They don't even pay road tax Joe. **Off topic thread**

slap/dash

Darkglasses wrote: »

Why indeed? They're taking up a scarce commodity - a bike parking space. Wouldn't a regular sign have done the job?

Tell me about it! All those stupid black bollards when bike racks could have done the same thing re anti parking

Raam

You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't. FFS.

Darkglasses

Raam wrote: »

You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't. FFS.

Can't please all the people all the time

Unknown Soldier

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Where is he and more importantly these rarely cycled segments?

Zyzz wrote: »

First rule of new Strava segments.

Never talk about new Strava segments.

Didn't know the rule

They are actually in the arse end of Tyrone and a few near Kilkeel near Warrenpoint, so I don't think anyone bar Inquitus(?) is ever going to be near them.

They are more like "personal segments" to add that little extra to his spins.

Beasty

Unknown Soldier wrote: »

Kilkeel near Warrenpoint

Near Warrenpoint eh? Strava records are there to be broken, and I have a habit of breaking things in that vicinity .....

seany15

Beasty wrote: »

Near Warrenpoint eh? Strava records are there to be broken, and I have a habit of breaking things in that vicinity .....

Did you have a crash??

Beasty

seany15 wrote: »

Did you have a crash??

Just a little one:pac:

rollingscone

Dumped in our capark.


Why couldn't this have happened back when I had free time?

Raam

^^^^

Set up for TTs with the saddle forward like that. Handy to have.

Beasty

Beasty wrote: »

Orla Hendron (Orwell Wheelers) took gold in the World Track Masters 50-54 pursuit today

Fantastic result - well done Orla!!

EDIT: Just seen Susie Mitchell (Sundrive) took bronze in the 35-39 age group as well.

And Orla picks up another medal tonight - she took silver in the scratch race

Susie just missed out with 4th place in her age category

rollingscone

Raam wrote: »

^^^^

Set up for TTs with the saddle forward like that. Handy to have.

But non UCI compliant alas.

Qualitymark

Cyclist draws bike

http://www.irishexaminer.com/examviral/fun-times/a-cyclist-drew-a-bike-using-his-gps-and-its-awesome-290281.html

Craig06

Reading through some threads on here and the amount of people who don't use PUNCTURE and FOOTPATH in the correct form is infuriating! Is it just me or does this annoy anybody else?

Raam

Craig06 wrote: »

Reading through some threads on here and the amount of people who don't use PUNCTURE and FOOTPATH in the correct form is infuriating! Is it just me or does this annoy anybody else?

It's "footpad".

Craig06

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footpad

12 element

Craig06 wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footpad

See: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055434174

RobFowl

Raam wrote: »

It's "footpad".

And Punture

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/punture

el tel

RobFowl wrote: »

And Punture

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/punture

Pricks :pac:

Eamonnator

There's a movie on Film 4,tonight at 9.00pm. "Downfall" is the name of it. I think Pat McQuaid is in it.

Paul Kiernan

Eamonnator wrote: »

There's a movie on Film 4,tonight at 9.00pm. "Downfall" is the name of it. I think Pat McQuaid is in it.

Brillint, brilliant film. Somebody posted a clip from it up here not long ago but I can't find it:(. I don't remember McQuaid in it, though, which one was he?

RobFowl

Paul Kiernan wrote: »

Brillint, brilliant film. Somebody posted a clip from it up here not long ago but I can't find it:(. I don't remember McQuaid in it, though, which one was he?

The one where the Paralympic cycling applications for 2020 went in on time

Eamonnator

I can't find the one, I was thinking about, but here's one about Paul Kimmage:

https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=62920.25

Scroll down the page

AIR-AUSSIE

A misplaced tweet from Astana before he tested positive. Now deleted...

AstraMonti

I knew they was a reason for my bad flexibility. Did an MRI scan in my spine for a totally unrelated reason and I ended up with 5 bad disks which only going to get worse as the years go by. Lots and lots of off the bike exercise is needed in order to be able to stay on the bike for long for years to come :mad:

eeeee

God sorry to hear that AstraMonti, you poor thing I have a Friend going through some disk trouble and it's seemingly intractable at times. Hopefully there's good rehab you can do? Or an op?

AstraMonti

Not in operated situation yet, while this has been going for years it now started getting to a point that I was getting random pains (not in my back anyway!). The only thing I can do for now is fortify the spine, get a very strong core, swim a lot, loosen my tight muscles and hopefully it ll protect it and make it last longer. I hope in the next 15 years they ll figure a way to make us cyborgs, I should be good then :pac:

Beasty

Had 4 operations on the bottom 2 discs in my 30s and early 40s. Can't say my back no longer bothers me but I'm in a hell of a lot better condition now than I've ever been.

