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

RobertFoster

Another charming young lady.

“I just don’t care because I’ve already been through a lot of bull**** and my car is like pretty expensive and now I have to fix it,” she told a police officer.

“I’m kind of pissed off that the cyclist has hit the side of my car. I don’t agree that people texting and driving could hit a cyclist. I wasn’t on my phone when I hit the cyclist.”

Err, at least she didn't tweet about it I suppose. Australia comes across as a really cycle-friendly place...

Darkglasses

RobertFoster wrote: »

Another charming young lady.

Err, at least she didn't tweet about it I suppose. Australia comes across as a really cycle-friendly place...

I'm sure she'll be completely safe to drive in 9 months time and $4,500 lighter.

Wishbone Ash

Darkglasses wrote: »

.....saw a good deal in a LBS. ... it's 40 grams....

40g!! Perhaps that's why it was on offer. I've only ever seen 16g.

As a matter of interest (and I'm not trying to be cheeky) what brand is it and does it have instructions for use?

Darkglasses

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

40g!! Perhaps that's why it was on offer. I've only ever seen 16g.

As a matter of interest (and I'm not trying to be cheeky) what brand is it and does it have instructions for use?

I think you might be right there WA. It is Genuine Innovations and the instructions are just pictures showing you how to use it (screw it into the thingy and then stick it down on the other thingy).

RobertFoster

Giggity.

Raam

doozerie wrote: »

No, I don't know why:



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

Ehm, I would wear a lot of the kit listed there.

eeeee

AdMMM wrote: »

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.

I'll be your stationery red light mate :pac: Hey we're the cool ones, those other guys suck ( I also heard they smell :eek: )

doozerie

lennymc wrote: »

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

Replace the entire bike!

doozerie

Raam wrote: »

Ehm, I would wear a lot of the kit listed there.

Lyaiera

I just got my first cycling jersey delivered. To say my it makes my protruding belly the most noticeable aspect about me is putting it gently.

Hmmzis

Wohoo, got my VO2max test results today. Threshold is up by 20W from 2 years ago. Power at VO2max is up by 45W and even O2 absorption numbers a bit better (25ml/min). VO2max itself has gone up to 64 from 60.9 but the biggest contribution to that is the smaller weight, down to 76kg from 79kg. And the body fat is also down to 10% from 15% two years ago.

I think this calls for a cake and beer and ice cream

buffalo

Hmmzis wrote: »

Wohoo, got my VO2max test results today. Threshold is up by 20W from 2 years ago. Power at VO2max is up by 45W and even O2 absorption numbers a bit better (25ml/min). VO2max itself has gone up to 64 from 60.9 but the biggest contribution to that is the smaller weight, down to 76kg from 79kg. And the body fat is also down to 10% from 15% two years ago.

You're staying in Scratch for the rest of the league.

tacklemore

Lyaiera wrote: »

I just got my first cycling jersey delivered. To say my it makes my protruding belly the most noticeable aspect about me is putting it gently.

Just say that the jersey has a built in fuel tank!!

Hmmzis

Hmmzis wrote: »

Wohoo, got my VO2max test results today. Threshold is up by 20W from 2 years ago. Power at VO2max is up by 45W and even O2 absorption numbers a bit better (25ml/min). VO2max itself has gone up to 64 from 60.9 but the biggest contribution to that is the smaller weight, down to 76kg from 79kg. And the body fat is also down to 10% from 15% two years ago.

I think this calls for a cake and beer and ice cream

One other interesting thing was that my HR at lactate threshold is now much lower. It used to be 182bpm but now it's 174bpm while at the same time the power output is higher. Does this mean that the cardio system is adapting faster than the energy production system (metabolism?)?

OldBean

Just got the electricity bill in. I think it'd be better for my pocket and my backside to hook the turbo trainer up to a genny...!



At least I'd have more motivation to get up on the thing.

sled driver

OldBean wrote: »

Just got the electricity bill in. I think it'd be better for my pocket and my backside to hook the turbo trainer up to a genny...!



At least I'd have more motivation to get up on the thing.

Just run the gas off the electricity and the electricity off the gas.

Lyaiera

I'm glad I haven't had a puncture the last few times I was out. It seems the bottom of my mini-pump has fallen out somewhere on a ride.

manafana

Hmmzis wrote: »

Wohoo, got my VO2max test results today. Threshold is up by 20W from 2 years ago. Power at VO2max is up by 45W and even O2 absorption numbers a bit better (25ml/min). VO2max itself has gone up to 64 from 60.9 but the biggest contribution to that is the smaller weight, down to 76kg from 79kg. And the body fat is also down to 10% from 15% two years ago.

