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

Hunterbiker

Vote Green and its nearly Paddy's day too - winner!

Why stop there? I have green cable outers on one of mine (and green rims...) but the bar tape is 'natural' cork.

Chips Lovell

Oops

Eamonnator

I'd go green tape, with matching outer cables.
Then when you have that done, you'll need another bike.

Rua_ri

Anyone else notice Thomas Voeckler's brakes on stage one in Paris-Nice ?

Image is near the bottom of this article.

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/behind-the-lens-at-paris-nice-161528

bazermc

Ehhhh, just looking at the Cycling Ireland Calendar of events and it is appearing in Polish for me

http://www.cyclingireland.ie/page/events/leisure-events-calendar2

Marzec is March right??????

Lumen

bazermc wrote: »

Ehhhh, just looking at the Cycling Ireland Calendar of events and it is appearing in Polish for me

http://www.cyclingireland.ie/page/events/leisure-events-calendar2

Marzec is March right??????

Works fine for me.

http://s7.postimg.org/ulj7k90ez/Screen_Shot_2015_03_11_at_11_17_35.png

Mefistofelino

Rua_ri wrote: »

Anyone else notice Thomas Voeckler's brakes on stage one in Paris-Nice ?

Image is near the bottom of this article.

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/behind-the-lens-at-paris-nice-161528

The bar-top levers allow Voeckler to sit upright more of the time so even more people can see his "Look, ma! - I'm riding my bike really, really hard" face.

Alanstrainor

How long should I expect a shimano single speed freewheel to last? I guess this is one of those, how long is a piece of string questions but I thought I'd ask. I reckon I have 3500->4000km ish on mine at the moment, kind of wondering if I'm pushing it!

cdaly_

Single speed freewheel should last a long time. It doesn't have to be very thin like 10 speed stuff so heavier teeth and heavier chain links should last forever (like your old bike as a kid)...

Alanstrainor

cdaly_ wrote: »

Single speed freewheel should last a long time. It doesn't have to be very thin like 10 speed stuff so heavier teeth and heavier chain links should last forever (like your old bike as a kid)...

Anything I can do for maintenance to increase service life?

I have had one fail, but the bike was second hand so I have no idea what the mileage was! Saw a guy bust his chain when commuting this morning and suddenly had a bit of a panic about drivetrain stuff....

Ole Rodrigo

Anything I can do for maintenance to increase service life?

I have had one fail, but the bike was second hand so I have no idea what the mileage was! Saw a guy bust his chain when commuting this morning and suddenly had a bit of a panic about drivetrain stuff.

For a medium term project changing the drive chain to 1/8 pitch , which is standard for track, would give you peace of mind on that front. It can take a lot of wear. Sounds like it is currently 3/32 which is standard on some off the shelf single speed/fixed gears.

DanDublin1982

Broke my ankle last night (non biking accident) so will be off the bike for at least a couple of months. Gutted

arybvtcw0eolkf

DanDublin1982 wrote: »

Broke my ankle last night (non biking accident) so will be off the bike for at least a couple of months. Gutted

Ouch

Get well soon.. Broken bones suck :mad:

dunworth1

if its a bit windy out i get awful pains in my ears
any ideas how to stop this happening

not sure about using ear plugs as i wouldn't be able to hear around me

arybvtcw0eolkf

dunworth1 wrote: »

if its a bit windy out i get awful pains in my ears
any ideas how to stop this happening

not sure about using ear plugs as i wouldn't be able to hear around me

Listen to Motorhead, AC/DC, Rammstein, RATN etc :pac:

Have you tried a helmet liner with longer sides which cover your ears during winter?.

dunworth1

Aiden Defeated Revolver wrote: »

Listen to Motorhead, AC/DC, Rammstein, RATN etc :pac:

Have you tried a helmet liner with longer sides which cover your ears during winter?.

just came across these
http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=8

anyone have any experience with them

rollingscone

The last gatorskin in my fleet has met its grisly end, taking the sort of hit that Gatorskins are supposed to be about preventing, a small chunk of glass through the heart.

CramCycle

dunworth1 wrote: »

if its a bit windy out i get awful pains in my ears
any ideas how to stop this happening

not sure about using ear plugs as i wouldn't be able to hear around me

Looks stupid but I wear a lumberjack hat (not sure what they are called).

eeeee

DanDublin1982 wrote: »

Broke my ankle last night (non biking accident) so will be off the bike for at least a couple of months. Gutted

Eek get well soon

Harrybelafonte

CramCycle wrote: »

Looks stupid but I wear a lumberjack hat (not sure what they are called).

Deerstalker?

Statler

dunworth1 wrote: »

just came across these
http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=8

anyone have any experience with them

Saw something similar last year and got them: http://www.cat-ears.com/

Seem to be the same type of thing. I put them on and they look absolutely ridiculous. Literally like 2 big strips of fur stuck to the side of your head. no idea if they work or not I never used them.

Wishbone Ash

rollingscone wrote: »

The last gatorskin in my fleet has met its grisly end, taking the sort of hit that Gatorskins are supposed to be about preventing, a small chunk of glass through the heart.

If it's any consolation I had a blow out with a Gator a couple of weeks ago. I also managed to destroy my 2 spare tubes before I realised the side of the tyre had suffered a big cut (10pm at the side of the road on a dark night) and any re-tubing would have been futile.

roverrules

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Deerstalker?

Trapper or Lumberjack hat? Deerstalker was Sherlock Homes

sherlok

roverrules wrote: »

Trapper or Lumberjack hat? Deerstalker was Sherlock Homes

You called?

