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

Mycroft H

You need a helmet camera doozerie :P

AIR-AUSSIE

I have a lose boss on the threads for my bottle cage. How can this be fixed?

Wishbone Ash

AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »

How can this be fixed?

Ideal opportunity for a new bike!:)

Icyseanfitz

AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »

I have a lose boss on the threads for my bottle cage. How can this be fixed?

frames probably a write off at this stage unfortunately, the rotational stress from a loose boss creates miniature cracks throughout the entire downtube making it unsafe to use...

Wishbone Ash

C'mon Galway!

lennymc

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

C'mon Galway!

Are galway in a cycle race?

colm_gti

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

C'mon Galway!

You're in the wrong forum :pac:

CheGuedara

AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »

I have a lose boss on the threads for my bottle cage. How can this be fixed?

Sounds like you stripped the thread on the rivet nut and now the allen headed bolt used to secure your bottle cage has nothing to hold onto? A good engineering company should be able to get the old rivet nut out of the frame and install a new on in pretty short order.

As I understand it it's just a case of removing the outer lip of the existing riv-nut carefully using a saw/dremel, popping it into the frame (from where it is easily tipped out via the BB/seat tube) and then installing a new riv-nut.

EDIT: it actually might be something that can be DIYed - LINK

Miklos

Thinking of starting a campaign to move Paris-Roubaix to the cycle track between Donnybrook and Bray.

Wishbone Ash

Apologies to the Dublin Wheelers member who I nearly brought down while weaving around post match traffic in Dorset Street this evening.

(You weren't long getting up the Drumcondra Road - left me for dust! )

Lusk Doyle

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »

I have a lose boss on the threads for my bottle cage. How can this be fixed?

frames probably a write off at this stage unfortunately, the rotational stress from a loose boss creates miniature cracks throughout the entire downtube making it unsafe to use...

Not necessarily. I've had all bolts and the threads replaced on mine with no issues other than minor scratches on the frame.

Hermy

Paid a brief visit to Dublin today to mark the second anniversary of my brothers wife's death from cancer. We released some balloons atop Howth Head which was nice despite the inclement weather. While there it was great to see so many cyclists of all ages out and about. It's a great focal point for cyclists and I hate not having it on my doorstep any more.

AstraMonti

These were probably the most unlucky holidays I had, fortunately they are over..
I woke up Sunday at 4am to take the ferry from a very remote island in greece to athens which is a 10hour trip. I also woke up to a swolen face due to an allergy of some sort, took a anti-allergy pill and went to the ferry hoping there will be a doctor in there. How wrong was I! They didn't even have painkillers, disgrace! 12hours later I was rushed to the hospital where I waited 5 hours for someone to see me, they didn't know what caused it so I took a load of cortizone and lots of hours to bring down the swelling. At this point I am just glad I am still alive...

Raam

AstraMonti wrote: »

These were probably the most unlucky holidays I had, fortunately they are over..
I woke up Sunday at 4am to take the ferry from a very remote island in greece to athens which is a 10hour trip. I also woke up to a swolen face due to an allergy of some sort, took a anti-allergy pill and went to the ferry hoping there will be a doctor in there. How wrong was I! They didn't even have painkillers, disgrace! 12hours later I was rushed to the hospital where I waited 5 hours for someone to see me, they didn't know what caused it so I took a load of cortizone and lots of hours to bring down the swelling. At this point I am just glad I am still alive...

Scary stuff. It's raining here. Does that help? Seriously though, take it handy chief.

Raam

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

Not necessarily. I've had all bolts and the threads replaced on mine with no issues other than minor scratches on the frame.

I also had a rattly cage boss fixed. Some neat home-made tool by Cliff when he was in Cyclelogical.

Junior

AstraMonti wrote: »

So I took a load of cortizone and lots of hours to bring down the swelling. At this point I am just glad I am still alive...

Hope you got a TUE for that mate !

In other news I hope you are ok dude and that you come right..

Interview went well today, and regardless it's practically definite that I'll be starting work in a separate position tomorrow. Hooray!

Lusk Doyle

AstraMonti wrote: »

These were probably the most unlucky holidays I had, fortunately they are over..
I woke up Sunday at 4am to take the ferry from a very remote island in greece to athens which is a 10hour trip. I also woke up to a swolen face due to an allergy of some sort, took a anti-allergy pill and went to the ferry hoping there will be a doctor in there. How wrong was I! They didn't even have painkillers, disgrace! 12hours later I was rushed to the hospital where I waited 5 hours for someone to see me, they didn't know what caused it so I took a load of cortizone and lots of hours to bring down the swelling. At this point I am just glad I am still alive...

Ouch! That's not good at all. If ever there was a case for the Greeks to pay all some of their taxes...:rolleyes:

Get well soon.

ROK ON

Astra given what has befallen you on holidays in Greece & France I think that you need to stop going on holidays. Also didn't you get really ill on another cycling holiday a few years back.

Seriously dude, stay in work. Holidays are hazardous for your health.

Get well soon. Pace yourself chef.

buffalo

From Facebook:



Oh yeah, me and Cee double-V go way back.

