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

eisenberg1

Buzwaldo wrote: »

Good bike for general use. Or a giant rapid. Either are good and have good resale value as a reputable brand. Get advice from a reputable LBS or 3 in your locality.

Yes, I always buy local whenever it is possible. It was the local guy who pointed me to the TREK, and in fairness did show me cheaper and more expensive bikes. I was really just looking for a second opinion and see if anyone had used that bike.

Thanks again

Qualitymark

eisenberg1 wrote: »

Yes, I always buy local whenever it is possible. It was the local guy who pointed me to the TREK, and in fairness did show me cheaper and more expensive bikes. I was really just looking for a second opinion and see if anyone had used that bike.

Thanks again

Now, if someone designed a good, light, sturdy, stylish woman's bike, Irish-made, not too pricey, I think there'd be a good market for it. Women love buying locally even more than men, I'd think *[based on no research].

eisenberg1

Buzwaldo wrote: »

Good bike for general use. Or a giant rapid. Either are good and have good resale value as a reputable brand. Get advice from a reputable LBS or 3 in your locality.

Kona Dew City Vs Trek 7.2FX ? Any preference?

Thanks

Lyaiera

What are the jerseys like on SCR? I think I should probably stop wearing just a normal t-shirt.

http://www.swimcyclerun.com/cycle-jerseys-tops.html

Pinch Flat

Lyaiera wrote: »

What are the jerseys like on SCR? I think I should probably stop wearing just a normal t-shirt.

http://www.swimcyclerun.com/cycle-jerseys-tops.html

Any of them is going to be more comfortable than a (presumably) cotton t- shirt. Fit and fabric that wicks away sweat

Zyzz

Ive a great idea, Ill take off my jacket mid cycle..



..and then dangle it on the handlebars, what could go wrong?

Lyaiera

This was the one photo I was somewhat happy with from my last roll of film. It's the second bicycle shot that I've taken that I've liked. There's just something romantic about someone commuting by bike and black and white film (at least to me anyway.) I think bikes on the street make a photo of a city feel even more like a city (or maybe that's just more of a European city.) The other one I took didn't work out due to a light leak in the camera but I've decided to pay special attention to commuters from now on.


Cork City Hall Bike by mrendatious1, on Flickr

(If the mods have any issue with me tooting my own trumpet or this isn't the right place I understand if you want me to take the image down.)

Idleater

Lyaiera wrote: »

I think bikes on the street make a photo of a city feel even more like a city (or maybe that's just more of a European city.)

I like the composition with the other person waiting for the bus. You can see time passing. Very clever.

RobFowl

First race of season and rode well, off the front a few times but missed out on chance for a placing after getting caught behind 2 crashes...

Watched a Superb Paris Roubaix ....

Saw Liverpool win 3:2

But despite all this can't help but think it all pales into insignificance when you remember the 96

YNWA

Zyzz

Dear diary,

2nd place by 1 second on a segment in the Phoenix park tonight..gutted..

Pretty sure 1st place is a Boardsie aswel, even more gutting. :pac:

Lusk_Doyle

Zyzz wrote: »

Dear diary,

2nd place by 1 second on a segment in the Phoenix park tonight..gutted..

Pretty sure 1st place is a Boardsie aswel, even more gutting. :pac:

You must not have the Garmin virtual partner!

Wishbone Ash

Zyzz wrote: »

....Pretty sure 1st place is a Boardsie aswel, even more gutting. :pac:

Indeed - and a regular poster!

Sarz91

I understand powermeters have been done to death on here so not going to start another thread unless a Mod suggests I do. Currently looking into getting one. I'm looking between powertap g3 and Garmin Vector. I'm running a Campag setup with alloy cranks so I'm unsure as to whether stages would be a possible option.

Going to be purchasing in the next month or so. Going to pick up and read over Training and Racing with a Power Meter in the mean time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

manafana

Sarz91 wrote: »

I understand powermeters have been done to death on here so not going to start another thread unless a Mod suggests I do. Currently looking into getting one. I'm looking between powertap g3 and Garmin Vector. I'm running a Campag setup with alloy cranks so I'm unsure as to whether stages would be a possible option.

Going to be purchasing in the next month or so. Going to pick up and read over Training and Racing with a Power Meter in the mean time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

im tempted to get one too great training aid looking at the best option without blowing budget

lennymc

manafana wrote: »

im tempted to get one too great training aid looking at the best option without blowing budget

Are you going racing manafana?
if you use one for race training, then yes, they are great, but i dont really see the point in using one unless you are training to race.

Beasty

Sarz91 wrote: »

I understand powermeters have been done to death on here so not going to start another thread unless a Mod suggests I do. Currently looking into getting one. I'm looking between powertap g3 and Garmin Vector. I'm running a Campag setup with alloy cranks so I'm unsure as to whether stages would be a possible option.

