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

Weepsie

Surely any speculation in the incident is inadvisable at least, lest this descend into a chaotic us v them thread, unless there are witnesses of course. Even then its a matter for the Gardai.

Do of course hope the cyclist makes a recovery and isn't badly injured and whomever is at fault is reprimanded appropriately

manafana

nearly clipped myself by mirror other day by driver who just wasnt watching road but on his phone, crazy the distractions we can allow while in a death machine like a car.

Enjoy your cycles tomorrow I have to hold back tennis takes over for next week.

Unknown Soldier

Note to self.

Don't fupp around with your Bike camera the night before you want to record something important.

I missed the last 10 (most important) minutes at the end of my Galway to Dublin run as I had taken the camera off loop/overwriting files by mistake.

I am a sad bunny

Alek

Galway to Dublin run

Did you say "run"? :eek:

Wishbone Ash

I see Strava have now placed a 'FlyBy' link just below the activity title making stalking much more convenient. :cool:

Fian

Unknown Soldier wrote: »

Note to self.

Don't fupp around with your Bike camera the night before you want to record something important.

I missed the last 10 (most important) minutes at the end of my Galway to Dublin run as I had taken the camera off loop/overwriting files by mistake.

I am a sad bunny

Ouch, wind was not your friend if you cycled from Galway to Dublin last weekend, since it reversed it's normal direction and would have been in your face.

Did you do it all in one day or with an overnight?

Amz

Didn't want to start a new thread for this, as it's only a minor question, technically not really off topic.

Got new road shoes and my Look Keo cleats are coming over the edge of the sole of the shoe, I've attached pictures.

I didn't have this issue with my S-Works just wondering will I be okay to cycle with them like this, or will they wreck my shoes/legs?! They're meant to be compatible with Look Keo system.

Darkglasses

Amz wrote: »

Didn't want to start a new thread for this, as it's only a minor question, technically not really off topic.

Got new road shoes and my Look Keo cleats are coming over the edge of the sole of the shoe, I've attached pictures.

I didn't have this issue with my S-Works just wondering will I be okay to cycle with them like this, or will they wreck my shoes/legs?! They're meant to be compatible with Look Keo system.

Cleat placement is adjustable, as you can see in the second picture, there's a lot of room for the cleat to move in all four directions if you loosen the bolts. As it is, it's set fairly far to one side. If you loosen the bolts and move the cleat to a more central position before tightening again, it shouldn't overlap so much.

Amz

Yeah, that seemed to be the only position I could put it on that the cleat fit snugly onto the sole and get the screw in the hole.

I'll fiddle around with it a bit more.

Ta!

(Didn't realise the pictures would be so massive, apologies!)

Wishbone Ash

Amz - I also use Look Keo also and my cleats protrude a bit on the inside. I prefer them as far forward and as much to the inside as the adjustment allows. I've never had any problems with them like that and I do above average distance.

Hunterbiker

gadetra wrote: »

He reminds me of a Belgian Blue with their freaky double muscle (or two arses as I used to call it as a kid!):


Maybe he's such a good man 1 on the team sprint cos the thighs give maximum shelter to men's 2 and 3.
Anyone know why he doesn't match sprint or do the keirin? He pretty much only seems to do man one team sprint, no other sprint events.

Is this one of those 'stock' photos?

Unknown Soldier

Fian wrote: »

Ouch, wind was not your friend if you cycled from Galway to Dublin last weekend, since it reversed it's normal direction and would have been in your face.

Did you do it all in one day or with an overnight?

Overnight, thank "any Deity" that floats your boat!

There is a huge social element to it

Great craic tbh.

Amz

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Amz - I also use Look Keo also and my cleats protrude a bit on the inside. I prefer them as far forward and as much to the inside as the adjustment allows. I've never had any problems with them like that and I do above average distance.

Cheers, have tried moving them about a bit, the way I have 'em in the pictures seems to be best. Hopefully will work out as I start clocking up some miles

Harrybelafonte

Can anyone recommend somewhere in city centre to repair a tub?

bcmf

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Can anyone recommend somewhere in city centre to repair a tub?

The only place I found was a guy in the UK.
Will try and dig out his details for ya.

tomasrojo

Loading one song onto your mp3 player.


(The IBM Model 350 Disk File was the world’s first hard drive, storing 5 MB of data.)

Full Marx

Lads am I right in thinking that I should be ok till about 7/half 7 without any lights on the bike? I usually have them with me but just realized I left them somewhere. (I normally cycle in the morning)

arybvtcw0eolkf

Full Marx wrote: »

Lads am I right in thinking that I should be ok till about 7/half 7 without any lights on the bike? I usually have them with me but just realized I left them somewhere. (I normally cycle in the morning)

In a city/town you should be fine. I cycle at that time too.

Only time I'd get slightly concerned and only because I cycle either the Malahide Road or the Portmarnock - city coast road is early morning mist coming in off the sea and even at that its still fine these mornings.

dunworth1

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I see Strava have now placed a 'FlyBy' link just below the activity title making stalking much more convenient. :cool:

just had a look at the flyby there very nice feature.


nice to be able to see the routes the people you have met have taken

Full Marx

Aiden Defeated Revolver wrote: »

In a city/town you should be fine. I cycle at that time too.