Darkglasses

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

ednwireland

DIY replica sky world championship jersey
shamelessly stolen from bikeradar

bcmf

Darkglasses wrote: »

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

Watching the jersey ceremony on the last stage and I think one of the Greenedge boys were getting a jersey and they did the 'call me' fone to the ear thing, I wonder if they will update the youtube vid

Icyseanfitz

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

Not necessarily. I've had all bolts and the threads replaced on mine with no issues other than minor scratches on the frame.

i was actually attempting to be sarcastic thought he meant that the bolt was literally just loose :pac:

ednwireland

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

i was actually attempting to be sarcastic thought he meant that the bolt was literally just loose :pac:

i know someonne who had a year old trek madone replaced witha new one (by trek ) when the bottle cage pulled out the nut and cracked all thecarbon fibre round the hole in the process

ednwireland

woo hooo iphone 5 has an apple designed sim card (this is an advantage how?)

watch apple sim cards been chrged for

think i'll stick with my s3

Captain Havoc

Sitting in a doctors waiting room here with Jeremy Kyle on, riveting stuff altogether.

fat bloke

ednwireland wrote: »

i know someonne who had a year old trek madone replaced witha new one (by trek ) when the bottle cage pulled out the nut and cracked all thecarbon fibre round the hole in the process

Jaysus. For the want of a shoe ... etc

Super Freak

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Sitting in a doctors waiting room here with Jeremy Kyle on, riveting stuff altogether.

Lowest common denomon, deen, denno gob****es!!

How's the embarrassing rash:p

ThisRegard

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Sitting in a doctors waiting room here with Jeremy Kyle on, riveting stuff altogether.

When my wife was pregnant and we went for the usual check ups in the hospital, TV3 was left on in the waiting room all day. And as our appointment was usually first thing in the morning we had to sit through that crap. It was more depressing than just sitting around looking at a blank wall.

manwithaplan

ThisRegard wrote: »

When my wife was pregnant and we went for the usual check ups in the hospital, TV3 was left on in the waiting room all day. And as our appointment was usually first thing in the morning we had to sit through that crap. It was more depressing than just sitting around looking at a blank wall.

I hope you gave her the ol' lie detector before agreeing to drag yo' ass to the hospital.

ThisRegard

I tell ye, it made us feel like we were the best couple in the world after a couple of episodes of that. I think couples counselling should involved a marathon session of Kyle and at the end each person will think, hang on a minute, my bird/bloke is actually not that bad at all.

Problem solved.

Hermy

Jaysus, if ya didn't need help beforehand you'd certainly need help after a few hours of Jeremy Kyle on repeat. The mind boggles that there's an audience for this kinda crap.

Captain Havoc

I was around half an hour in with the doctor, five minutes diagnoses and twenty five talking about cycling.

CramCycle

described by reporters as a "long term Illness of the sport", fans were quick to say that the mod was innocent and that it was probably just Saline as it is see through :eek:

petethedrummer

Complete with black socks to hide the infusion point.

furiousox

1 hour later.....

NamelessPhil

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Sitting in a doctors waiting room here with Jeremy Kyle on, riveting stuff altogether.

I can beat that, Dolphin House Family Law Court, oh the irony!

Mycroft H

Who owns the black boardman with high vis stickers on the frame? I seem to remember it being someone on here...

Darkglasses

BX 19 wrote: »

Who owns the black boardman with high vis stickers on the frame? I seem to remember it being someone on here...

Sounds like The Wasp, which I think belongs to Keep Her Lit!

cdaly_

ThisRegard wrote: »

When my wife was pregnant and we went for the usual check ups in the hospital, TV3 was left on in the waiting room all day. And as our appointment was usually first thing in the morning we had to sit through that crap. It was more depressing than just sitting around looking at a blank wall.

My dentist ditched the waiting-room TV in response to customer preference...




Oh, and if I'm in a waiting room with a TV I'll usually switch it off (given half a chance).

ThisRegard

Was undergoing a minor procedure in Mount Carmel a few years ago and was half doped waiting to go, but Sky News was on in the hospital room I, and two or three others, were in. There was no remote and I couldn't get out of bed to knock the tv off. Imagine lying there listening to the same bull**** news stories over and over for 4 or 5 hours, despite asking for it to be switched off several times after going through a 24 fast with your procedure delayed by a further few hours, and the best most desirable thing in the world to you at that time being a Mars bar.

I think the other patients were in with mental health issues as they seemed to be enthralled with it.

doozerie

ThisRegard wrote: »

I tell ye, it made us feel like we were the best couple in the world after a couple of episodes of that. I think couples counselling should involved a marathon session of Kyle and at the end each person will think, hang on a minute, my bird/bloke is actually not that bad at all.

Problem solved.

If they come out at the end still not sure of whether their other half is actually a bird or a bloke, then I think further counselling of some form might be required.

helimachoptor

Lads..for any of you Star Trek fans...

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/f05...L&CJID=2617611

ThisRegard

This ?

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/f059/?srp=2

Jawgap

Repeat after me.......

le petit braquet

Commemorative glove for Roche's "triple crown in 87" - can only find one

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colm_gti

Thought I was going to puke 3 times during a spin today....haven't puked during exercise since my last pre-season of rugby training! :rolleyes:

Dermot Illogical

colm_gti wrote: »

Thought I was going to puke 3 times during a spin today....

Don't worry, you'll get there. Just try harder next time.

NeedMoreGears

Good week this week. Did 50km with two climbs of Howth in 1:39:55 - a full five (count 'em) seconds inside my long term target and 3 mins faster than ever before. Today I finally managed to get from my house over howth and back in under an hour (59:14) for the first time. yaaaaay for me!

New long term targets now under construction......