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

Lusk_Doyle

Alek wrote: »

Switch to contact lenses in winter?

I wear lenses all year round. If I don't wear shades over them then they can cause irritation to my eyes with the wind making my eyes water or fall out!

lennymc

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

I wear lenses all year round. If I don't wear shades over them then they can cause irritation to my eyes with the wind making my eyes water or fall out!

your eyes fall out??????

i dont find that the cold affects my asthma. Ive certainly never linked the two.

Lusk_Doyle

quozl wrote: »

I'm the same, cold weather exercise brings on asthma. I only found this out a month ago. A buff tends to make my glasses fog up though. Is there a trick to it?

It only happens to me when I stop. The trick is to not stop. Move the glasses slightly down your nose and out from the buff and it should clear. Lack of motion induced fogginess clears when you move again I find.

Lusk_Doyle

lennymc wrote: »

your eyes fall out??????

i dont find that the cold affects my asthma. Ive certainly never linked the two.

All the time. A terrible affliction. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Except Beasty!

Edit: Not even Beasty!

quozl

Alek wrote: »

Switch to contact lenses in winter?

The glasses aren't prescription, they're to keep road dirt, rain, small stones, flies out of my eyes Riding without them on my own is OK but not a fan of it in a group.

Harrybelafonte

quozl wrote: »

The glasses aren't prescription, they're to keep road dirt, rain, small stones, flies out of my eyes Riding without them on my own is OK but not a fan of it in a group.

As said, don't cover nostrils and it's usually ok

ThisRegard

Alek wrote: »

There is no way I can breathe through my nose efficiently enough during any serious excercise (above 85% HR)

I basically taught myself to do it, and I think it helps control your breathing much better too so it's more comfortable in the long run.

I always had the feeling that one nostril was constantly blocked, and then I read some scientific article which found that it's always easier to breath through one nostril over the other, and it's not always the same one, it can switch sides. But scientists at the time didn't know why.

edit, here's something
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/03/about-85-of-people-only-breathe-out-of-one-nostril-at-a-time/

in 1895, a German nose specialist called Richard Kayser found that we have tissue called erectile tissue in our noses (yes, it is very similar to the tissue found in a penis). This tissue swells in one nostril and shrinks in the other, creating an open airway via only one nostril. What's more, he found that this is indeed a 'nasal cycle', changing every 2.5 hours or so. Of course, the other nostril isn't completely blocked, just mostly. If you try, you can feel a very light push of air out of the blocked nostril.

This is controlled by the autonomic nervous system. You can change which nostril is closed and which is open by laying on one side to open the opposite one.

Interestingly, some researchers think that this is the reason we often switch the sides we lay on during sleep rather regularly, as it is more comfortable to sleep on the side with the blocked nostril downwards

Alek

found that we have tissue called erectile tissue in our noses (yes, it is very similar to the tissue found in a penis)

I didn't want to know this :eek:

ThisRegard

Now you know why a box on the tip of the nose is particularly painful.

Lumen

I'm not picking my nose, I'm....oh no.

Zyzz

Wonder if thats where the term d*ckhead surfaced..

lennymc

Zyzz wrote: »

Wonder if thats where the term d*ckhead surfaced..

That's a great joke. Keep it up.

Zyzz

lennymc wrote: »

That's a great joke. Keep it up.

It's hard to beat.

bcmf

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Interesting piece on Pat Kenny about asthma. Sports induced asthma is triggered by breathing through your mouth (baskin shark style) which doesn't give your body the chance to warm the air before it reaches your bronchioles like it would when you breath in through your nose. You learn something new every day!

Does this mean you will be keeping your mouth shut? No effing hope.


Anyway I heard the piece and would recommend anyone who suffers from Asthma in any form or anyone who has a persistent cough to download the podcast , if available, and have a listen!

Lusk_Doyle

bcmf wrote: »

Does this mean you will be keeping your mouth shut? No effing hope.

That's you taking the beginner spin this Saturday so!

bcmf

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

That's you taking the beginner spin this Saturday so!

Did you find what you were looking for in my bins?

lennymc

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

That's you taking the beginner spin this Saturday so!

has he been upgraded?

Lusk_Doyle

bcmf wrote: »

Did you find what you were looking for in my bins?

Yes. You've gotten rid of the gimp mask and ball set, I see.

Lusk_Doyle

lennymc wrote: »

has he been upgraded?

Trial period.

Eamonnator

gadetra wrote: »

What. The Actual Fúck. Were They Thinking? FFS :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/e3-harelbeke-advert-causes-controversy-159350

another opinion on this:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/opinion-time-for-e3-harelbeke-to-join-the-rest-of-cycling-in-2015

bcmf

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Trial period.

A one year trial period!

Lusk_Doyle

bcmf wrote: »

A one year trial period!

I need a win or I'm out, right?

Mr. Grieves

Inner tube vending machine in Germany. I'm not sure how useful an idea this is or if it's more of an ad for Continental.

OldBean

I'm working in DC this week. It was -12 this morning (With about a foot of snow that's been frozen into the ground) and there was an large amount of cyclists on the roads. I was kind of impressed and kind of worried. Saw a few spills from silly cycling - Mounting large frozen over areas that could easily have been avoided.

