Dr Ferrari's Camper Van (off-topic discussion)

Dermot Illogical

Early morning spin goes wrong.

Squidgy Black

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

Early morning spin goes wrong.

Early morning drop off is more apt.

CramCycle

Zyzz wrote: »

Be warned I found this awkward as f*ck..

It looks like cycledub runs the red to give out to him??? Or am I missing something on my phone

Dermot Illogical

CramCycle wrote: »

It looks like cycledub runs the red to give out to him??? Or am I missing something on my phone

Unless there's a filter for left-turning traffic, then you're right.

CramCycle

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

Unless there's a filter for left-turning traffic, then you're right.

I think there maybe a filter as I think there is a ped crossing to the right. Only just recognised the junction.

seamus

There is a left filter on that light, so even though we can't see it in the video, I'd give him the benefit of the doubt

ThisRegard

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

Early morning spin goes wrong.

I laughed when the ads proceeding the main story is for the cycling gear in Lidl.

Stupid headline though. If a criminal is shot in a car or while out walking, he's not called a motorist or walker in the story.

Harrybelafonte

detones wrote: »

Why thank you. I have been eating more.

I speak from experience btw.

cormacjones

CramCycle wrote: »

It looks like cycledub runs the red to give out to him??? Or am I missing something on my phone

CycleDub doesn't come across too well in that clip either to be fair.

What sort of person posts that on youtube?

Planet X

Only 8883 units left in stock! 95% OFF.

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Planet X

.....or is it Oakey Dokey!

Squidgy Black

Planet X wrote: »

Only 8883 units left in stock! 95% OFF.

http://www.oakleys-ireland.com/oakley-radar-path-sunglass-2209-p-3074.html

Everything's 16 euro, is it a legit website? The header reads "Welcome to Oakley Sunglasses Google Shop."

RobertFoster

Looks very dodgy tbh. Click on "Why Buy From Us" and it 404s.

Planet X

Of course it's dodgy.
Oakley"S" Ireland. Official site is http://ie.oakley.com/
It's a bit of fun.

It's like buying a Colnagos Frame or something.

Zyzz

Single repeat exam done today, felt it went well..fingers crossed

Now to go for a spin, wit my luck ill probably be knocked down :pac:

RobertFoster

...or shot.

Squidgy Black

I'm going to have to change my LBS and use another further afield. This is the 3rd time he's taken in my bike and said he'd ring me, but not get on to me for days and leave me to keep chasing him up. This time it's just replacing the bearings in a hub, told me he'd find out if he could get the bearings when I dropped the wheel in on Friday, still no word.

rollingscone

I think I'm in trouble.

Darkglasses

rollingscone wrote: »

I think I'm in trouble.

Good news! Your turn to buy a new bike!

rollingscone

Actually with my finances I'm on the no cycling plan.

Zyzz

That sucks Mr.Scone!

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Strava has lead me to believe that if you aren't first you suck at bicycling.

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Also was a boardsie cycling a steel frame out towards Clontarf earlier? (no helmet lol) Beautiful machine.

Chips Lovell

Girl steals her own bike back from bike thief.

rollingscone

rollingscone wrote: »

I think I'm in trouble.

I've tried sanding off the burrs will give it a test spin tomorrow

Squidgy Black

rollingscone wrote: »

I've tried sanding off the burrs will give it a test spin tomorrow

Is that from the new pads you've fitted?

rollingscone

It's from the piece of glass that lodged itself in the new pads the first time i took the bike outside the door.

Squidgy Black

Yikes, talk about bad luck. Is it deep though? I'd imagine if it's only a few millimetres it mightn't be too bad.

Captain Havoc

Looks like I'm gonna miss the rest of the vuelta. I got offered a job this evening, in the line of what I'm qualified to do just without the sheety hours. Money's not great but this is very much compensated by normal working hours and it's in Kilkenny, so I'll actually be up money as I won't be driving to work. I will also be working few Sundays, which means more cycling \o/

Darkglasses

Congratulations Captain! Great news!

Dermot Illogical

Zyzz wrote: »

Also was a boardsie cycling a steel frame out towards Clontarf earlier? (no helmet lol) Beautiful machine.

More details please.
Some of that sounds familiar...

seamus

Protip for today; Gardai are good drivers but they're not infallible.
Had a shickalony pull in on top of me in the cycle lane without checking his mirrors. I thought about giving him a quick "Hey!", but then decided that if he didn't take kindly to being corrected or if he was having a ****ty morning, he could no doubt find some reason to make my morning ****ty too.

cdaly_

Go you Havoc!

The tax man

Great stuff Captain.

lennymc

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Looks like I'm gonna miss the rest of the vuelta. I got offered a job this evening, in the line of what I'm qualified to do just without the sheety hours. Money's not great but this is very much compensated by normal working hours and it's in Kilkenny, so I'll actually be up money as I won't be driving to work. I will also be working few Sundays, which means more cycling \o/

I'm gutted for you captain - the vuelta looks like its gonna be a cracker

manafana

lennymc wrote: »

I'm gutted for you captain - the vuelta looks like its gonna be a cracker

how would you know?

