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

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Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Jesus you are as bad as him. He has names for his bikes too!

I honestly do not understand people who don't. How could you not?! They have hearts (BB's) you know!

I name everything

Lusk_Doyle

gadetra wrote: »

I honestly do not understand people who don't. How could you not?! They have hearts (BB's) you know!

I name everything

What's the helmet's name?

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Lizzy :pac:

Wishbone Ash

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

What's the helmet's name?

Steady now!

NiallBoo

ThisRegard wrote: »

Yeah, there's big lumps of it lingering in places still.

I got a lump of it the size of my fist lodged in the front of the car last week.

Zyzz

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

What's the helmet's name?

Nibali.

Lusk_Doyle

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Steady now!

It used to be mine!

Beasty

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

It used to be mine!

So you're slagging me for naming my bikes when you used to have a helmet called Lizzie

Luxman

On opening my post from wiggle with new overshoes and brake calipers I also find a bag of haribo starmix. Prefer the cola bottles😄

Zyzz

Luxman wrote: »

On opening my post from wiggle with new overshoes and brake calipers I also find a bag of haribo starmix. Prefer the cola bottles��

harEPO.

Chips Lovell

I was cycling up Cruagh Road doing a few intervals after work.
You were in your car driving down it.
I couldn't help but notice your souped-up white hatchback with its tinted windows.
You probably didn't spot me because you were busy reversing your car out of the ditch after missing a corner.

Ryath

One for ford2600 to combine his two interests!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvQVwR8DKU8

The tax man

Skrynesaver wrote: »

Not sure if it's generous usage by DCC or that we haven't had snow melt or a decent rain shower to wash it away.

Had 2 wheel spin incidents today when I went to take off with the back wheel in salt/grime/gunge deposits.

Some rain forecast for tomorrow. Hopefully enough to wash the crap off the roads. My mudguards are covered in white muck from the salt.

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Anyone use anything on their steel bike to protect them from the salt? Is there anything you can put on them? Like a wax or polish or something that would discourage it from sticking at least? Seen some stuff in Halfords yesterday but got confused and then nothing!

Alek

Genesis (manufacturer of my bike's frame) asked if one should be worried about winter corrosion, said that if a frame fails due to this they will replace it no questions asked. Also read a statement from an old and knowlegeable bike mechanic - he said he has worked on many steel bikes, and the only ones that were structurally damaged by corrosion were those used on turbos and in fact damaged by sweat. Sea water and road salt exposure seem to be ok.

Hence I don't protect my bike against the salt, even if I see some rust marks on the exposed threads already.

(But I have sprayed the frame inside with light oil before assembly to prevent corrosion from trapped water. This shows I am a bit paranoid )

wanderer 22

Had someone break into my house on Tuesday evening.Luckily for me he decided not to steal any of my bikes;instead he took a snooze on my couch..

Alek

Seriously? Aaaaand...?

wanderer 22

Alek wrote: »

Seriously? Aaaaand...?

Suitably refreshed, he went on his merry way. In the back of a garda car luckily. I've heard nothing since despite repeated phone calls to Rathmines station :rolleyes:

Alek

Wow. Did he break the door to get in? I have almost slept on my neighbour couch one night as he forgot to lock the door and I forgot.. ekhem... many things ;-)

daragh_

Sorry 'bout that boss. Saw the door open and all....

You need milk and bread btw.

wanderer 22

I don't really want to advertise any potential security shortcomings here..but we're actually not yet 100% sure how he got in

Alek

Keep us updated, its a good story

Lusk_Doyle

colm18 wrote: »

I don't really want to advertise any potential security shortcomings here..but we're actually not yet 100% sure how he got in

He transported in.

petethedrummer

Was he dressed as BeetleJuice?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1mgkosyj4

colm18

colm18 wrote: »

I don't really want to advertise any potential security shortcomings here..but we're actually not yet 100% sure how he got in

Were the lights on.... you sure it wasn't a relative that the Garda carted away..:rolleyes:

OldBean

petethedrummer wrote: »

Was he dressed as BeetleJuice?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1mgkosyj4

That's pretty impressive.

Lumen

colm18 wrote: »

Had someone break into my house on Tuesday evening.Luckily for me he decided not to steal any of my bikes;instead he took a snooze on my couch..