Going to be purchasing in the next month or so. Going to pick up and read over Training and Racing with a Power Meter in the mean time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

This is probably the best recent thread to have a look at comparing pretty much everything that's currently out there

wanderer 22

*extremely nerdy post alert*

I was browsing through the list of upcoming course on Coursera today and came across this:
‘Sports and Building Aerodynamics’. It looks at topics like fluid flow, wind tunnel testing etc...the last week focuses completely on cycling aerodynamics; If nothing else I’d say doing this course will help you win a few arguments on here
The course is free btw.

daragh_

Anyone know anywhere near to Temple Street that's reasonably safe to lock my bike?

Sarz91

colm18 wrote: »

*extremely nerdy post alert*

I was browsing through the list of upcoming course on Coursera today and came across this:
‘Sports and Building Aerodynamics’. It looks at topics like fluid flow, wind tunnel testing etc...the last week focuses completely on cycling aerodynamics; If nothing else I’d say doing this course will help you win a few arguments on here
The course is free btw.

Cheers for that. Signed up for it. I work with CFD quite a bit where I work but it looks quite interesting and seen as it's free why not.

lennymc

I find myself drifting over here more and more frequently. Help!

Trent Houseboat

daragh_ wrote: »

Anyone know anywhere near to Temple Street that's reasonably safe to lock my bike?

There's a bike rack in the Q Park on Sean McDermott Street (Clery's Car Park).
I'm not sure how safe it is, but it's only a couple of minutes from Temple Street.

furiousox

lennymc wrote: »

I find myself drifting over here more and more frequently. Help!

NSFW!

manafana

lennymc wrote: »

Are you going racing manafana?
if you use one for race training, then yes, they are great, but i dont really see the point in using one unless you are training to race.

nah prob not racing but as training tool, which is why i wont buy one at minute. More used for improving my climbing again etc to go for Alpes next year probably.

Lumen

lennymc wrote: »

I find myself drifting over here more and more frequently. Help!

I blame the slippery slope of your bongo hat.

Ole Rodrigo

daragh_ wrote: »

Anyone know anywhere near to Temple Street that's reasonably safe to lock my bike?

There's a few racks opposite the Hugh Lane Gallery, at the Garden of Remembrance viewing area, on Parnell Square North. Probably the closest racks to Temple St that are reasonably safe.

Peter T

Anyone know of someone that tailors custom jerseys in the south ?

buffalo

A lesson in why you should never stop sprinting until the line:

Mycroft H

Bought myself a new rothar. Carrera Monza made my Battaglin. Nice 531 frame. We'll see what its like when I get it.

manafana

I was given the middle fingers from a driver who was driving his bmw m3 right up my ass in the bus lane coming to the long mile, as I tried to switch lanes to make the right turn, some people eh even had someone in car too some people eh.

inc21

manafana wrote: »

got the fingers from a driver who was riding up my ass in bus lane as I tried to switch lanes to make the right turn, some people eh even had someone in car too some people eh.

Cheeez, that should be in party bus or after hours or somewhere...

Lyaiera

Are there any SwimCycleRun discount codes knocking about?

rollingscone

Made it to a Decathlon store in Portugal today...sadly had to spend the majority of teh too much money I spent on Running stuff.

Did get some nice bib shorts and bib tights for winter though...Portugal seems to be heavily MTB biased. Ferk all roadie kit there.

doozerie

No, I don't know why:



(Don't click here - down with this sort of thing).

rollingscone

doozerie wrote: »

No, I don't know why:



(Don't click here - down with this sort of thing).

Spend over $100 and you get a free minispeaker with a recorded message of "Don´t look at me, don´t look at me, please don´t look at me!" playing in an endless loop.

daragh_

doozerie wrote: »

No, I don't know why:

Arrgghhh, it burns, it burnssssssss.

Qualitymark

Man cycling to work in Ballymun shot dead

http://www.newstalk.ie/Man-shot-dead-in-north-Dublin-gun-attack

Lusk_Doyle

manafana wrote: »

I was given the middle fingers from a driver who was driving his bmw m3 right up my ass in the bus lane coming to the long mile, as I tried to switch lanes to make the right turn, some people eh even had someone in car too some people eh.