Lusk_Doyle

seany15 wrote: »

Did you have a crash??

Don't ask him that FFS!

rollingscone

Shoalers are among the worst human beings ever.

buffalo

rollingscone wrote: »

Shoalers are among the worst human beings ever.

I had another cyclist push past me yesterday while waiting at a red light, physically bumping off me as he squeezed past. When I asked him not to touch off me he seemed bemused, as if personal space was an alien concept to him.

nomdeboardie

rollingscone wrote: »

Shoalers are among the worst human beings ever.

Yes

shaka

Feel your pain Astra, spent three months off work last year and a whole year off bike trying to get it right. Im generally ok bar odd spasm (today) due to pulling and dragging machines and tools, spend alot of time driving which doesnt help . Plenty of core work as you say, its funny i notice back health for me is much better when im drinking alot of water, when i dont drink water or im drinking cola or some other satan sauce back comes against me more

magicbastarder

floating cycle path, anyone?

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3036722/this-floating-bike-path-in-the-thames-would-give-london-cyclists-a-car-free-commute

NeedMoreGears

AstraMonti wrote: »

I hope in the next 15 years they ll figure a way to make us cyborgs, I should be good then :pac:

You take the spine, I'll take the legs (surely cyborg legs are good for 3 or 4w/kg), Beasty could probably use most of the rest of it

buffalo

wtf...

Lumen

^^ those air squats need to be deeper. And topless.

zurbfoundation

arís!



must be a good read so.

Puggy

magicbastarder wrote: »

floating cycle path, anyone?

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3036722/this-floating-bike-path-in-the-thames-would-give-london-cyclists-a-car-free-commute

This is in Eindhoven, its a couple of years old now.

Harrybelafonte

I don't know what council control the area around Ballymun Road. Is it Dublin City Council? I need to get off my arse and bring their attention to some lights that are constantly being broken by cars and cyclists and see if they can do anything about it.

RobertFoster

South of Santry Ave. is DCC. What lights have you having issue with?

magicbastarder

i suspect DCC would respond that policing lights is for the police.

seamus

Skittled some guy out of it on the grand canal cycle lane this morning, he decided when I was 1m from him with the green light, to make a go for it without looking left or right.

I'd already slowed down because I thought another ped was going to make a go for it, so I just got the shoulder down and sent the guy onto his ass about 5 feet down the path. Just a knee graze and a sore shoulder for me.

I kind of feel bad about it because when he asked me if I was alright, I shouted at him to "watch the fnck you're doing, willye", out of sheer frustration at his stupidity, and he legged it. I should have made sure he was OK.

Harrybelafonte

RobertFoster wrote: »

South of Santry Ave. is DCC. What lights have you having issue with?

A few, Ballymun Rd-Griffith Avenue junction (cars turning left on to Griffith Ave from Ballymun Rd when there's only a "straight ahead" filter light and peds on Griffith Have green) and the ped lights at St Michaels, Tennis Club, Tesco/Alber College entrance (cars just blast through them at a speed that makes me think they just don't see them).

magicbastarder

tesco?

Harrybelafonte

magicbastarder wrote: »

tesco?

Topaz, sorry

magicbastarder

that left turn off ballymun road onto griffith avenue has another issue; it's too narrow; there's two lanes painted on the road, and it's barely wide enough for them, especially given that you have turning buses there.

Harrybelafonte

magicbastarder wrote: »

that left turn off ballymun road onto griffith avenue has another issue; it's too narrow; there's two lanes painted on the road, and it's barely wide enough for them, especially given that you have turning buses there.

Agree

buffalo

Beasty wrote: »

And Orla picks up another medal tonight - she took silver in the scratch race

Susie just missed out with 4th place in her age category

Make that three for Orla, another silver in the Points race today!

eeeee

buffalo wrote: »

Make that three for Orla, another silver in the Points race today!

Woo hoo!

RainyDay

seamus wrote: »

Skittled some guy out of it on the grand canal cycle lane this morning, he decided when I was 1m from him with the green light, to make a go for it without looking left or right.

I'd already slowed down because I thought another ped was going to make a go for it, so I just got the shoulder down and sent the guy onto his ass about 5 feet down the path. Just a knee graze and a sore shoulder for me.

I kind of feel bad about it because when he asked me if I was alright, I shouted at him to "watch the fnck you're doing, willye", out of sheer frustration at his stupidity, and he legged it. I should have made sure he was OK.

Was he on foot or on wheels?