Only time I'd get slightly concerned and only because I cycle either the Malahide Road or the Portmarnock - city coast road is early morning mist coming in off the sea and even at that its still fine these mornings.

I meant PM sorry! I will be on country roads, I know it seems a stupid question but its never anything I think about as I normally work in the evenings and head home when its dark.

CramCycle

Full Marx wrote: »

I meant PM sorry! I will be on country roads, I know it seems a stupid question but its never anything I think about as I normally work in the evenings and head home when its dark.

What time will you get off the bike? That will make your decision easier

Full Marx

CramCycle wrote: »

What time will you get off the bike? That will make your decision easier

Start at 5pm, be home again by half seven at latest

CramCycle

Full Marx wrote: »

Start at 5pm, be home again by half seven at latest

You should be fine, it was really bright enough yesterday. I use my lights all day but it's not necessary. It's certainly bright enough this week.

Lusk_Doyle

Full Marx wrote: »

Start at 5pm, be home again by half seven at latest

Good man. That's a fair commute! I noticed the other day that it was still quite bright at 8:45 so lots of light at 7:30 anyway.

CramCycle

Stolen from the funny side of religion thread:

roverrules

CramCycle wrote: »

Stolen from the funny side of religion thread:

He did, did he not say thou shalt not covet thy neighbours ass!

furiousox

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours ox.

Rogue-Trooper

My 3 year old daughter has a purple & pink bike with tassles on the handlebars. She accidentally yanked the tassles off one side yesterday.

She has now informed me that she needs a new bike.


That's my girl.................

Kav0777

Rogue-Trooper wrote: »

My 3 year old daughter has a purple & pink bike with tassles on the handlebars. She accidentally yanked the tassles off one side yesterday.

She has now informed me that she needs a new bike.


That's my girl.................

Did you recommend a canyon/planet x?

Beasty

Kav0777 wrote: »

Did you recommend a canyon/planet x?

Maybe we should campaign for a "Bike to School" scheme - tax relief at parent's marginal rate. Complete new bikes up to €1k only ....

ThisRegard

Beasty wrote: »

Maybe we should campaign for a "Bike to School" scheme - tax relief at parent's marginal rate. Complete new bikes up to €1k only ....

You just know that high-vis will be mandatory under such a scheme.

Beasty

ThisRegard wrote: »

You just know that high-vis will be mandatory under such a scheme.

Don't care about that - it's getting on for 40 years since I cycled to school ....

manafana

Kav0777 wrote: »

Did you recommend a canyon/planet x?

nah got be a trek/giant on the btw scheme

Chips Lovell

From Catholic newspaper Alive. I'm not entirely sure, but it looks like they're saying cycling is kinda gay.

ROK ON

^
Does the message in the above article mean that we all now have to abstain?

Lusk_Doyle

Does anybody know why my activity from today, which started in Ardcath and ended up in Lusk, managed to get titled "Crosmaglen cycling" when it went onto Garmin Connect?!?!

Also, all of my other rides are titled "Kilteel cycle". Never been there on the bike!

Wishbone Ash

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Does anybody know why my activity from today, which started in Ardcath and ended up in Lusk, managed to get titled "Crosmaglen cycling" when it went onto Garmin Connect?!?!

Also, all of my other rides are titled "Kilteel cycle". Never been there on the bike!

Discussed at length in another thread. Something to do with Garmin not recognising ROI locations and linking to the nearest point in the (de facto) UK.

Lusk_Doyle

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Discussed at length in another thread. Something to do with Garmin not recognising ROI locations and linking to the nearest point in the (de facto) UK.

Please fix it for me. Thanks.

Wishbone Ash

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Discussed at length in another thread..

This one - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057348002

Lusk_Doyle

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

This one - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057348002

I don't have time to read it. Just give me the gist of it!

RobFowl

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

I don't have time to read it. Just give me the gist of it!

Kilkeel and Crosmaglen are both absolute holes !

rollingscone

Can anyone point me in the right direction for information on replacing these cables?

Macy0161

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

I don't have time to read it. Just give me the gist of it!

Garmin are nobheads who keep "fixing" things that aren't broken. See also the connect app, for which the last update has removed functionality!

Chips Lovell

Rafael Valls' Merida

manafana

rollingscone wrote: »

Can anyone point me in the right direction for information on replacing these cables?

might want some wheels first

Lusk_Doyle

manafana wrote: »

might want some wheels first

The front wheel is in the photo!

magicbastarder

is it a trek? someone seems to not have tightened the quick release properly.

seamus

rollingscone wrote: »

Can anyone point me in the right direction for information on replacing these cables?

Standard gear cables by the looks of it.

What the weird barrel-y thing does is effectively lengthen the amount of outer being used, which adjusts the amount of cable in use when the lever is at rest. You don't need a special 2-piece cable or anything, just make a note (or take a video) of how the old cable comes apart so you can put the new one back in the same way.

Useful for the front mech, which typically doesn't have any kind of adjustment on it, but not all that necessary for the rear one.

Daroxtar

Saw this. http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/pedi-scope-look-down-see-the-road-ahead-44151/ . A bike periscope "Pediscope " You can see straight ahead while looking down.
Froome has got to be favourite for all 3 GTs now.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

I feel nauseous looking at that picture.