I think this calls for a cake and beer and ice cream

were did you get this all done.

I noticed a noticable decrease in heart rate too when going through a more drastic change, max heart rate was down 10 beats.

Hmmzis

manafana wrote: »

were did you get this all done.

I noticed a noticable decrease in heart rate too when going through a more drastic change, max heart rate was down 10 beats.

It was part of a research programme in Trinity. Was a bit surprised by the LTHR drop myself. Will try to read up on it and see if I can make any sense of it.

Unknown Soldier

"DON'T FORGET TO CYCLE IN THE F*CKING CYCLE LANE"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ancuj98ZH9E

There were three of us, strangers, at the lights and to a man, we all went down the bus lane.

Darkglasses

Unknown Soldier wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ancuj98ZH9E

There were three of us, strangers, at the lights and to a man, we all went down the bus lane.

What did he say? Can't make out a word of it

zl1whqvjs75cdy

Dropped the steed in for a service. The guy said he'd fit my clip in pedals too. Slow motion falling in my future.

Darkglasses

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/de-brabantse-pijl-la-fleche-brabanconne-2014/results

Warning - Brabantse Pijl spoilers. Worth reading the top comment underneath the article!

Lyaiera

As well as a jersey (and hastily replaced mini-pump) I got a heart rate monitor today. I tried it out on my spin and did some napkin calculations and there's a pretty obvious reason why I've been going for about an hour and then stopping (apart from arriving home after an hour.) I've just been going too hard. It seems because I know the route and where I'm going I know how hard I can push for the hour and I do push for that hour. So basically I need to slow down, which might be a bit difficult because I like going fast (or as fast as I can manage with my heft and hybrid.)

Tomorrow I'm going to pedal slower and try adding a big chunk onto my distance.

Max_Charger

Darkglasses wrote: »

What did he say? Can't make out a word of it

I'm fairly sure what he said was "DON'T FORGET TO CYCLE IN THE F*CKING CYCLE LANE!". What an outstanding citizen he is with little nuggets of precious information like that.

Darkglasses

Max_Charger wrote: »

I'm fairly sure what he said was "DON'T FORGET TO CYCLE IN THE F*CKING CYCLE LANE!". What an outstanding citizen he is with little nuggets of precious information like that.

Nice guy. You'd think he'd be able to keep himself from randomly shouting profanity at people in the street while driving his commercial van, but no.

Unknown Soldier

Max_Charger wrote: »

I'm fairly sure what he said was "DON'T FORGET TO CYCLE IN THE F*CKING CYCLE LANE!". What an outstanding citizen he is with little nuggets of precious information like that.

Yep.

Qualitymark

Max_Charger wrote: »

I'm fairly sure what he said was "DON'T FORGET TO CYCLE IN THE F*CKING CYCLE LANE!". What an outstanding citizen he is with little nuggets of precious information like that.

Some people are constantly upset, the craythurs.

Zyzz

Waiting patiently at the lights outside merrion shopping centre during rush hour earlier, couple of us in the cycle so no shoaling was possible, next thing this lad comes flying along the footpath missing an elderly lady by less than a foot and then joins back onto the cycle lane..

So myself and the cyclist behind catch up to him down the road and do the following..

Edit: we did this until we passed him, thanks Beasty, sorry for the confusion

Beasty

Zyzz wrote: »

So myself and the cyclist behind catch up to him down the road and do the following..

... the pair of you must have got pretty bored after a while ...

doozerie

Darkglasses wrote: »

What did he say? Can't make out a word of it

He was speaking Rantish, what he said loosely translates as: "I am AN ARSE. Yes. Me. Look at me, THE ANGRY ARSE! I lead a very unhappy life."

Beasty

Zyzz wrote: »

Edit: we did this until we passed him, thanks Beasty, sorry for the confusion

What on earth makes you think I may be confused

Anyway, here's a little seasonal video for Everybody

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A8KT365wlA

AstraMonti

furiousox

http://www.motoring.co.uk/car-news/cyclists-why-do-they-ride-in-the-middle-of-the-road-_62617

manafana

was in rathmines monday stopped at the lights at st.marys when a young Asian gentleman (use term gentleman loosely) comes flying down my inside and plough past an old man who could barely believe he hadn't been knocked down.

Caught up with him quick enough and told him he nearly took out an old man, had remove his beats earphones to hear me then wanted to fight me .

rollingscone

manafana wrote: »

was in rathmines monday stopped at the lights at st.marys when a young Asian gentleman (use term gentleman loosely) comes flying down my inside and plough past an old man who could barely believe he hadn't been knocked down.

Caught up with him quick enough and told him he nearly took out an old man, had remove his beats earphones to hear me then wanted to fight me .

