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

CramCycle

Raam wrote: »

^^^^^^
First nappy change this morning lasted all of two minutes.

Got quite good at the nappy changes myself. Favourite one so far I was not there, so while at work the other day he went for an explosive one. Ripped straight through the nappy, up his back, down his legs and formed a pool about 2 foot in diameter on the sitting room floor. I was at work so missed the excitement but part of me was proud, straight into the shower with him, the only solution. It is amazing how quickly they change consistency, colour and volume with no change in diet or exercise, teething is also a fun time, thought it wasn't too bad but when the 5th and 6th started to sprout, he went into overload, about a nappy an hour straight through the day.

Rua_ri

Funniest description of raising kids i ever heard:

'Kids are like farts, you can just about tolerate your own'

Raam

Aye, sometimes a dirty nappy is just so bad that a bath is the only real option.

Rua_ri

Meconium - nobody eva tell ya about that sh!t !

be prepared , it is normal.

CramCycle

Rua_ri wrote: »

Meconium - nobody eva tell ya about that sh!t !

be prepared , it is normal.

And in some cases green, that was a surprise.

Lusk_Doyle

Our 11 month old is up to walking four steps now and was listening to an ipod this morning I kid you not!

rollingscone

And so it has happened my dad's N+1

Qualitymark

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Our 11 month old is up to walking four steps now and was listening to an ipod this morning I kid you not!

However, two friends of mine didn't speak until they were five; one became a star journalist with a national paper, the other a solicitor with a large criminal practice.

(One of these also refused to eat anything other than mashed potatoes mounded up with a knob of butter on top for several years of childhood, and is now one of the country's best and most varied cooks.)

Rogue-Trooper

One of my work colleagues came back to her parked car yesterday evening to find that someone had put 2 MTBs on her boot-mounted bike carrier!


A closer inspection revealed that they were 2 BSOs that looked like they had been pulled from the canal - obviously some local kids with a sense of humour!

tomasrojo

Qualitymark wrote: »

a solicitor with a large criminal practice.

I can never hear the final two words without thinking of Julian and Sandy in Round the Horne.


HORNE: Will you take my case?
JULIAN: Well, it depends on what it is. We've got a criminal practice that takes up most of our time.
HORNE: Yes, but apart from that, I need legal advice.
SANDY: Ooh, isn't he bold?

Qualitymark

You swore you'd never tell!

Lusk_Doyle

Qualitymark wrote: »

However, two friends of mine didn't speak until they were five; one became a star journalist with a national paper, the other a solicitor with a large criminal practice.

(One of these also refused to eat anything other than mashed potatoes mounded up with a knob of butter on top for several years of childhood, and is now one of the country's best and most varied cooks.)

What's your point? I was just saying that my young lad likes his tunes and taking a stroll occasionaly!

Lumen

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

What's your point? I was just saying that my young lad likes his tunes and taking a stroll occasionaly!

I think she was implying that your son's early over achievement is an indicator of mediocrity in adulthood.

Raam

There is no way he put those headphones on himself.

Junior

Raam wrote: »

There is no way he put those headphones on himself.

Kids eh ? Who'd have them ..

Lusk_Doyle

Raam wrote: »

There is no way he put those headphones on himself.

Just cos you still need help...

OldBean

Heading down the North Quays earlier today, and stopped at a red light at the junction before the Four Courts, with a taxi behind me. As I took off, a girl on the far side of the junction put her hand out, the taxi buzzed me with nothing to spare, swung in front of me and jammed on the brakes to get the fair (Which could obviously have ran away any second...). Between luck and being handy on the bike, I got past without being side swiped, or going into the back of him, but gave a shout of 'Watch it, you nearly creamed me' in his window. His reply was less polite. Luckily neither of us had noticed the Traffic Corps SUV two cars behind, who'd seen the whole thing, and had their window down to have a word with him as he went off on me...

I grinned the rest of the way along the quays.

Ole Rodrigo

If theres a palpable sense of ' us and them ' with taxi drivers, its on the North Quays.

TireeTerror

They resurfaced the road on the way to my house, I might be tempted to buy road tax this year, I'm not sure yet. I will see if I can afford it, Im a bit tight this month with going out partying and what not.

tomasrojo

Has this been posted already? New to me.

