Jan and Klodi's Party Bus - part II **off topic discussion**

cdaly_

mugsymugsy wrote: »

I should grow some and go marching back...actually what will happen is I will sheepishly go back in and ask ever so politely.

So go back and insist ever so politely...

Qualitymark

RobFowl wrote: »

There have been weirder !

This team was sponsored by a brothel (or a "sauna" as Beasty tells me is was)

And, er, how does Beasty happen to know…

Zyzz

Qualitymark wrote: »

And, er, how does Beasty happen to know…

He's a VIP

(Very Important Penis)

Qualitymark

Zyzz wrote: »

He's a VIP

(Very Important Penis)

(backs off rapidly)

LollipopJimmy

Jaysis...

*cycles away*

Lusk_Doyle

Zyzz wrote: »

He's a VIP

(Very Important Penis)

Very Impotent Pr...


He he he (Peter Sagan humour)!

Darkglasses

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/649241667229384705

Not a fan of that twitter account at all, but good to see the FPNs in action.

OleRodrigo

A Boardman hybrid? Lucky he didn't get a clip around the ear and an SBN *


*( sh$t bike notice)

RobFowl

OleRodrigo wrote: »

A Boardman hybrid? Lucky he didn't get a clip around the ear and an SBN *


*( sh$t bike notice)

I think they are good solid bikes for the money !

LollipopJimmy

Anybody else stare at a cars wheel, shake your head and make a confused face when waiting on the lights to change? Just to freak out the drivers. I find I do the strangest things to entertain myself

RobertFoster

That sounds like fun Jimmy. Trolling poor drivers. Is this you out for a walk?

OleRodrigo

RobFowl wrote: »

I think they are good solid bikes for the money !

I see a few on the commute - all RLJers.

RobFowl

OleRodrigo wrote: »

I see a few on the commute - all RLJers.

RJLers ?? Wots tha

LollipopJimmy

RobertFoster wrote: »

That sounds like fun Jimmy. Trolling poor drivers. Is this you out for a walk?

http://i.imgur.com/V2JSZVF.gif

That's me to a tee

OleRodrigo

RobFowl wrote: »

RJLers ?? Wots tha

Jaysus Roddy, you're looking well anyway.

RobFowl

OleRodrigo wrote: »

Jaysus Roddy, you're looking well anyway.

Why thank you good sir.....

Qualitymark

RobFowl wrote: »

RJLers ?? Wots tha

Red light jumper?

Chips Lovell

I don't know, it's starting to get a bit nippy these mornings and I've had to resort to my blue heavy jumper.

LollipopJimmy

My lbs is now stocking schwalbe luganos. Would they be a decent enough commuter tyre?

Qualitymark

Tell me this: why haven't racers, who often own bicycles worth tens of thousands, developed a good, simple, cheap, easy-to-use GPS tracking system for bikes?

Look at SpyBike - probably the best system out there at the moment. But it requires a 25cm steering tube - which probably (?) rules out most women's bikes. And it requires a sim, and so monthly payments to a provider. And it only works on the 2G network, which is rapidly going out of use.

With 6,700 bikes reported in 2014 - which probably means 33,500 in reality, since most people don't bother reporting, and with the average value €500, it seems that there must be a really good business opportunity for anyone who provides a good tracker at a good price.

Alek

Would they be a decent enough commuter tyre

www.bicyclerollingresistance.com test of Luganos does not paint them in a good light....

lennymc

Qualitymark wrote: »

Tell me this: why haven't racers, who often own bicycles worth tens of thousands, developed a good, simple, cheap, easy-to-use GPS tracking system for bikes?

Look at SpyBike - probably the best system out there at the moment. But it requires a 25cm steering tube - which probably (?) rules out most women's bikes. And it requires a sim, and so monthly payments to a provider. And it only works on the 2G network, which is rapidly going out of use.

With 6,700 bikes reported in 2014 - which probably means 33,500 in reality, since most people don't bother reporting, and with the average value €500, it seems that there must be a really good business opportunity for anyone who provides a good tracker at a good price.

how would they communicate their location without a sim?

Lusk_Doyle

lennymc wrote: »

how would they communicate their location without a sim?

Telekenesis? Osmosis?

Qualitymark

Dunno. How does Garmin do it?

lennymc

Qualitymark wrote: »

Dunno. How does Garmin do it?

i think (and I havent checked this out) they connect to your smart phone and send the info via that, but I could be wrong. Maybe I should google it

edit - yeah I googled it and they require apps on your phone.
http://www8.garmin.com/livetrack/

Qualitymark

How does TomTom do it?

Chips Lovell

The main issue is power. You need a GPS device that's always on.

LollipopJimmy

Qualitymark wrote: »

How does TomTom do it?

The device can know where it is but to tell another device where it is it needs a sim. Essentially your bike will know that it's in some scoter shed but won't have a way to tell you unless it has a sim

Qualitymark

Jep Gambardella wrote: »

The main issue is power. You need a GPS device that's always on.

SpyBike has a battery - you have two and keep one charging and the other in place; the sim is not a problem in Britain, where you can get cheap G2 Pay-As-You-Go sims for the purpose - about £8 per month.

Anyway, my question is why a cheap, simple system hasn't been developed that can be in universal use. It seems odd. A moneymaking opportunity for the likes of IBM, even Google. After all, there are 100 million bikes produced per year; in China alone, 500 million people cycle.

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

The device can know where it is but to tell another device where it is it needs a sim. Essentially your bike will know that it's in some scoter shed but won't have a way to tell you unless it has a sim

Ah, see what you mean. Then the problem is twofold: 1) a cheap and small device; 2) a cheap, dedicated, universal and worldwide sim system for just this purpose.

RobFowl

Jep Gambardella wrote: »

I don't know, it's starting to get a bit nippy these mornings and I've had to resort to my blue heavy jumper.

This cold?