CramCycle

roverrules wrote: »

Trapper or Lumberjack hat? Deerstalker was Sherlock Homes

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Deerstalker?

On googling both, it would appear to be a mix of the two, having specific traits of both. Tied up ear flaps and front peak of the deerstalker, and a shortened version of the back of a trapper.

Harrybelafonte

roverrules wrote: »

Trapper or Lumberjack hat? Deerstalker was Sherlock Homes

That was the joke.

Zyzz

Put an old gatorskin on a wheel yesterday, forgot that tyre had a fairly big (~1cm) rip in the wall..so when I got up to about 80 PSI..

CramCycle

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

That was the joke.

I get it, I made it a bit "Colombo"esque by explaining it though which makes it less humourous (emoticons destroy it completely)

Puggy

Gator skins can take a lot of abuse. I've had 3 pairs over the last couple of years. Out of the 6, two of them had sidewall failures, once in the shed, the other at the airport, on a cold December night.

I ended up putting part of the tyre lever between the tyre and tube, as there was a 10mm gash in the side wall. Did all this while being scrutinised by some hardy smokers outside Keilys (?) pub. All of them seasoned life time pros, who could have done it one handed, while blindfolded, drinking a pint and smoking.

Alek

Gator skins can take a lot of abuse. I've had 3 pairs over the last couple of years. Out of the 6, two of them had sidewall failures

So, they can or they can't?

I had only one sidewall failure in my entire cycling life, on a GP4000 that has no sidewall protection.

simonrooneyzaga

Paris Nice on Shky go, Tirreno-Adriatico on the TV (save for intermittent switching to Cheltenham)... what a lovely way to spend a rainy Thursday!

Pinch Flat

Alek wrote: »

So, they can or they can't?

I had only one sidewall failure in my entire cycling life, on a GP4000 that has no sidewall protection.

Have had two grand prixs with side wall failure (not gp4000's) recently. Both less than a few months old.

Alek

Seems that "Continental" is the common denominator of all sidewall failures I've read on this forum :pac:

Pinch Flat

Alek wrote: »

Seems that "Continental" is the common denominator of all sidewall failures I've read on this forum :pac:

It's put me right off them. I'm looking to get some gatorskins for the commuter, but seriously thinking of Panasonic ribmos

Ole Rodrigo

Pinch Flat wrote: »

It's put me right off them. I'm looking to get some gatorskins for the commuter, but seriously thinking of Panasonic ribmos

Just get a pair of Durano Plus and never have to complain about tyres again.

Those in the know...roll with Durano.

Wishbone Ash

Pinch Flat wrote: »

It's put me right off them. I'm looking to get some gatorskins for the commuter, but seriously thinking of Panasonic ribmos

Like Gators, Ribmos are great for 'ordinary' puncture protection but like Gators, I've destroyed a couple long before they had much wear due to tearing a hole in the sidewall. This seems to happen me at night.

(I also find Ribmos slightly slower than Gators).

cdaly_

RIP pTerry

Wishbone Ash

cdaly_ wrote: »

RIP pTerry

...and Tony Fenton RIP

Pigeon Reaper

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Like Gators, Ribmos are great for 'ordinary' puncture protection but like Gators, I've destroyed a couple long before they had much wear due to tearing a hole in the sidewall. This seems to happen me at night.

(I also find Ribmos slightly slower than Gators).

I've killed Gatorskins in less than 100km by ripping the sidewall. It blew out the front tyre and I ended up on my arse.

Zyzz

If there was an award for the most awkward videos on Youtube..

Unknown Soldier

Highly off topic...

Scrap alloy (wheels) is now about 1.25 a KG. It was about 1.00 mid last year.

Have yet to investigate why it has increased so much in the last six months but in fairness...result!

simonrooneyzaga

Zyzz wrote: »

If there was an award for the most awkward videos on Youtube..

jaysus that's some collection of videos he has there...

Wishbone Ash

Zyzz wrote: »

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...If there was an award for the most awkward videos on Youtube..

What a sad life he must lead if he feels the need to tackle people on such trivial indiscretions and then upload them.

Pinch Flat

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Have had two grand prixs with side wall failure (not gp4000's) recently. Both less than a few months old.

Obviously jinxed myself earlier. Just now on the commute on the way home - waiting at the traffic lights in Castleknock when an unmerciful bang heralded the latest sidewall blow out. Back wheel. 3 out of 4 grand prixs in about 5 months that makes it.

All at correct pressure. I contacted continental about this previously and they told me to bring it back to the shop I bought them in - well and good but it appears to be a manufacturing fault that should be addressed. One nearly blew on the front a few months back - God knows what would have happened on a quick descent.

Hail 2 Da Thief

What a scumbag!

Alek

Obviously jinxed myself earlier. Just now on the commute on the way home - waiting at the traffic lights in Castleknock when an unmerciful bang heralded the latest sidewall blow out.

:eek:

Pinch Flat

Alek wrote: »

:eek:

I'm blaming you :pac:

Alek

You sure it wasn't a pinch flat?

I'll get my goat....

eeeee

Hail 2 Da Thief wrote: »

What a scumbag!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wuz9bdtwV

Yesus :eek::eek::eek::eek: What an absolute cúnt. What on earth could motivate someone to do something like that? Holy fúck.

Pinch Flat

Alek wrote: »

You sure it wasn't a pinch flat?

I'll get my goat....

Hah yeah normally it is, I'm gong to re-reg as Blow Out