I once fell asleep in the womens' toilet* of a curry house in Bristol. I woke up at 1am ish and found all the doors and windows locked. So I walked up the stairs and fell asleep on the carpet.

(* I was quite drunk and needed to sit down but the mens was busy; my comrades had checked the men's toilets to no avail and assumed I'd done a bunk)

About 2.30am I awoke to "dude, what are f**k you doing here?" from two asian lads who thought I'd broken in and proceeded to discuss beating the dhal out of me.

Cue sharp exit stage down.

Ah, to be twenty two again.

Unknown Soldier

Recommended to the auld fella that he get a Turbo trainer, rather than risk being out in the bad weather. Hate to see him take a tumble

Mentioned the Elite Elasto gel "kit" that they have in Halfords.

His Strava just showed some "weird" ride but I noticed the following

Device: Garmin Edge 1000

That's so not fair

Kinet1c

Unknown Soldier wrote: »

Recommended to the auld fella that he get a Turbo trainer, rather than risk being out in the bad weather. Hate to see him take a tumble

Mentioned the Elite Elasto gel "kit" that they have in Halfords.

His Strava just showed some "weird" ride but I noticed the following

Device: Garmin Edge 1000

That's so not fair

I thought it was supposed to be Dad's forcing their own dreams upon their kids... not stealing their kid's dreams

Chips Lovell

Bless

quozl

I want those 2 minutes 46 seconds of my life back

daragh_

Jep Gambardella wrote: »

Bless

All that effort, editing, speeding up footage, adding pithy captions... My mind. it boggles.

Jep Gambardella

Jep Gambardella wrote: »

Bless

Of course the owner of the camera behaves perfectly on the roads at all times.

It's not as if he is selective about what he uploads. No siree.:pac:

edit: judging by his videos he lives near me. Must keep an eye out for him

Raam

It's OK, his comments on youtube say that it was all a joke.

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That video annoyed me intensely.

CramCycle

Jep Gambardella wrote: »

Bless

Makes a comment about the other cyclists and obeying the rules of the road...


.... clearly breaks a red at 38seconds, 51seconds, undertaking an indicating left car at 2.33 but makes comment that there is no need to rush pass to red only moments earlier.

Ah, shure, I was only joking :pac:

Zyzz

I did a 30 second track stand the other day, does this make me even pro-er than the UCD pro?

Hmmzis

daragh_ wrote: »

Thanks to the chap who pointed out that my phone was about to slip out of my jersey this morning - HX Bridge. I really need to have my coffee before I leave the house :rolleyes:

No bother, nice meeting you.

daragh_

Hmmzis wrote: »

No bother, nice meeting you.

Cheers again

Chips Lovell

Zyzz wrote: »

I did a 30 second track stand the other day, does this make me even pro-er than the UCD pro?

Quite possibly. I'd feel aggrieved that you haven't been filmed by some randomer yet.

Weepsie

He has another video with him lecturing a bus driver (who in fairness did something dangerous) but says nothing to the cyclist who probably should have spotted the big massive vehicle indicating to turn when he was 2 vehicles back.

He cuts across a pedestrian footpath in another and has a habit of jumping lights.

It's all well and good having an action cam, but in cases like this (and similar dash cam warriors) it just ads to the us v them.

Zyzz

Jep Gambardella wrote: »

Quite possibly. I'd feel aggrieved that you haven't been filmed by some randomer yet.

I don't wear UCD gear so people automatically assume I'm an amateur

I have gone looking for myself but to no avail, think I passed CycleDub once..but no footage ever arose

quozl

Zyzz, if I pay you to let me video you, would that make you feel like a pro?

Bring your mankini...

Zyzz

quozl wrote: »

Zyzz, if I pay you to let me video you, would that make you feel like a pro?

Bring your mankini...

Im afraid all I can do is a sports bra.

CramCycle

Zyzz wrote: »

Im afraid all I can do is a sports bra.

but you do it so well

Chips Lovell

Lusk_Doyle

So UCD are paying their riders?

Harrybelafonte

Jep Gambardella wrote: »

Bless

CramCycle

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

So UCD are paying their riders?

They are on a training holiday at the minute, for students they aren't doing too badly.

Lusk_Doyle

CramCycle wrote: »

training holiday

Bit of a misnomer that phrase!