Zyzz

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

More details please.
Some of that sounds familiar...

Is that my Q for "oh he was a beautiful cyclist and he had legs that looked like they were moulded by Zeus"? :pac:

..blue shorts, can't remember what was on them lol

Dermot Illogical

Zyzz wrote: »

Is that my Q for "oh he was a beautiful cyclist and he had legs that looked like they were moulded by Zeus"? :pac:

..blue shorts, can't remember what was on them lol

All of that sounds very familiar
I was in the area on a chrome Bianchi Pista, blue shorts and sans lid.
The Pista is a thing of beauty, surpassing even the beauty of my god-moulded legs.

Raam

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

All of that sounds very familiar
I was in the area on a chrome Bianchi Pista, blue shorts and sans lid.
The Pista is a thing of beauty, surpassing even the beauty of my god-moulded legs.

I think I drafted you all the way to work yesterday. Thanks!

Dermot Illogical

Raam wrote: »

I think I drafted you all the way to work yesterday. Thanks!

I had a feeling that might have been you. Was targeting the guy ahead when I heard your freewheel and began to wish I had gears.

Raam

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

I had a feeling that might have been you. Was targeting the guy ahead when I heard your freewheel and began to wish I had gears.

You were doing a fine speed, certainly I didn't want to overtake you.

rollingscone

So the good news: Brought the roadbike into Thinkbike in Rathmines and they reckoned the scratches in my rims are purely cosmetic damage so I can keep going on them.

The bad news: I'm still a nervous wimp on descents, did a little confidence building exercise descending the bottom half of Cruagh road a few times but I reckon I might have set an inverse KOM. As I've had a full set of flashbacky, anxious nervous wreckery as a result of an accident in another sport I'm pretty sure this is just my body over reacting and I intend to keep at it until I'm going again.

Other good news, GP4seasons are pretty mega but slow me down, getting a free Rubino from someone, so I reckon it'll be my mission to pick up another for cheap before next summer.

Zyzz

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

All of that sounds very familiar
I was in the area on a chrome Bianchi Pista, blue shorts and sans lid.
The Pista is a thing of beauty, surpassing even the beauty of my god-moulded legs.

Must of been you then, Ill be sure to say howiya next time!

It certainly is that, stunning piece of kit. Apologies for my squeaky handlebars while I was behind ya..I presume it's my bike as I can't pull the old age card :pac:

Dermot Illogical

Zyzz wrote: »

Must of been you then, Ill be sure to say howiya next time!

It certainly is that, stunning piece of kit. Apologies for my squeaky handlebars while I was behind ya..I presume it's my bike as I can't pull the old age card :pac:

Did you pass me in Fairview?

CramCycle

Safety message at its finest:
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Zyzz

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

Did you pass me in Fairview?

Yup, a bit after the bridge, white top, Livestrong helmet (lol) :pac:

I like that right hand turn past the park so I tend to kick up the pace if I can catch the lights!

Dermot Illogical

Zyzz wrote: »

Yup, a bit after the bridge, white top, Livestrong helmet (lol) :pac:

I like that right hand turn past the park so I tend to kick up the pace if I can catch the lights!

And then you went out the coast towards Howth? I got caught at the lights there at the Howth Road/Fairview but was just back on your wheel as we got to my turn-off at the Baldoyle Rd. Quite the pace you were setting.

Zyzz

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

And then you went out the coast towards Howth? I got caught at the lights there at the Howth Road/Fairview but was just back on your wheel as we got to my turn-off at the Baldoyle Rd. Quite the pace you were setting.

'twas I

I've rarely cycled out towards Howth on anyone's wheel or with someone on mine..all that slipstream going to waste

Second place on this segment is my only claim to fame on that route - http://www.strava.com/segments/4051081 (first places looks incredibly dodgy but ah well)

Dermot Illogical

Zyzz wrote: »

'twas I

I've rarely cycled out towards Howth on anyone's wheel or with someone on mine..all that slipstream going to waste

Second place on this segment is my only claim to fame on that route - http://www.strava.com/segments/4051081 (first places looks incredibly dodgy but ah well)

1st place on that segment was set during winds that were close to hurricane speeds. I remember checking it out before as it did look dodgy. That particular individual only ever appears to get results in weather from what I can see

Morrisseeee

Looks like a nice descent



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NeedMoreGears

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

1st place on that segment was set during winds that were close to hurricane speeds. I remember checking it out before as it did look dodgy. That particular individual only ever appears to get results in weather from what I can see

So does the guy in 7th

(didn't even know the segment existed - honest)

rollingscone

Morrisseeee wrote: »

Looks like a nice descent



Here for bigger resolution.

No one tell Tuschel.