Still, the city has done a pretty good job to encourage cyclists - Central, traffic lit bike lanes, etc.

NeedMoreGears

So that's what brown nosing means....

Plastik

So ate dirt, or more appropriately ate tarmac lastnight, literally. Thought the teeth were gone but thankfully it was just grit in my mouth.

Justin that does a bit of mountain biking from Delgany, if you ever happen to read this, chapeau for pulling in and for the spin home.

lennymc

Plastik wrote: »

So ate dirt, or more appropriately ate tarmac lastnight, literally. Thought the teeth were gone but thankfully it was just grit in my mouth.

Justin that does a bit of mountain biking from Delgany, if you ever happen to read this, chapeau for pulling in and for the spin home.

ouch. hope you are ok. much damage to the bike?

CramCycle

Plastik wrote: »

So ate dirt, or more appropriately ate tarmac lastnight, literally. Thought the teeth were gone but thankfully it was just grit in my mouth.
.

How do you feel this morning? Hope your not to bad.

daragh_

Plastik wrote: »

So ate dirt, or more appropriately ate tarmac lastnight, literally. Thought the teeth were gone but thankfully it was just grit in my mouth.

Justin that does a bit of mountain biking from Delgany, if you ever happen to read this, chapeau for pulling in and for the spin home.

Ouch.

Did I not see you pelting along the Merrion Road this morning without a bother on you?

Plastik

Little bit of superficial damage to the bike but nothing that won't be sorted before the weekends racing Lenny.

Once the shock and adrenaline wore off lastnight I was fine Cram. Good thing about having a helmet on is that I was able to quickly check it for marks, nothing on it so quite happy I didn't knock the head or anything. Bar some muscle bruising and cuts I'm fine. The fear last night was immediately for the teeth, then maybe a broken knuckle, but all is ok!

That was the power of awesomeness, bandages, and paracetamol this morning Daragh :pac: Apologies if I passed you, earphones in and in a non-commute world of my own. I look worse from the front, missing some chin and lips!

daragh_

Get well soon. Scars are badass. :cool:

Alek

That was the power of awesomeness, bandages, and paracetamol this morning Daragh Apologies if I passed you, earphones in and in a non-commute world of my own. I look worse from the front, missing some chin and lips!

Big kudos for not giving up!

Kav0777

Zyzz wrote: »

It's hard to beat.

I think he pulled it off :P

bazermc

I have been reading about wiggins aim for the Classics this year and it got me thinking have team Sky ever actually won a classic?

Lumen

bazermc wrote: »

I have been reading about wiggins aim for the Classics this year and it got me thinking have team Sky ever actually won a classic?

Ian Stannard won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2014, if that counts.

Raam

Cav was with Sky in 2012 when he won KBK.

niceonetom

Flecha won the 'mloop as well. 2012 maybe?

Edit: apparently 2010. And Chris Sutton won KBK in 2011.

Lumen

Yeah but apart from those, what have Team Sky ever done in the Classics?

(is there even a UCI definition of "Classic"? I can't find one)

niceonetom

Lumen wrote: »

Yeah but apart from those, what have Team Sky ever done in the Classics?

(is there even a UCI definition of "Classic"? I can't find one)

I think the Omloop and KBK are probably "semi-classics". MSR is a monument, which is a type pf classic.

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

But, you know, wikipedia...

Kav0777

Lumen wrote: »

Yeah but apart from those, what have Team Sky ever done in the Classics?

Sanitation




...oh wait.... no, that was the Romans... my bad

Zyzz

Made some pancakes this evening, not sure what to take from my dogs reaction..

ROK ON

niceonetom wrote: »

Flecha won the 'mloop as well. 2012 maybe?

Edit: apparently 2010. And Chris Sutton won KBK in 2011.

The Sutton win - thinking that was the edition where only a handful of riders finished. Awful cold.

ROK ON

Zyzz wrote: »

Made some pancakes this evening, not sure what to take from my dogs reaction..

Big pancake fan but wtf is all that gloopy beige shyte on your pancakes?

Lusk_Doyle

Zyzz wrote: »

Made some pancakes this evening, not sure what to take from my dogs reaction..

Probably that he is tired and needs sleep.

Zyzz

ROK ON wrote: »

Big pancake fan but wtf is all that gloopy beige shyte on your pancakes?

Custard, and a small bit of maple syrup

ROK ON

That's wrong.
Blueberries go in the pancake batter for American style pancakes. Maple syrup is the classic component. Never ever heard of custard on a pancake. Sound revolting and looks worse.

Lumen

ROK ON wrote: »

That's wrong.
Blueberries go in the pancake batter for American style pancakes. Maple syrup is the classic component. Never ever heard of custard on a pancake. Sound revolting and looks worse.

Think of it as a contrarian pancake.

Unknown Soldier

Have to say, waybackmachine aka http://archive.org/web/ is an excellet tool.
Especially if you need to find the Geometry of an older bike.

http://web.archive.org/web/20120719004521/http://www.boardmanbikes.com/hybrid/hybrid_pro.html

Zyzz

Boards.ie/pancake-critics.html

inc21

Hungry cyclist belly after a long and hard spin doesn't care where it came from and what it looks like.