FF Senator says ‘seagulls have lost the run of themselves’

Seagulls in Dublin have “lost the run of themselves completely”, a Fianna Fáil senator has told the Seanad.

Senator Ned O’Sullivan that while he “could take or leave pigeons” he is “very much against seagulls”.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/ff-senator-says-seagulls-have-lost-the-run-of-themselves-1.1869438

Qualitymark

tomasrojo wrote: »

Has this been posted already? New to me.

FF Senator says ‘seagulls have lost the run of themselves’

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/ff-senator-says-seagulls-have-lost-the-run-of-themselves-1.1869438

Many, many jokes

http://www.evoke.ie/dublin-is-now-over-run-with-seagulls-so-much-so-there-is-now-a-hilarious-anti-seagul-facebook-page/

http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/stop-the-yellow-beaked-harbingers-of-doom

Zyzz

OldBean wrote: »

Heading down the North Quays earlier today, and stopped at a red light at the junction before the Four Courts, with a taxi behind me. As I took off, a girl on the far side of the junction put her hand out, the taxi buzzed me with nothing to spare, swung in front of me and jammed on the brakes to get the fair (Which could obviously have ran away any second...). Between luck and being handy on the bike, I got past without being side swiped, or going into the back of him, but gave a shout of 'Watch it, you nearly creamed me' in his window. His reply was less polite. Luckily neither of us had noticed the Traffic Corps SUV two cars behind, who'd seen the whole thing, and had their window down to have a word with him as he went off on me...

I grinned the rest of the way along the quays.

*Window is rolled down*

"That cyclist is an awful arsehole"
"I know right?"
"We'd better keep going, keep up the professional driving"

:pac:

Wishbone Ash

tomasrojo wrote: »

Has this been posted already? New to me....

Seriously? Have you just returned from the moon?

It's probably been the biggest story of the silly season!

Wishbone Ash

A big congratulations to a certain boardsie on the Strava Shimano Summer Challenge. Out of 20,400 participants, she is currently number one in the world. :cool:

tomasrojo

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Seriously? Have you just returned from the moon?

It's probably been the biggest story of the silly season!

Two small children who commandeer every media device in the house. Conversely, I am well informed of the activities of Peppa Pig.

NamelessPhil

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

A big congratulations to a certain boardsie on the Strava Shimano Summer Challenge. Out of 20,400 participants, she is currently number one in the world. :cool:

Thanks! Doing a 600km audax over the weekend certainly helps! 600km+ and 6,600m climbing.

Day 1. Bray - Athy - Kinnity - Slieve Bloom - Callan - Rathvilly - Rathdrum - Bray

Day 2. Bray - Roundwood - Brittas - Arklow - Coolgreany - Hollyfoot - Carnew - Ballycoog - Arklow - Wicklow - Bray

That ride took care of the Shimano Summer Challenge, the Rapha Rising challenge and the July Gran Fondo.

quozl

Was that one of those crazy sleep-in-a-ditch style events or did you even sleep?

NamelessPhil

I rode back into Bray at 4:10am on Sunday morning, ate a plateful of pasta, had a shower and slept for 2 1/2 hours in a sleeping bag on the floor of Bray Wheelers clubhouse. Up at 7:30 ate breakfast, left at 9:00am and returned to Bray at 8:10pm. I'll do a full write up.

manafana

you crazy :eek:

Darkglasses

Kevin Reza picks up a dropped camera phone, and starts having fun with it

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/video-kevin-reza-picks-fans-camera-tour-de-france-makes-film-131480

eeeee

NamelessPhil wrote: »

Thanks! Doing a 600km audax over the weekend certainly helps! 600km+ and 6,600m climbing.

Day 1. Bray - Athy - Kinnity - Slieve Bloom - Callan - Rathvilly - Rathdrum - Bray

Day 2. Bray - Roundwood - Brittas - Arklow - Coolgreany - Hollyfoot - Carnew - Ballycoog - Arklow - Wicklow - Bray

That ride took care of the Shimano Summer Challenge, the Rapha Rising challenge and the July Gran Fondo.

Wow. That's incredible, fair play to you. Wow again!

magicbastarder

good to see DLR are on top of their game when it comes to integrating cyclists into the road infrastructure.

RainyDay

magicbastarder wrote: »

good to see DLR are on top of their game when it comes to integrating cyclists into the road infrastructure.

