Tedious Bickering

ten speed racer

flickerx wrote: »

Regrettably my wrist is not good after the tumble today at the Cabra copshop... if it doesnt improve by tomorrow, I might have to go get it x-rayed. Something doesnt feel right with it

I hope you wrist is ok. Thanks for the photos--they remind me of my long overdue need for a haircut...

blorg

Sorry to hear about your spill flickerx.

Just look at the smugness on his face in the last photo!

Still has it in Clontarf:



I should have taken one at the finish but I was more preoccupied with our new hero, Mockler.

oflahero

Hilarious. Well done to all involved. I was late getting out this morning, but did the route from howth to bray eventually, albeit an hour behind. I was expecting pools of blood and pieces of carbon fibre all over the road all the way to Shankill, but nary a shred.

Vico Road was well doable despite the closure signs of doom (although an MTB could've got a good ten seconds ahead there with a couple of easy hops up onto the footpad), but I can see how the race route could've thrown the peleton a bit further on, the bit of Vico Rd by Bono's gaff being one-way coming up the hill which isn't acknowledged by Google Maps. Great entertainment anyway and well done again.

Is there a Sunday Business Post sports special in all of this, perhaps?

Home:Ballyhoura

flickerx wrote: »

May I ask whoever owns the Oregon Scientific ATC3K helmet cam how did you mount it on the helmet? I have it on the bars but can never get it to go onto the helmet properly! I'd say it would be much smoother that way especially for mountain biking which is when I mainly use it. Cheers

EDIT: Also, was it used today to video the action? Got any footage to show us?

redmaxi

WELL DONE Mockler !. I love to see the [so called]underdog win.

Well done to blorg also who it appears dusted everyone.

Captain Havoc

This is all truely fairytale stuff and I'm sure one or two of ye will be reading it to your kids.

Lumen

For the record, this is the route that Tonto took, according the the GPS safely tucked in my back pocket.

Jawgap

Brilliant.

Just catching up now, but it sounds like it was a great morning. I'm sorry to have missed it but hopefully I'll make the rematch - Bray to Howth with Tonto on the MTB and Mockler on the road bike - the aggregation of the two events to determine who is the better cyclist, rather than which is the better bike!:)

Well done to Mockler - an epic victory!

Also, (not sucking up to the mods!!!) but I think Lumen should get some acknowledgement for his moderation of this thread - a heavier hand would've killed the thing early on. Well done Lumen.

I'm off to vote in the thread to get Mockler unbanned (if he hasn't already) - to the victor, the spoils and he should have the opportunity to come back on here as soon as possible and wallow in his win!

fran oconnor

Lumen wrote: »

For the record, this is the route that Tonto took, according the the GPS safely tucked in my back pocket.

know wonder he lost,that's feckin miles out of the way..

Beasty

Lumen wrote: »

For the record, this is the route that Tonto took, according the the GPS safely tucked in my back pocket.

So the secret weapon was actually Lumen, who hid the GPS from el tonto, and presumably shouted on the approach to Bray - "next right tonto"

JacksonHeightsOwn

if tonto was the guy in the red, wasnt he at the end? im confuzzled

Beasty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7pvA4EHi08

Chartsengrafs

I just came across this thread now...should have put on the kettle, that took a while to get through! Mad stuff..

googlehead

:D:D

This is funny as hell. fair play for the 2 guys who raced.

Mockler007 should get the kings pardon and be reinstated.

Beasty

chrisbonnie wrote: »

if tonto was the guy in the red, wasnt he at the end? im confuzzled

He was at the end .... eventually

From the pictures, Raam was also in red, although they are easy to tell apart - el tonto has a much larger build than Raam

RobFowl

Beasty wrote: »

el tonto has a much larger build than Raam

To be fair Posh Spice has a larger build than RAAM

JacksonHeightsOwn

Beasty wrote: »

He was at the end .... eventually

From the pictures, Raam was also in red, although they are easy to tell apart - el tonto has a much larger build than Raam

ah, so Raam is the guy in the aqua something outfit, not Tonto

DirkVoodoo

chrisbonnie wrote: »

ah, so Raam is the guy in the aqua something outfit, not Tonto

No that was Tonto. There is a photo of him with Mockler at the start a few pages back.

EDIT:

blorg

Tonto is the one with the insufferably smug look on his face in all the photos.

IM0

blorg wrote: »

Tonto is the one with the insufferably smug look on his face in all the photos.

except for any taken at the finish

fran oconnor

me@ucd wrote: »

except for any taken at the finish

oh,where can we find these photo's eh:D,i wouldnt mind a look.

kona

Ha, only read this thread now, I thought it was about somebody moaning about a fight with a motorist or something:D

Well done mockler!

I think Mocklers choice of bike may have swung him the race;)

Kona>Cervelo etc

flickerx

kona wrote: »

Kona>Cervelo etc

Kona, are you challenging the road bikers on this forum to a race?

CheGuedara

flickerx wrote: »

Kona, are you challenging the road bikers on this forum to a race?

It sounded like a challenge between Kona MTB owners and Cervelo owners alright...

Raam

CheGuedara wrote: »

It sounded like a challenge between Kona MTB owners and Cervelo owners alright...

Well I own both a Cervelo and a Kona MTB. I'll race myself and report back.

Vélo

Raam wrote: »

Well I own both a Cervelo and a Kona MTB. I'll race myself and report back.

What are the odds on you winning?

Beasty

Vélo wrote: »

What are the odds on you winning?

You need to cross the finishing line to win, which to some of these guys appears a bit of a challenge:)

TinyExplosions

Vélo wrote: »

What are the odds on you winning?

My money's on Blorg and his fixie

kona

flickerx wrote: »

Kona, are you challenging the road bikers on this forum to a race?

Kona has Already won the Boards.ie 2010 manufacturers championship:p

kona

Raam wrote: »

Well I own both a Cervelo and a Kona MTB. I'll race myself and report back.

Mtb would be better for towing .


So Kona wins again