, what would you want me to buy you for your 30th birthday?

Something random like take him Zorbing (yes it is a real thing:p) or more personal what kinda things is he into?

ecoli

ecoli wrote: »

Something random like take him Zorbing (yes it is a real thing:p) or more personal what kinda things is he into?

On second though scratch that they not open this season yet due to planning permission problems

menoscemo

RacoonQueen wrote: »

If any of you were my brother, what would you want me to buy you for your 30th birthday?

A book I would actually be interested in. Don't try anyhting fancy, it won't work.

BeepBeep67

^ I've got a few books for sale - let you have them for €30

menoscemo

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

^ I've got a few books for sale - let you have them for €30

I heard about them, I actually have a few of the ones you picked up. I particualarly enjoyed the canona one.

RacoonQueen

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

^ I've got a few books for sale - let you have them for €30

He'd probably read the Cantona one actually he pretends to support the red shi...

menoscemo

RacoonQueen wrote: »

He'd probably read the Cantona one actually he pretends to support the red shi...

Who? me or your brother?

BeepBeep67

I'm not a manure fan, but I'm a sucker for sports bio's.

RacoonQueen

menoscemo wrote: »

Who? me or your brother?

The brother. I believe in your support of them. Think you might be one of the real ones.

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

I'm not a manure fan, but I'm a sucker for sports bio's.

I've have LOADS of footy ones if you're interested in any of the Revie Leeds team ones, Pele, Strachan, Batty, Colin Bell and a few more that I can't think of off the top of my head.

gerard65

RQ, I've got Peter Risdales book if your interested:D

RayCun

RacoonQueen wrote: »

If any of you were my brother, what would you want me to buy you for your 30th birthday?

When I'm spending more than a few quid on a present, I like to buy people an 'event'. A day/night out that they'd enjoy and remember, but it wouldn't have occurred to them to buy themselves, or that they would have written off as too extravagant to spend their own money on. Theatre tickets - cirque du soleil are touring, I think? - or a day of race car driving, or a weekend away...
Not a thing, but an experience.

RacoonQueen

gerard65 wrote: »

RQ, I've got Peter Risdales book if your interested:D

Sadly, so do I. It was a gift and I've never actually opened it. If I ever go camping it'd make a good firestarter I suppose.:D

OI

Daithi BC wrote: »

What one did you go for and where did you get it, SJ? I'm thinking about investing in a bike at some stage, and having been on other peoples' racers, I'm not convinced. And don't even start me on clipless pedals and shoes.

I'm pretty sure sj got the same as the one I got last year which was a giant tcx 2, some nice like

http://www.pedalon.co.uk/acatalog/giant_tcx_2xl.jpg