And then, there is DLR's special 'road to nowhere' new short cycle path at Columbanus, with the nice raised kerb at the end of the path.

magicbastarder

in the pic i posted, where the dotted line at the side of the cycle lane becomes continuous, but that's actually a kerb rising out of the road rather than paint.

rubadub

I nearly crashed into this barrier in the link below before, I was flying along in the dark and although I saw the blue sign the barrier was hard to see, I was not on the lookout for any barrier and not paying much attention.

https://maps.google.ie/?ll=53.275542,-6.203473&spn=0.000973,0.002493&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=53.275542,-6.203473&panoid=YSq3lk7g3Gi7hcg7WJWvXA&cbp=12,175.41,,0,8.65

The reddish paving after it appeared to be a pedestrian crossing, like you might see at bus stops, so I thought it was going to continue on and was a yeild stop.

furiousox

Anyone else wondering how this panned out?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=91454362&postcount=1

Hopefully it went something like this...

CatFromHue

magicbastarder wrote: »

good to see DLR are on top of their game when it comes to integrating cyclists into the road infrastructure.

I think that's standard practice now for how they integrate cycle paths with junctions/roundabouts.

daragh_

Lady driver on the Blackrock Bypass overtakes me and then drives tight into the kerb nearly taking me out. Apparently I'm a Bully for shouting to alert her to my near death experience.

Apologies to the cyclist ahead of me who got an earful of my outrage.

Lumen

furiousox wrote: »

Anyone else wondering how this panned out?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=91454362&postcount=1

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057258250

Unknown Soldier

Small question....

If you leave a presta valve "open" would a tube/tyre deflate a lot over 4 or 5 days? If the bike was not being used?

The rear on my bike was almost flat this morning and I found the nut on the valve "open". Pumped it up but decided not to risk a flat on the way into work. Seems grand at the mo but wondering if I have a slow puncture?

BofaDeezNuhtz

Setanta Ireland now UCI track champs highlights.
Currently interviewing lads at Sundrive.

bcmf

tubes are not fully airtight so will need to be re-filled with air every few days!

eeeee

Suzuki_TL1000R wrote: »

Setanta Ireland now UCI track champs highlights.
Currently interviewing lads at Sundrive.

Ah does anyone know how to get this over t'internet? I can't find a player for Setanta? I'd love to see the racing on tv, I missed a load of the racing talking to people and being clip-boardy on the day. :rolleyes:

Rucking_Fetard

tomasrojo

http://gothamist.com/2014/07/28/cyclist_strikes_ped.php#photo-2

bikesnobnyc seems to have added a lasting word to the English language. Seeing "salmon" more and more in mainstream media.

furiousox

So are all/most major bike manufacturers introducing disc brakes to road bikes for 2015?
Maybe more effective but terribly fugly imo.

Raam

furiousox wrote: »

So are all/most major bike manufacturers introducing disc brakes to road bikes for 2015?
Maybe more effective but terribly fugly imo.

Seems to be the way they are forcing us. I hope never to be in a pile up with a load of them.

Raam

For the squeamish, don't look at this. Everyone else, this is what a disc brake rotor can do to your leg...

http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2014/02/SPTDW591.jpg

https://twitter.com/ryantrebon/status/430041511343185920

The resulting repair job: https://twitter.com/ryantrebon/status/431140853159976960

That is Ryan Trebon's leg as a result of a coming together at the CX Worlds 2014.

magicbastarder

rubadub wrote: »

I nearly crashed into this barrier in the link below before, I was flying along in the dark and although I saw the blue sign the barrier was hard to see, I was not on the lookout for any barrier and not paying much attention.

https://maps.google.ie/?ll=53.275542,-6.203473&spn=0.000973,0.002493&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=53.275542,-6.203473&panoid=YSq3lk7g3Gi7hcg7WJWvXA&cbp=12,175.41,,0,8.65

The reddish paving after it appeared to be a pedestrian crossing, like you might see at bus stops, so I thought it was going to continue on and was a yeild stop.

i came past there on the luas this morning. a simple fix (for safety rather than convenience) would be one of those signs indicating the path, white arrow on a blue background, attached to the railing.

Idleater

I can only imagine sportifs and the like in a few years.

Reminds me of the original spinergy wheels that were banned from bunch competition years ago.

I'd love my set back.