On a pricey looking MTB? I´ve seen a chronic footpath cycler with beats headphones all around that area.

Also, Rathmines seems to be a motor industry funded False flag operation to create the impression that cyclists behave like petulant children. It was just before the Swan centre that some late 20s child at heard jumped his MTB (saddle set way too low, I assume he was afraid of toppling and getting an oopsie) rather than slowing with traffic, bunny hopped onto the footpath, tore down it at maximum speed for about 10m and then ramped back off the the kerb into traffic without looking.

daragh_

Zyzz wrote: »

Waiting patiently at the lights outside merrion shopping centre during rush hour earlier, couple of us in the cycle so no shoaling was possible, next thing this lad comes flying along the footpath missing an elderly lady by less than a foot and then joins back onto the cycle lane..

So myself and the cyclist behind catch up to him down the road and do the following..

Edit: we did this until we passed him, thanks Beasty, sorry for the confusion

That junction always has Footpad Jumpers in the morning. There's a portly gent on a green MTB who is always very anxious to show the general public his awesome skillz at close quarters.

As soon as we get back to open road he can't roll for s**t.

seamus

Anyone else using Schwalbe marathons on their commuter? Any idea how I can be sure they're on the way out? The pair on my bike have approaching 8,000km on them, and I think I can count on one finger the number of punctures I've had with them.
But I have a spidey-sense when I'm riding that's telling me that they're not as grippy as they should be, even though I've had no slipping incidents.

Should I just listen to my gut?

lennymc

seamus wrote: »

I can count on one finger the number of punctures I've had with them.

I'm going to guess 1

If there is no performance degredation then I would imagine they should be ok.

Kav0777

seamus wrote: »

Anyone else using Schwalbe marathons on their commuter? Any idea how I can be sure they're on the way out? The pair on my bike have approaching 8,000km on them, and I think I can count on one finger the number of punctures I've had with them.
But I have a spidey-sense when I'm riding that's telling me that they're not as grippy as they should be, even though I've had no slipping incidents.

Should I just listen to my gut?

I think the best solution is to get a new bike.

Alek

If you can see the blue protective layer showing from under the black rubber, its time to replace them. I bet you will not see it until the next 8000km, though

manafana

rollingscone wrote: »

On a pricey looking MTB? I´ve seen a chronic footpath cycler with beats headphones all around that area.

Also, Rathmines seems to be a motor industry funded False flag operation to create the impression that cyclists behave like petulant children. It was just before the Swan centre that some late 20s child at heard jumped his MTB (saddle set way too low, I assume he was afraid of toppling and getting an oopsie) rather than slowing with traffic, bunny hopped onto the footpath, tore down it at maximum speed for about 10m and then ramped back off the the kerb into traffic without looking.

yeah that sounds like him, smallish enough lad, total ignorance, rathmines is a nightmare as it is without the careless cycling, the amount of cares parked in the evenings on the double yellows yet nothing seems to be done.

Qualitymark

My late mother-in-law used to hit Rathmines pavement-cyclists with her umbrella. Don't know if it stopped any, but she got a certain satisfaction from it. And she wasn't a violent woman.

Lusk_Doyle

Qualitymark wrote: »

My late mother-in-law used to hit Rathmines pavement-cyclists with her umbrella. Don't know if it stopped any, but she got a certain satisfaction from it. And she wasn't a violent woman.

Used to? Did she get done for assault that she stopped?

manafana

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Used to? Did she get done for assault that she stopped?

well given she is no longer with us might be the hint

Qualitymark

manafana wrote: »

well given she is no longer with us might be the hint

Good detective work there, manafana!

Lusk_Doyle

manafana wrote: »

well given she is no longer with us might be the hint

Crap. Sorry. I was blinded by the vigilantism and missed the "late".

Wishbone Ash

seamus wrote: »

Anyone else using Schwalbe marathons on their commuter? Any idea how I can be sure they're on the way out? The pair on my bike have approaching 8,000km on them, and I think I can count on one finger the number of punctures I've had with them.
But I have a spidey-sense when I'm riding that's telling me that they're not as grippy as they should be, even though I've had no slipping incidents.

Should I just listen to my gut?

I've 18,000kms on a pair without puncturing. They are showing signs of heavy wear and have numerous cuts exposing the blue layer but just seem to keep on going.

furiousox

I AM Led Zeppelin!

http://quizsocial.com/what-classic-rock-band-are-you/

lennymc

furiousox wrote: »

I AM Led Zeppelin!

http://quizsocial.com/what-classic-rock-band-are-you/

I think you need coolin, and maybe back to schoolin cos I would have had you as more of a Madonna than a page or a plant.