It probably wasn't even an M3. Just a 1.6 petrol with the M3 badge. If that makes it better or worse for you, I don't know.

doozerie

Some interesting answers here to the question of when you should replace quick-release skewers. If there is a common view in there, it is that you should (probably) replace them when you replace the wheels they were used with.

doozerie

Ha, I like it!:



From: Shop guy turns Specialized Hotwalk into ‘Mini Me’ S-Works kickbike

lennymc

doozerie wrote: »

If there is a common view in there, it is that you should (probably) replace them when you replace the wheels they were used with.

what if its triggers wheel, and had 7 new rims, and 3 new hubs

AdMMM

I sometimes feel like a right eejit sitting at a red light when it looks safe to just carry on straight at a junction. Imagine my delight when a student from UCD flies past me and then nearly gets collected by a car that's heading down straight rarely used Cul De Sac instead of taking the right turn. Gave both the driver and the cyclist a fright... and reminded me that I'm right to not break reds

Wishbone Ash

AdMMM wrote: »

I sometimes feel like a right eejit sitting at a red light when it looks safe to just carry on ..

Would you feel the same in a motorised vehicle?

rubadub

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Would you feel the same in a motorised vehicle?

Most people are most likely to break road laws when on foot, that same person when on a bicycle is less likely to break the law, and that same person when in a car is even less likely to break the law. Note I am not saying "motorist" or "cyclist" in some threads people go on like they are a different species, and try and make out like the cyclist is a utter lunatic who would behave the same in a car, while they have a head in the sand approach to pedestrians.

Some are either truly ignorant as to why, while I suspect more just feign ignorance about it. In typical after hours threads you will see stuff like "they think its their god given right to break lights" -when really is a "garda given right", the likelihood of them breaking the law is in direct proportion of them being done for it by a garda.

I see people jaywalking all the time, its the most tolerated crime seen on the roads, some don't even think we have jaywalking laws.

Darkglasses

So I bought my first ever CO2 inflator, saw a good deal in a LBS. Two quick questions for non CO2 novices

The refill I got for it is pretty huge, it's 40 grams. When I do eventually use it, I'm probably not going to use all of that. Is it safe to keep an opened CO2 cartridge?

Is there any reason why I shouldn't keep it in my back pocket?

AdMMM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Would you feel the same in a motorised vehicle?

No, because in a car, people are far less likely to overtake me and just fly through the lights.

The reason why I feel like an eejit on my bike is because I'm often left like Billy No Mates at the lights because everyone else just goes through them.

Sarz91

Darkglasses wrote: »

So I bought my first ever CO2 inflator, saw a good deal in a LBS. Two quick questions for non CO2 novices

The refill I got for it is pretty huge, it's 40 grams. When I do eventually use it, I'm probably not going to use all of that. Is it safe to keep an opened CO2 cartridge?

Is there any reason why I shouldn't keep it in my back pocket?

I've never used CO2 cartridges either but I wouldn't be so keen on keeping a pressurised cannister of anything in my back pocket in the event I come off the bike and it bursts.

Eamonnator

Darkglasses wrote: »

So I bought my first ever CO2 inflator, saw a good deal in a LBS. Two quick questions for non CO2 novices

The refill I got for it is pretty huge, it's 40 grams. When I do eventually use it, I'm probably not going to use all of that. Is it safe to keep an opened CO2 cartridge?

Is there any reason why I shouldn't keep it in my back pocket?

40 Grams sounds huge to me. I use CO2. The cartridges, that I use, are 16 grams. One 16gram cartridge will inflate a 700 X 23 tyre to 120psi, approx.
so I know, that one cartridge will do one tyre, and not over inflate it.
With yours, how do you know, when to stop? . With mine, it takes about a second to fully inflate. I imagine, with yours, that you could over inflate very easily.
I would not be inclined to carry an opened cartridge in my back pocket. If the valve, failed, it could get very very very cold.

Darkglasses

Eamonnator wrote: »

40 Grams sounds huge to me. I use CO2. The cartridges, that I use, are 16 grams. One 16gram cartridge will inflate a 700 X 23 tyre to 120psi, approx.
so I know, that one cartridge will do one tyre, and not over inflate it.
With yours, how do you know, when to stop? . With mine, it takes about a second to fully inflate. I imagine, with yours, that you could over inflate very easily.
I would not be inclined to carry an opened cartridge in my back pocket. If the valve, failed, it could get very very very cold.

It is huge! Meant for Mountain bike tyres I would think. I'll just have to use mechanical sympathy I think. Yeah, basically what I'm afraid of is whether it might freeze a hole into my back or not. Probably not worth the risk.

Lyaiera

Is there anything decent cycling wise on Netflix?

cdaly_

Darkglasses wrote: »

It is huge! Meant for Mountain bike tyres I would think. I'll just have to use mechanical sympathy I think. Yeah, basically what I'm afraid of is whether it might freeze a hole into my back or not. Probably not worth the risk.

Keep it for a motorbike tyre.

I don't think it's for an MTB tyre as these usually run at lower pressures so the same 16g canister will inflate most bike tyre sizes to a suitable pressure.

I usually vent the remaining gas from a 16g canister after inflating a tyre.